Brendan Gleeson
Born March 29, 1955 (Age: 70)
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Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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 (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).
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Filmography
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
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as Jackie Sullivan
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Age: 69
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
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as Colm Doherty
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Age: 67
No Image
The Dead Zoo
2022
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as Narrator
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Age: 67
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
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as Duncan
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Age: 66
Paddington 2
2017
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as Knuckles McGinty
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Age: 62
Hampstead
2017
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as Donald Horner
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Age: 62
Live by Night
2016
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as Thomas Coughlin
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Age: 61
Assassin's Creed
2016
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as Joseph Lynch
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Age: 61
Trespass Against Us
2016
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as Colby Culter
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Age: 61
Alone in Berlin
2016
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as Otto Quangel
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Age: 60
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
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as Old Thomas Nickerson
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Age: 60
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
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as The Alienist
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Age: 59
Song of the Sea
2014
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as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
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Age: 59
The Grand Seduction
2014
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as Murray French
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Age: 59
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
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as General Brigham
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Age: 59
Calvary
2014
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as Father James Lavelle
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Age: 59
The Smurfs 2
2013
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as Victor Doyle
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Age: 58
The Company You Keep
2012
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as Henry Osborne
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Age: 57
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
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as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
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Age: 56
The Raven
2012
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as Colonel Hamilton
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Age: 56
Safe House
2012
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as David Barlow
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Age: 56
Albert Nobbs
2011
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as Dr. Holloran
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Age: 56
The Guard
2011
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as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
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Age: 56
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
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as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
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Age: 55
Green Zone
2010
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as Martin Brown
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Age: 54
The Secret of Kells
2009
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as Abbot Cellach (voice)
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Age: 53
In Bruges
2008
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as Ken
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Age: 52
Beowulf
2007
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as Wiglaf
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Age: 52
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
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as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
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Age: 52
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
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as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
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Age: 50
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
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as John Joe Kenny
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Age: 50
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
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as Reynald de Chatillon
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Age: 50
The Village
2004
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as August Nicholson
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Age: 49
Troy
2004
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as Menelaos
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Age: 49
In My Country
2004
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as De Jagar
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Age: 49
Cold Mountain
2003
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as Stobrod Thewes
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Age: 48
Gangs of New York
2002
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as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
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Age: 47
Dark Blue
2002
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as Jack van Meter
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Age: 47
28 Days Later
2002
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as Frank
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Age: 47
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
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as Lord Johnson-Johnson
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Age: 46
The Tailor of Panama
2001
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as Mickie Abraxas
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Age: 45
Wild About Harry
2000
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as Harry McKee
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Age: 45
Saltwater
2000
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as Simple Simon
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Age: 45
Harrison's Flowers
2000
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as Marc Stevenson
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Age: 45
Mission: Impossible II
2000
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as McCloy
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Age: 45
Lake Placid
1999
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as Sheriff Hank Keough
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Age: 44
This Is My Father
1999
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as Garda Jim
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Age: 44
The General
1998
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as Martin Cahill
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Age: 43
The Butcher Boy
1998
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as Father Bubbles
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Age: 42
Before I Sleep
1997
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as John Harte
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Age: 42
Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997
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as Barney Mooney
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Age: 42
Turbulence
1997
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as Stubbs
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Age: 41
Spaghetti Slow
1996
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as Frank Ferguson
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Age: 41
Michael Collins
1996
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as Liam Tobin
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Age: 41
Braveheart
1995
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as Hamish Campbell
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Age: 40
Far and Away
1992
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as Social Club Policeman
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Age: 37
The Field
1990
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as Quarryman
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Age: 35
Dear Sarah
1990
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as Brendan Dowd
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Age: 34