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).
Filmography (46)
Joker: Folie à Deux
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Paddington 2
Assassin's Creed
Live by Night
Alone in Berlin
In the Heart of the Sea
Suffragette
Edge of Tomorrow
Stonehearst Asylum
The Smurfs 2
The Raven
Safe House
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Company You Keep
The Guard
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Green Zone
The Secret of Kells
Into the Storm
In Bruges
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Beowulf
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Kingdom of Heaven
Breakfast on Pluto
The Village
Troy
In My Country
Cold Mountain
28 Days Later
Gangs of New York
Dark Blue
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Tailor of Panama
Mission: Impossible II
Lake Placid
The General
Turbulence
Michael Collins
Braveheart
The Snapper
Far and Away
