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
Troy (2004)
as Menelaus
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Reynald de Chatillon
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
as General Brigham
Braveheart (1995)
as Hamish Campbell
28 Days Later (2002)
as Frank
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
as Jackie Sullivan
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
as Lord Johnson-Johnson
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
as McCloy
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
as Colm Doherty
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Old Thomas Nickerson
Gangs of New York (2002)
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
as Victor Doyle
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
as Duncan
Cold Mountain (2003)
as Stobrod Thewes
Beowulf (2007)
as Wiglaf (Voice)
In Bruges (2008)
as Ken
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Knuckles McGinty
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
as The Alienist
Safe House (2012)
as David Barlow
Song of the Sea (2014)
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Assassin's Creed (2016)
as Joseph Lynch
The Village (2004)
as August Nicholson
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Planet 51 (2009)
as Neera's Father (voice)
Live by Night (2016)
as Thomas Coughlin
H Is for Hawk (2025)
as Alisdair Macdonald
Green Zone (2010)
as Martin Brown
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
as Mickie Abraxas
Far and Away (1992)
as Social Club Policeman
The Raven (2012)
as Colonel Hamilton
Lake Placid (1999)
as Sheriff Hank Keough
The Secret of Kells (2009)
as Abbot Cellach (voice)
Suffragette (2015)
as Arthur Steed
The Company You Keep (2012)
as Henry Osborne
The Guard (2011)
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Albert Nobbs (2011)
as Dr. Holloran
Michael Collins (1996)
as Liam Tobin
Dark Blue (2002)
as Jack van Meter
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as John Joe Kenny
Atlantic (2016)
as Narrator
The Field (1990)
as Quarryman
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
as Marc Stevenson
Calvary (2014)
as Father James Lavelle
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)
as Huntsman (voice)
Hampstead (2017)
as Donald Horner
Turbulence (1997)
as Stubbs
Perrier's Bounty (2010)
as Darren Perrier
Into the Storm (2009)
as Winston Churchill
Trespass Against Us (2016)
as Colby Culter
Into the West (1992)
as Inspector Bolger
The Snapper (1993)
as Lester
The Grand Seduction (2014)
as Murray French
The General (1998)
as Martin Cahill
The Butcher Boy (1998)
as Father Bubbles
Alone in Berlin (2016)
as Otto Quangel
In My Country (2004)
as De Jagar
Deconstructing 'The Village' (2005)
as Self
The Path to Redemption (2006)
as Self
Blood Runs Coal (—)
as Joseph Yablonski
This Is My Father (1999)
as Garda Jim
Six Shooter (2004)
as Donnelly
Black Irish (2007)
as Desmond McKay
My Life So Far (1999)
as Jim Menzies
A Further Gesture (1997)
as Richard
Wild About Harry (2000)
as Harry McKee
Spaghetti Slow (1996)
as Frank Ferguson
The Tiger's Tail (2006)
as Liam O'Leary
Trojan Eddie (1996)
as Ginger
Frankie (2019)
as Jimmy
The Honey Wars (—)
as (voice)
Noreen (2010)
as Con Keogh
I Went Down (1997)
as Bunny Kelly
A Greyhound of a Girl (2023)
as Paddy (voice)
Saltwater (2000)
as Simple Simon
Psychic (2018)
as Jeremiah
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf (—)
as Wiglaf
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen (2018)
as Captain Vicks (voice)
Before I Sleep (1997)
as John Harte
The Cup (2011)
as Dermot Weld
Sweety Barrett (1999)
as Sweety Barrett
Love Lies Bleeding (1993)
as Thomas Macken
Dear Sarah (1990)
as Brendan Dowd
So You Want To Be A Pirate! (2012)
as The Pirate With Gout
Sexual Healing (—)
as Freddy Cousaert
Hard Shoulder (1990)
Actor
Angela Mooney Dies Again (1997)
as Barney Mooney
Studs (2006)
as Walter Keegan
Lost Lives (2019)
as Self (voice)
Cáca Milis (2001)
as Paul
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin (2023)
as Self
The Treaty (1991)
as Michael Collins
The Dead Zoo (2022)
as Narrator
Pursuit (2015)
as Searbhán
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's (2024)
as Self
Tales from the Poorhouse (—)
Actor