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