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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
H Is for Hawk
Character:Alisdair Macdonald
Release Date:26/11/2025
Joker: Folie à Deux
Character:Jackie Sullivan
Release Date:01/10/2024
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/2024
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/2023
The Banshees of Inisherin
Character:Colm Doherty
Release Date:20/10/2022
The Dead Zoo
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/09/2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Character:Duncan
Release Date:05/12/2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Character:Huntsman (voice)
Release Date:28/05/2021
Lost Lives
Character:
Release Date:10/10/2019
Frankie
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:28/08/2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Character:Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Release Date:09/11/2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Character:Captain Vicks (voice)
Release Date:15/08/2018
Psychic
Character:Jeremiah
Release Date:15/07/2018
Paddington 2
Character:Knuckles McGinty
Release Date:09/11/2017
Hampstead
Character:Donald Horner
Release Date:23/06/2017
Live by Night
Character:Thomas Coughlin
Release Date:25/12/2016
Assassin's Creed
Character:Joseph Lynch
Release Date:21/12/2016
Trespass Against Us
Character:Colby Culter
Release Date:14/10/2016
Alone in Berlin
Character:Otto Quangel
Release Date:15/02/2016
Atlantic
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/02/2016
In the Heart of the Sea
Character:Old Thomas Nickerson
Release Date:03/12/2015
Suffragette
Character:Arthur Steed
Release Date:16/10/2015
Pursuit
Character:Searbhán
Release Date:10/07/2015
Stonehearst Asylum
Character:The Alienist
Release Date:23/10/2014
Song of the Sea
Character:Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Release Date:23/06/2014
The Grand Seduction
Character:Murray French
Release Date:30/05/2014
Edge of Tomorrow
Character:General Brigham
Release Date:27/05/2014
Calvary
Character:Father James Lavelle
Release Date:11/04/2014
The Smurfs 2
Character:Victor Doyle
Release Date:30/07/2013
The Company You Keep
Character:Henry Osborne
Release Date:20/12/2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Character:The Pirate With Gout
Release Date:09/07/2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Character:The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Release Date:12/03/2012
The Raven
Character:Colonel Hamilton
Release Date:09/03/2012
Safe House
Character:David Barlow
Release Date:08/02/2012
Albert Nobbs
Character:Dr. Holloran
Release Date:21/12/2011
The Cup
Character:Dermot Weld
Release Date:13/11/2011
The Guard
Character:Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Release Date:07/07/2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Character:Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Release Date:17/11/2010
Noreen
Character:Con Keogh
Release Date:24/06/2010
Green Zone
Character:Martin Brown
Release Date:11/03/2010
Perrier's Bounty
Character:Darren Perrier
Release Date:11/09/2009
Into the Storm
Character:Winston Churchill
Release Date:31/05/2009
The Secret of Kells
Character:Abbot Cellach (voice)
Release Date:09/02/2009
In Bruges
Character:Ken
Release Date:08/02/2008
Beowulf
Character:Wiglaf
Release Date:05/11/2007
Black Irish
Character:Desmond McKay
Release Date:26/10/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Character:Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Release Date:08/07/2007
The Tiger's Tail
Character:Liam O'Leary
Release Date:26/09/2006
The Path to Redemption
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2006
Studs
Character:Walter Keegan
Release Date:16/03/2006
Breakfast on Pluto
Character:John Joe Kenny
Release Date:16/11/2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Character:Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Release Date:16/11/2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Character:Reynald de Chatillon
Release Date:03/05/2005
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/2005
Six Shooter
Character:Donnelly
Release Date:14/10/2004
The Village
Character:August Nicholson
Release Date:30/07/2004
Troy
Character:Menelaos
Release Date:13/05/2004
In My Country
Character:De Jagar
Release Date:04/05/2004
Cold Mountain
Character:Stobrod Thewes
Release Date:24/12/2003
Gangs of New York
Character:Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Release Date:14/12/2002
Dark Blue
Character:Jack van Meter
Release Date:14/12/2002
28 Days Later
Character:Frank
Release Date:31/10/2002
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Character:Lord Johnson-Johnson
Release Date:29/06/2001
Cáca Milis
Character:Paul
Release Date:16/03/2001
The Tailor of Panama
Character:Mickie Abraxas
Release Date:11/02/2001
Wild About Harry
Character:Harry McKee
Release Date:31/12/2000
Saltwater
Character:Simple Simon
Release Date:29/09/2000
Harrison's Flowers
Character:Marc Stevenson
Release Date:23/09/2000
Mission: Impossible II
Character:McCloy
Release Date:24/05/2000
My Life So Far
Character:Jim Menzies
Release Date:25/08/1999
Lake Placid
Character:Sheriff Hank Keough
Release Date:15/07/1999
This Is My Father
Character:Garda Jim
Release Date:07/05/1999
Sweety Barrett
Character:Sweety Barrett
Release Date:16/04/1999
The General
Character:Martin Cahill
Release Date:01/05/1998
The Butcher Boy
Character:Father Bubbles
Release Date:20/02/1998
Before I Sleep
Character:John Harte
Release Date:18/10/1997
I Went Down
Character:Bunny Kelly
Release Date:03/10/1997
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Character:Barney Mooney
Release Date:09/07/1997
Turbulence
Character:Stubbs
Release Date:09/01/1997
A Further Gesture
Character:Richard
Release Date:01/01/1997
Spaghetti Slow
Character:Frank Ferguson
Release Date:09/11/1996
Michael Collins
Character:Liam Tobin
Release Date:25/10/1996
Trojan Eddie
Character:Ginger
Release Date:09/09/1996
Braveheart
Character:Hamish Campbell
Release Date:24/05/1995
The Snapper
Character:Lester
Release Date:06/08/1993
Love Lies Bleeding
Character:Thomas Macken
Release Date:14/06/1993
Into the West
Character:Inspector Bolger
Release Date:23/10/1992
Far and Away
Character:Social Club Policeman
Release Date:22/05/1992
The Treaty
Character:Michael Collins
Release Date:05/12/1991
The Field
Character:Quarryman
Release Date:21/09/1990
Dear Sarah
Character:Brendan Dowd
Release Date:07/02/1990
Television Appearances
Kerry: Tides of Time
Character:Narrator
The Irish Civil War
Character:Narrator
Frank of Ireland
Character:Liam
The Burren: Heart of Stone
Character:Narrator
The Comey Rule
Character:Donald Trump
State of the Union
Character:Scott
Mr. Mercedes
Character:Detective Bill Hodges
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
Character:Glór
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Character:Ferny Toro (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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