Brendan Gleeson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-29 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Brendan Gleeson

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).

Known For

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • 28 Days Later

    28 Days Later

  • Troy

    Troy

  • Edge of Tomorrow

    Edge of Tomorrow

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • Mission: Impossible II

    Mission: Impossible II

  • Joker: Folie à Deux

    Joker: Folie à Deux

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

  • Far and Away

    Far and Away

  • Hampstead

    Hampstead

  • Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

  • Assassin's Creed

    Assassin's Creed

  • Mr. Mercedes

    Mr. Mercedes

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • In the Heart of the Sea

    In the Heart of the Sea

  • The Banshees of Inisherin

    The Banshees of Inisherin

  • The Secret of Kells

    The Secret of Kells

  • In Bruges

    In Bruges

  • Breakfast on Pluto

    Breakfast on Pluto

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • The Smurfs 2

    The Smurfs 2

  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

  • Green Zone

    Green Zone

  • Stonehearst Asylum

    Stonehearst Asylum

  • Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

    Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • Lake Placid

    Lake Placid

  • Dear Sarah

    Dear Sarah

  • Song of the Sea

    Song of the Sea

  • The Path to Redemption

    The Path to Redemption

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Tragedy of Macbeth

  • The Guard

    The Guard

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • Safe House

    Safe House

  • Calvary

    Calvary

  • The Butcher Boy

    The Butcher Boy

  • The Dead Zoo

    The Dead Zoo

  • Frankie

    Frankie

  • The Village

    The Village

  • Live by Night

    Live by Night

  • H Is for Hawk

    H Is for Hawk

  • Deconstructing 'The Village'

    Deconstructing 'The Village'

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • In My Country

    In My Country

  • State of the Union

    State of the Union

  • The Field

    The Field

  • Trespass Against Us

    Trespass Against Us

  • Albert Nobbs

    Albert Nobbs

  • Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

  • Black Irish

    Black Irish

  • Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

  • Perrier's Bounty

    Perrier's Bounty

  • The Tiger's Tail

    The Tiger's Tail

  • The Snapper

    The Snapper

  • A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

    A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

  • The Comey Rule

    The Comey Rule

  • I Went Down

    I Went Down

  • The Grand Seduction

    The Grand Seduction

  • Turbulence

    Turbulence

  • Into the Storm

    Into the Storm

  • Studs

    Studs

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • Wild About Harry

    Wild About Harry

  • The Treaty

    The Treaty

  • The Honey Wars

    The Honey Wars

  • Dark Blue

    Dark Blue

  • Saltwater

    Saltwater

  • The General

    The General

  • My Life So Far

    My Life So Far

  • Lost Lives

    Lost Lives

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Trojan Eddie

    Trojan Eddie

  • Frank of Ireland

    Frank of Ireland

  • Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

    Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

  • The Tailor of Panama

    The Tailor of Panama

  • Sweety Barrett

    Sweety Barrett

  • Spaghetti Slow

    Spaghetti Slow

  • The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

  • A Further Gesture

    A Further Gesture

  • Suffragette

    Suffragette

  • Atlantic

    Atlantic

  • Six Shooter

    Six Shooter

  • Spider-Noir

    Spider-Noir

  • On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

    On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Sexual Healing

    Sexual Healing

  • Alone in Berlin

    Alone in Berlin

  • The Irish Civil War

    The Irish Civil War

  • The Cup

    The Cup

  • 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta

    1916 Seachtar Dearmadta

  • The Good Daughter

    The Good Daughter

  • Noreen

    Noreen

  • A Greyhound of a Girl

    A Greyhound of a Girl

  • Cáca Milis

    Cáca Milis

  • 1916 Seachtar na Cásca

    1916 Seachtar na Cásca

  • So You Want To Be A Pirate!

    So You Want To Be A Pirate!

  • Angela Mooney Dies Again

    Angela Mooney Dies Again

  • The Burren: Heart of Stone

    The Burren: Heart of Stone

  • Kerry: Tides of Time

    Kerry: Tides of Time

  • Psychic

    Psychic

  • Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

    Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's