Brendan Gleeson
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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
Credits
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Reynald de Chatillon
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
28 Days Later (2002)
as Frank
Troy (2004)
as Menelaus
Braveheart (1995)
as Hamish Campbell
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
as General Brigham
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
as Jackie Sullivan
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
as Lord Johnson-Johnson
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
as McCloy
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Old Thomas Nickerson
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
as Colm Doherty
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
as Victor Doyle
The Village (2004)
as August Nicholson
Far and Away (1992)
as Social Club Policeman
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Knuckles McGinty
Safe House (2012)
as David Barlow
Gangs of New York (2002)
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
In Bruges (2008)
as Ken
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Song of the Sea (2014)
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Cold Mountain (2003)
as Stobrod Thewes
Live by Night (2016)
as Thomas Coughlin
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
as The Alienist
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
as Duncan
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
as Mickie Abraxas
Assassin's Creed (2016)
as Joseph Lynch
Beowulf (2007)
as Wiglaf (Voice)
Green Zone (2010)
as Martin Brown
Lake Placid (1999)
as Sheriff Hank Keough
The Secret of Kells (2009)
as Abbot Cellach (voice)
The Company You Keep (2012)
as Henry Osborne
Albert Nobbs (2011)
as Dr. Holloran
The Guard (2011)
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as John Joe Kenny
The Raven (2012)
as Colonel Hamilton
H Is for Hawk (2025)
as Dad
Suffragette (2015)
as Arthur Steed
Michael Collins (1996)
as Liam Tobin
Turbulence (1997)
as Stubbs
Alone in Berlin (2016)
as Otto Quangel
Trespass Against Us (2016)
as Colby Culter
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)
as Huntsman (voice)
Dark Blue (2002)
as Jack van Meter
The Grand Seduction (2014)
as Murray French
Into the Storm (2009)
as Winston Churchill
Calvary (2014)
as Father James Lavelle
My Life So Far (1999)
as Jim Menzies
Hampstead (2017)
as Donald Horner
A Greyhound of a Girl (2023)
as Paddy (voice)
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin (2023)
as Self
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen (2018)
as Captain Vicks (voice)
The Butcher Boy (1998)
as Father Bubbles
The Path to Redemption (2006)
as Self
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
as Marc Stevenson
Perrier's Bounty (2010)
as Darren Perrier
The Tiger's Tail (2006)
as Liam O'Leary
This Is My Father (1999)
as Garda Jim
The Weir (—)
as Jack
Into the West (1992)
as Inspector Bolger
The General (1998)
as Martin Cahill
In My Country (2004)
as De Jagar
Atlantic (2016)
as Narrator
Six Shooter (2004)
as Donnelly
So You Want To Be A Pirate! (2012)
as The Pirate With Gout
Cáca Milis (2001)
as Paul
The Snapper (1993)
as Lester
The Field (1990)
as Quarryman
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf (—)
as Wiglaf
Angela Mooney Dies Again (1997)
as Barney Mooney
I Went Down (1997)
as Bunny Kelly
Noreen (2010)
as Con Keogh
Sweety Barrett (1999)
as Sweety Barrett
Black Irish (2007)
as Desmond McKay
Spaghetti Slow (1996)
as Frank Ferguson
Deconstructing 'The Village' (2005)
as Self
A Further Gesture (1997)
as Richard
The Cup (2011)
as Dermot Weld
Frankie (2019)
as Jimmy
Psychic (2018)
as Jeremiah
Lost Lives (2019)
as Self (voice)
Before I Sleep (1997)
as John Harte
Dear Sarah (1990)
as Brendan Dowd
Wild About Harry (2000)
as Harry McKee
The Treaty (1991)
as Michael Collins
Saltwater (2000)
as Simple Simon
Sexual Healing (—)
as Freddy Cousaert
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' (2003)
as Self
The Honey Wars (—)
as (voice)
Love Lies Bleeding (1993)
as Thomas Macken
Hard Shoulder (1990)
Actor
Blood Runs Coal (—)
as Joseph Yablonski
Pursuit (2015)
as Searbhán
Studs (2006)
as Walter Keegan
Tales from the Poorhouse (—)
Actor
Trojan Eddie (1996)
as Ginger
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's (2024)
as Self
The Dead Zoo (2022)
as Narrator