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Brendan Gleeson

Acting 71 years old Dublin, Ireland ★ 3.2
Born: March 29, 1955

Biography

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).

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Known For

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody 2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody 2010
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven Reynald de Chatillon 2005
Troy
Troy Menelaos 2004

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux Jackie Sullivan 2024

Filmography

Acting Credits (120)

The Good Daughter
The Good Daughter Rusty 2026
Spider-Noir
Spider-Noir Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne 2026
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk Alisdair Macdonald 2025
Kerry: Tides of Time
Kerry: Tides of Time Narrator 2025
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux Jackie Sullivan 2024
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's Self 2024
A Greyhound of a Girl
A Greyhound of a Girl Paddy (voice) 2023
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin Self 2023
The Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War Narrator 2022
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin Colm Doherty 2022
The Dead Zoo
The Dead Zoo Narrator 2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth Duncan 2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure Huntsman (voice) 2021
Frank of Ireland
Frank of Ireland Liam 2021
The Burren: Heart of Stone
The Burren: Heart of Stone Narrator 2021
The Comey Rule
The Comey Rule Donald Trump 2020
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments Self 2020
Lost Lives
Lost Lives Self (voice) 2019
Frankie
Frankie Jimmy 2019
State of the Union
State of the Union Scott 2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") 2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen Captain Vicks (voice) 2018
Psychic
Psychic Jeremiah 2018
Paddington 2
Paddington 2 Knuckles McGinty 2017
Mr. Mercedes
Mr. Mercedes Detective Bill Hodges 2017
Hampstead
Hampstead Donald Horner 2017
Live by Night
Live by Night Thomas Coughlin 2016
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Joseph Lynch 2016
Trespass Against Us
Trespass Against Us Colby Culter 2016
Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin Otto Quangel 2016
Atlantic
Atlantic Narrator 2016
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea Old Thomas Nickerson 2015
Suffragette
Suffragette Arthur Steed 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Pursuit
Pursuit Searbhán 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum The Alienist 2014
Song of the Sea
Song of the Sea Conor / Mac Lir (voice) 2014
The Grand Seduction
The Grand Seduction Murray French 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow General Brigham 2014
Calvary
Calvary Father James Lavelle 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta Glór 2013
The Smurfs 2
The Smurfs 2 Victor Doyle 2013
The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep Henry Osborne 2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate! The Pirate With Gout 2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! The Pirate with Gout (voice) 2012
The Raven
The Raven Colonel Hamilton 2012
Safe House
Safe House David Barlow 2012
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs Dr. Holloran 2011
The Cup
The Cup Dermot Weld 2011
The Guard
The Guard Sergeant Gerry Boyle 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody 2010
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
1916 Seachtar na Cásca Self - Narrator (voice) 2010
Noreen
Noreen Con Keogh 2010
Green Zone
Green Zone Martin Brown 2010
Perrier's Bounty
Perrier's Bounty Darren Perrier 2009
Into the Storm
Into the Storm Winston Churchill 2009
The Secret of Kells
The Secret of Kells Abbot Cellach (voice) 2009
In Bruges
In Bruges Ken 2008
Beowulf
Beowulf Wiglaf 2007
Black Irish
Black Irish Desmond McKay 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Tiger's Tail
The Tiger's Tail Liam O'Leary 2006
The Path to Redemption
The Path to Redemption Self 2006
Studs
Studs Walter Keegan 2006
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto John Joe Kenny 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody 2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven Reynald de Chatillon 2005
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Deconstructing 'The Village' Self 2005
Six Shooter
Six Shooter Donnelly 2004
The Village
The Village August Nicholson 2004
Troy
Troy Menelaos 2004
In My Country
In My Country De Jagar 2004
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain Stobrod Thewes 2003
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks Ferny Toro (voice) 2003
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York Walter 'Monk' McGinn 2002
Dark Blue
Dark Blue Jack van Meter 2002
28 Days Later
28 Days Later Frank 2002
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Lord Johnson-Johnson 2001
Cáca Milis
Cáca Milis Paul 2001
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama Mickie Abraxas 2001
Wild About Harry
Wild About Harry Harry McKee 2000
Saltwater
Saltwater Simple Simon 2000
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers Marc Stevenson 2000
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II McCloy 2000
My Life So Far
My Life So Far Jim Menzies 1999
Lake Placid
Lake Placid Sheriff Hank Keough 1999
This Is My Father
This Is My Father Garda Jim 1999
Sweety Barrett
Sweety Barrett Sweety Barrett 1999
The General
The General Martin Cahill 1998
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy Father Bubbles 1998
Before I Sleep
Before I Sleep John Harte 1997
I Went Down
I Went Down Bunny Kelly 1997
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Angela Mooney Dies Again Barney Mooney 1997
Turbulence
Turbulence Stubbs 1997
A Further Gesture
A Further Gesture Richard 1997
Spaghetti Slow
Spaghetti Slow Frank Ferguson 1996
Michael Collins
Michael Collins Liam Tobin 1996
Trojan Eddie
Trojan Eddie Ginger 1996
Braveheart
Braveheart Hamish Campbell 1995
The Lifeboat
The Lifeboat Leslie Parry 1994
The Snapper
The Snapper Lester 1993
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding Thomas Macken 1993
Into the West
Into the West Inspector Bolger 1992
Far and Away
Far and Away Social Club Policeman 1992
The Treaty
The Treaty Michael Collins 1991
The Field
The Field Quarryman 1990
Dear Sarah
Dear Sarah Brendan Dowd 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Joe Quimby Sr. (voice) 1989
ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay Thomas Macken 1986
Screen Two
Screen Two Lester 1985
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing Freddy Cousaert
The Honey Wars
The Honey Wars (voice)
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf Wiglaf
Tales from the Poorhouse
Tales from the Poorhouse
Blood Runs Coal
Blood Runs Coal Joseph Yablonski

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