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