Brendan Gleeson
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).
Movies (93)
H Is for Hawk
2025
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
Lost Lives
2019
Frankie
2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
Psychic
2018
Paddington 2
2017
Hampstead
2017
Live by Night
2016
Assassin's Creed
2016
Trespass Against Us
2016
Alone in Berlin
2016
Atlantic
2016
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
Suffragette
2015
Pursuit
2015
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
Song of the Sea
2014
The Grand Seduction
2014
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Calvary
2014
The Smurfs 2
2013
The Company You Keep
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
The Raven
2012
Safe House
2012
Albert Nobbs
2011
The Cup
2011
The Guard
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Noreen
2010
Green Zone
2010
Perrier's Bounty
2009
Into the Storm
2009
The Secret of Kells
2009
In Bruges
2008
Beowulf
2007
Black Irish
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
The Tiger's Tail
2006
The Path to Redemption
2006
Studs
2006
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
Six Shooter
2004
The Village
2004
Troy
2004
In My Country
2004
Cold Mountain
2003
Gangs of New York
2002
Dark Blue
2002
28 Days Later
2002
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Cáca Milis
2001
The Tailor of Panama
2001
Wild About Harry
2000
Saltwater
2000
Harrison's Flowers
2000
Mission: Impossible II
2000
My Life So Far
1999
Lake Placid
1999
This Is My Father
1999
Sweety Barrett
1999
The General
1998
The Butcher Boy
1998
Before I Sleep
1997
I Went Down
1997
Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997
Turbulence
1997
A Further Gesture
1997
Spaghetti Slow
1996
Michael Collins
1996
Trojan Eddie
1996
Braveheart
1995
The Snapper
1993
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
Into the West
1992
Far and Away
1992
The Treaty
1991
The Field
1990
Dear Sarah
1990
The Honey Wars
Tales from the Poorhouse
TV Shows (17)
Spider-Noir
2026
Kerry: Tides of Time
2025
The Irish Civil War
2022
Frank of Ireland
2021
The Burren: Heart of Stone
2021
The Comey Rule
2020
State of the Union
2019
Mr. Mercedes
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003
The Lifeboat
1994
The Simpsons
1989
Saturday Night Live
1975
Golden Globe Awards
1944