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Aliases: Брендан Глісон
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
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Movie Involvements: 69
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
Joker: Folie à Deux
(2024) Jackie SullivanHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005) Alastor "Mad-Eye" MoodyHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(2010) Alastor "Mad-Eye" MoodyHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(2007) Alastor "Mad-Eye" MoodyBeowulf
(2007) WiglafGreen Zone
(2010) Martin BrownCold Mountain
(2003) Stobrod Thewes28 Days Later
(2002) FrankActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2024 | Jackie Sullivan | |
Self | ||
2023 | Self | |
2022 | Narrator | |
Colm Doherty | ||
Narrator | ||
2021 | Duncan | |
Huntsman (voice) | ||
Liam | ||
Narrator | ||
2020 | Donald Trump | |
2019 | N/A | |
Jimmy | ||
Scott | ||
2018 | Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") | |
Captain Vicks (voice) | ||
Jeremiah | ||
2017 | Knuckles McGinty | |
Detective Bill Hodges | ||
Donald Horner | ||
2016 | Thomas Coughlin | |
Joseph Lynch | ||
Colby Culter | ||
Otto Quangel | ||
Narrator | ||
2015 | Old Thomas Nickerson | |
Arthur Steed | ||
Self | ||
Searbhán | ||
Self - Guest | ||
2014 | The Alienist | |
Conor / Mac Lir (voice) | ||
Murray French | ||
General Brigham | ||
Father James Lavelle | ||
Self | ||
2013 | Glór | |
Victor Doyle | ||
2012 | Henry Osborne | |
The Pirate With Gout | ||
Pirate with Gout (voice) | ||
Colonel Hamilton | ||
David Barlow | ||
2011 | Dr. Holloran | |
Dermot Weld | ||
Sergeant Gerry Boyle | ||
2010 | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
Con Keogh | ||
Martin Brown | ||
2009 | Darren Perrier | |
Winston Churchill | ||
Abbot Cellach (voice) | ||
2008 | Ken Daley | |
2007 | Wiglaf | |
Desmond McKay | ||
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | ||
Self | ||
2006 | Liam O'Leary | |
Walter Keegan | ||
Self | ||
2005 | John Joe Kenny | |
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | ||
Reynald de Chatillon | ||
Self | ||
2004 | Donnelly | |
August Nicholson | ||
Menelaos | ||
De Jagar | ||
2003 | Stobrod Thewes | |
Ferny Toro (voice) | ||
2002 | Walter "Monk" McGinn | |
Jack van Meter | ||
Frank | ||
2001 | Lord Johnson-Johnson | |
Mickie Abraxas | ||
Paul | ||
2000 | Harry McKee | |
Simple Simon | ||
Marc Stevenson | ||
McCloy | ||
1999 | Jim Menzies | |
Sheriff Hank Keough | ||
Garda Jim | ||
Sweety Barrett | ||
1998 | Martin Cahill | |
Father Bubbles | ||
1997 | Bunny Kelly | |
Barney Mooney | ||
Stubbs | ||
Richard | ||
1996 | Frank Ferguson | |
Liam Tobin | ||
Ginger | ||
1995 | Hamish Campbell | |
1993 | Lester | |
Thomas Macken | ||
1992 | Inspector Bolger | |
Social Club Policeman | ||
1991 | Michael Collins | |
1990 | Quarryman | |
Brendan Dowd | ||
1975 | Self - Host | |
Freddy Cousaert | ||
Alisdair Macdonald | ||
N/A | ||
(voice) | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
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2018 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2018 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |