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Brendan Gleeson

Actor / Character Actor | * 03/29/1955 (69) | Dublin (Ireland)
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He has received various accolades, including two British Independent Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. 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 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), the Harry Potter film series (2005–2010), Suffragette (2015), ..."> ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Brendan Gleeson

Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie European Film Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Brendan Gleeson as Actor(88)

as Freddy Cousaert2023 Sexual Healing
as Paddy (voice)2023 A Greyhound of a Girl
as Huntsman (voice)2021 Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Colm Doherty2020 The Banshees of Inisheer
as Jimmy2019 Frankie
as Clarence (segment "The Mortal Remains")2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Jeremiah2018 Psychic
as Captain Vicks (voice)2018 Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
as Knuckles McGinty2017 Paddington 2
as Donald Horner2017 Hampstead
as Joseph Lynch2016 Assassin's Creed
as Thomas Coughlin2016 Live by Night
as Colby Culter2016 Trespass Against Us
as Otto Quangel2016 Alone in Berlin
as Narrator2016 Atlantic
as Old Thomas Nickerson2015 In the Heart of the Sea
as Arthur Steed2015 Suffragette
as Searbhán2015 Pursuit
as Murray French2014 The Grand Seduction
as General Brigham2014 Edge of Tomorrow
as The Alienist2014 Stonehearst Asylum
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)2014 Song of the Sea
as Father James Lavelle2014 Calvary
as Victor Doyle2013 The Smurfs 2
as Henry Osborne2012 The Company You Keep
as David Barlow2012 Safe House
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Colonel Hamilton2012 The Raven
as The Pirate With Gout2012 So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle2011 The Guard
as Dr. Holloran2011 Albert Nobbs
as Dermot Weld2011 The Cup
as Con Keogh2010 Noreen
as Martin Brown2010 Green Zone
as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Darren Perrier2009 Perrier's Bounty
as Abbot Cellach (voice)2009 The Secret of Kells
as Winston Churchill2009 Into the Storm
as Ken Daley2008 In Bruges
as Desmond McKay2007 Black Irish
as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Wiglaf2007 Beowulf
as Walter Keegan2006 Studs
as Liam O'Leary2006 The Tiger's Tail
as himself2006 The Path to Redemption
as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as John-Joe2005 Breakfast on Pluto
as Reynald de Chatillon2005 Kingdom of Heaven
as August Nicholson2004 The Village
as Donnelly2004 Six Shooter
as Menelaos2004 Troy
as De Jagar2004 In My Country
as Stobrod Thewes2003 Cold Mountain
as Jack van Meter2002 Dark Blue
as Frank2002 28 Days Later
as Walter "Monk" McGinn2002 Gangs of New York
as Paul2001 Cáca Milis
as Lord Johnson-Johnson2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
as Michelangelo "Mickie" Abraxas2001 The Tailor of Panama
as Marc Stevenson2000 Harrison's Flowers
as Simple Simon2000 Saltwater
as Harry McKee2000 Wild About Harry
as John C. McCloy2000 Mission: Impossible II
as Garda Jim1999 This Is My Father
as Jim Menzies1999 My Life So Far
as Sweety Barrett1999 Sweety Barrett
as Sheriff Hank Keough1999 Lake Placid
as Martin Cahill1998 The General
as Father Bubbles1998 The Butcher Boy
as Richard1997 A Further Gesture
as Bunny Kelly1997 I Went Down
as Barney Mooney1997 Angela Mooney Dies Again
as Stubbs1997 Turbulence
as Liam Tobin1996 Michael Collins
as Ginger1996 Trojan Eddie
as Frank Ferguson1996 Messaggi quasi segreti
as Hamish Campbell1995 Braveheart
as Lester1993 The Snapper
as Thomas Macken1993 Love Lies Bleeding
as Social Club Policeman1992 Far and Away
as Inspector Bolger1992 Into the West
as Michael Collins1991 The Treaty
as Quarryman1990 The Field
as Brendan Dowd1990 Dear Sarah

TV Shows/Series with Brendan Gleeson as Actor(10)

as Narrator2022 The Irish Civil War
as Liam2021 Frank of Ireland
as Donald Trump2020 The Comey Rule
as Scott2019 State of the Union
as Detective Bill Hodges2017 Mr. Mercedes
as Narrator (voice)2010 1916 Seachtar na Cásca
as Self - Guest2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Brendan Gleeson as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2018 Psychic

Full Name: Brendan Gleeson
Citizenship: Ireland
Born: Tuesday, 03/29 1955 (March) in Dublin (Ireland) (current age: 69 years)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN), Irish (GA)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S., Fairview
Member of: Passion Machine
Other names for Brendan Gleeson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Брендан Глисон"
"Μπρένταν Γκλίσον"
Brendan Gleeson frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (31x, Actor)
Bill Hader (22x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (19x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (19x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (16x, Actor)
Will Forte (15x, Actor)
John Boorman (12x, Crew)
Peter Burgis (12x, Crew)
Amy Poehler (11x, Actress)
Tom Hanks (10x, Actor)
Will Ferrell (10x, Actor)
Sean McGinley (10x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:782, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024