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  • BIRTH 29/03/1955
  • Country Ireland
  • SHOWS 9
  • MOVIES 62

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA's, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award, five times for a Golden Globe Award and once for an Academy Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson.

He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films (2005–2010). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), 28 Days Later (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2017), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as The General (1998), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014), Frankie (2019), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the lattermost film.

He won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance as Donald Trump in the Showtime series The Comey Rule (2020). From 2017 to 2019 he starred in the crime series Mr. Mercedes. He received an Emmy Award nomination for Stephen Frears' Sundance TV series State of the Union (2022).

Brendan Gleeson

Shows (9)

Mr. Mercedes
Mr. Mercedes
Detective Bill Hodges
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
State of the Union
State of the Union
Scott
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Comey Rule
The Comey Rule
Donald Trump
Frank of Ireland
Frank of Ireland
Liam
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest

Movies (62)

Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux
Jackie Sullivan
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
Troy
Troy
Menelaos
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
Knuckles McGinty
28 Days Later
28 Days Later
Frank
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
McCloy
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow
General Brigham
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed
Joseph Lynch
Braveheart
Braveheart
Hamish Campbell
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Lord Johnson-Johnson
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Reynald de Chatillon
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
Walter "Monk" McGinn
In Bruges
In Bruges
Ken Daley
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
Stobrod Thewes
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm Doherty
The Village
The Village
August Nicholson
Safe House
Safe House
David Barlow
The Smurfs 2
The Smurfs 2
Victor Doyle
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea
Old Thomas Nickerson
Green Zone
Green Zone
Martin Brown
Suffragette
Suffragette
Arthur Steed
Beowulf
Beowulf
Wiglaf
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Duncan
Song of the Sea
Song of the Sea
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
The Guard
The Guard
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
The Raven
The Raven
Colonel Hamilton
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
Liam Tobin
The Secret of Kells
The Secret of Kells
Abbot Cellach (voice)
Lake Placid
Lake Placid
Sheriff Hank Keough
The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep
Henry Osborne
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
The Alienist
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Huntsman (voice)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
Dr. Holloran
Dark Blue
Dark Blue
Jack van Meter
Turbulence
Turbulence
Stubbs
Calvary
Calvary
Father James Lavelle
Trespass Against Us
Trespass Against Us
Colby Culter
Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin
Otto Quangel
Into the West
Into the West
Inspector Bolger
Live by Night
Live by Night
Thomas Coughlin
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama
Mickie Abraxas
The Grand Seduction
The Grand Seduction
Murray French
Six Shooter
Six Shooter
Donnelly
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers
Marc Stevenson
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
Father Bubbles
My Life So Far
My Life So Far
Jim Menzies
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
John Joe Kenny
Trojan Eddie
Trojan Eddie
Ginger
The Cup
The Cup
Dermot Weld
Hampstead
Hampstead
Donald Horner
Frankie
Frankie
Jimmy
Cáca Milis
Cáca Milis
Paul
Black Irish
Black Irish
Desmond McKay
The General
The General
Martin Cahill
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
Winston Churchill
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Vicks (voice)
The Snapper
The Snapper
Lester
The Field
The Field
Quarryman
Perrier's Bounty
Perrier's Bounty
Darren Perrier