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