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