Brendan Gleeson
Acting
Born: March 29, 1955 (age 71) · Dublin, Ireland
Highest Rated
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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Braveheart
1995
Troy
2004
The Simpsons
1989
28 Days Later
2002
Assassin's Creed
2016
Mission: Impossible II
2000
Gangs of New York
2002
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Photos (8)
Movies (86)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Joker: Folie à Deux
Jackie Sullivan
Braveheart
Hamish Campbell
Kingdom of Heaven
Reynald de Chatillon
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Lord Johnson-Johnson
The Smurfs 2
Victor Doyle
Troy
Menelaus
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm Doherty
Live by Night
Thomas Coughlin
The Raven
Colonel Hamilton
In the Heart of the Sea
Old Thomas Nickerson
Edge of Tomorrow
General Brigham
28 Days Later
Frank
Stonehearst Asylum
The Alienist
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Duncan
Mission: Impossible II
McCloy
Lake Placid
Sheriff Hank Keough
Song of the Sea
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
In Bruges
Ken
A Greyhound of a Girl
Paddy (voice)
The Company You Keep
Henry Osborne
Gangs of New York
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
The Tailor of Panama
Mickie Abraxas
Far and Away
Social Club Policeman
Paddington 2
Knuckles McGinty
Assassin's Creed
Joseph Lynch
Breakfast on Pluto
John Joe Kenny
The Guard
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Beowulf
Wiglaf (Voice)
Cold Mountain
Stobrod Thewes
The Village
August Nicholson
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Suffragette
Arthur Steed
Safe House
David Barlow
The Grand Seduction
Murray French
Green Zone
Martin Brown
Trespass Against Us
Colby Culter
H Is for Hawk
Dad
Turbulence
Stubbs
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Huntsman (voice)
The Secret of Kells
Abbot Cellach (voice)
In My Country
De Jagar
Perrier's Bounty
Darren Perrier
Hampstead
Donald Horner
Albert Nobbs
Dr. Holloran
Alone in Berlin
Otto Quangel
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
The Pirate With Gout
Into the Storm
Winston Churchill
The General
Martin Cahill
Dark Blue
Jack van Meter
Michael Collins
Liam Tobin
The Tiger's Tail
Liam O'Leary
My Life So Far
Jim Menzies
Calvary
Father James Lavelle
Into the West
Inspector Bolger
Black Irish
Desmond McKay
The Butcher Boy
Father Bubbles
Studs
Walter Keegan
Six Shooter
Donnelly
Spaghetti Slow
Frank Ferguson
Harrison's Flowers
Marc Stevenson
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Vicks (voice)
The Field
Quarryman
Cáca Milis
Paul
The Snapper
Lester
A Further Gesture
Richard
Atlantic
Narrator
Noreen
Con Keogh
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Barney Mooney
The Treaty
Michael Collins
Frankie
Jimmy
Psychic
Jeremiah
I Went Down
Bunny Kelly
Dear Sarah
Brendan Dowd
This Is My Father
Garda Jim
The Cup
Dermot Weld
Wild About Harry
Harry McKee
Before I Sleep
John Harte
Pursuit
Searbhán
Sweety Barrett
Sweety Barrett
Love Lies Bleeding
Thomas Macken
Saltwater
Simple Simon
Trojan Eddie
Ginger
TV Shows (13)
The Simpsons
Joe Quimby Sr. (voice) · 1 eps
Screen Two
Lester · 1 eps
Spider-Noir
Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne · 8 eps
Mr. Mercedes
Bill Hodges · 30 eps
ScreenPlay
Thomas Macken · 1 eps
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Ferny Toro (voice) · 2 eps
State of the Union
Scott · 10 eps
The Comey Rule
Donald Trump · 2 eps
Frank of Ireland
Liam · 1 eps
The Lifeboat
Leslie Parry · 9 eps
The Burren: Heart of Stone
Narrator · 2 eps
The Irish Civil War
Narrator · 3 eps
Kerry: Tides of Time
Narrator · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Self
The Path to Redemption
Self
Lost Lives
Self (voice)
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
Self
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Self
