8.0
8.0
Song of the Sea
2014
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Brendan Gleeson
Nationality:Ireland
Education:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S., Fairview, University College Dublin
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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, 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), 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) for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He won a 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).
Filmography (90 movies)
8.0
8.0
The Path to Redemption
2006
as Self
7.9
7.9
Braveheart
1995
as Hamish Campbell
7.8
7.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
7.8
7.8
Noreen
2010
as Con Keogh
7.7
7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
7.7
7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
7.6
7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as General Brigham
7.5
7.5
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
as Colm Doherty
7.5
7.5
In Bruges
2008
as Ken
7.5
7.5
Paddington 2
2017
as Knuckles McGinty
7.4
7.4
The Secret of Kells
2009
as Abbot Cellach (voice)
7.3
7.3
Gangs of New York
2002
as Walter "Monk" McGinn
7.2
7.2
Suffragette
2015
as Arthur Steed
7.2
7.2
Troy
2004
as Menelaus
7.2
7.2
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
as John Joe Kenny
7.2
7.2
28 Days Later
2002
as Frank
7.2
7.2
H Is for Hawk
2025
as Alisdair Macdonald
7.2
7.2
Six Shooter
2004
as Donnelly
7.1
7.1
Calvary
2014
as Father James Lavelle
7.0
7.0
The Field
1990
as Quarryman
7.0
7.0
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Reynald de Chatillon
7.0
7.0
Atlantic
2016
as Narrator
7.0
7.0
The Guard
2011
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
6.9
6.9
Cold Mountain
2003
as Stobrod Thewes
6.9
6.9
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Duncan
6.9
6.9
Saltwater
2000
as Simple Simon
6.9
6.9
Michael Collins
1996
as Liam Tobin
6.9
6.9
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
as The Alienist
6.8
6.8
The Butcher Boy
1998
as Father Bubbles
6.8
6.8
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Old Thomas Nickerson
6.7
6.7
Alone in Berlin
2016
as Otto Quangel
6.7
6.7
The General
1998
as Martin Cahill
6.7
6.7
The Grand Seduction
2014
as Murray French
6.5
6.5
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023
as Paddy (voice)
6.5
6.5
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
6.5
6.5
Black Irish
2007
as Desmond McKay
6.5
6.5
Green Zone
2010
as Martin Brown
6.5
6.5
The Village
2004
as August Nicholson
6.5
6.5
Safe House
2012
as David Barlow
6.5
6.5
Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Marc Stevenson
6.4
6.4
The Snapper
1993
as Lester
6.4
6.4
Into the West
1992
as Inspector Bolger
6.4
6.4
Albert Nobbs
2011
as Dr. Holloran
6.3
6.3
The Raven
2012
as Colonel Hamilton
6.3
6.3
Live by Night
2016
as Thomas Coughlin
6.3
6.3
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
as The Pirate With Gout
6.3
6.3
Into the Storm
2009
as Winston Churchill
6.2
6.2
Dark Blue
2002
as Jack van Meter
6.2
6.2
The Company You Keep
2012
as Henry Osborne
6.1
6.1
Mission: Impossible II
2000
as McCloy
6.0
6.0
The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Mickie Abraxas
6.0
6.0
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
as Huntsman (voice)
6.0
6.0
Lost Lives
2019
6.0
6.0
The Treaty
1991
as Michael Collins
6.0
6.0
Hampstead
2017
as Donald Horner
5.9
5.9
Lake Placid
1999
as Sheriff Hank Keough
5.9
5.9
In My Country
2004
as De Jagar
5.9
5.9
Beowulf
2007
as Wiglaf
5.9
5.9
I Went Down
1997
as Bunny Kelly
5.8
5.8
The Smurfs 2
2013
as Victor Doyle
5.8
5.8
Trespass Against Us
2016
as Colby Culter
5.8
5.8
Perrier's Bounty
2009
as Darren Perrier
5.7
5.7
Wild About Harry
2000
as Harry McKee
5.7
5.7
The Tiger's Tail
2006
as Liam O'Leary
5.6
5.6
Sweety Barrett
1999
as Sweety Barrett
5.6
5.6
My Life So Far
1999
as Jim Menzies
5.5
5.5
Cáca Milis
2001
as Paul
5.4
5.4
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Joseph Lynch
5.4
5.4
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
as Jackie Sullivan
5.4
5.4
The Cup
2011
as Dermot Weld
5.4
5.4
This Is My Father
1999
as Garda Jim
5.4
5.4
Turbulence
1997
as Stubbs
5.0
5.0
Studs
2006
as Walter Keegan
5.0
5.0
Psychic
2018
Director
4.9
4.9
Trojan Eddie
1996
as Ginger
4.8
4.8
Frankie
2019
as Jimmy
4.7
4.7
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
as Self
4.5
4.5
A Further Gesture
1997
as Richard
4.4
4.4
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
as Captain Vicks (voice)
4.0
4.0
Pursuit
2015
as Searbhán
2.0
2.0
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
as Self
1.0
1.0
Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997
as Barney Mooney
1.0
1.0
Spaghetti Slow
1996
as Frank Ferguson
Sexual Healing
TBA
as Freddy Cousaert
The Honey Wars
TBA
as (voice)
The Dead Zoo
2022
as Narrator
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
TBA
as Wiglaf
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
as Self
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
as Thomas Macken
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