Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1955-03-29 (70 years)
- Place of BirthDublin, Ireland
- Also Known AsБрендан Глісон
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
H Is for Hawk
As: Alisdair Macdonald
- 2025
Kerry: Tides of Time
As: Narrator
- 2024
Joker: Folie à Deux
As: Jackie Sullivan
- 2023
A Greyhound of a Girl
As: Paddy (voice)
- 2022
The Irish Civil War
As: Narrator
- 2022
The Banshees of Inisherin
As: Colm Doherty
- 2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
As: Duncan
- 2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
As: Huntsman (voice)
2021Frank of Ireland
As: Liam
2021The Burren: Heart of Stone
As: Narrator
2020The Comey Rule
As: Donald Trump
2019Frankie
As: Jimmy
2019State of the Union
As: Scott
2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
As: Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2018Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
As: Captain Vicks (voice)
2018Psychic
As: Jeremiah
2017Paddington 2
As: Knuckles McGinty
2017Mr. Mercedes
As: Detective Bill Hodges
2017Hampstead
As: Donald Horner
2016Live by Night
As: Thomas Coughlin
2016Assassin's Creed
As: Joseph Lynch
2016Trespass Against Us
As: Colby Culter
2016Alone in Berlin
As: Otto Quangel
2016Atlantic
As: Narrator
2015In the Heart of the Sea
As: Old Thomas Nickerson
2015Suffragette
As: Arthur Steed
2015Pursuit
As: Searbhán
2014Stonehearst Asylum
As: The Alienist
2014Song of the Sea
As: Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
2014The Grand Seduction
As: Murray French
- 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
As: General Brigham
2014Calvary
As: Father James Lavelle
2013The Smurfs 2
As: Victor Doyle
2012The Company You Keep
As: Henry Osborne
2012So You Want To Be A Pirate!
As: The Pirate With Gout
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
As: The Pirate with Gout (voice)
2012The Raven
As: Colonel Hamilton
2012Safe House
As: David Barlow
2011Albert Nobbs
As: Dr. Holloran
2011The Cup
As: Dermot Weld
2011The Guard
As: Sergeant Gerry Boyle
- 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
As: Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
2010Noreen
As: Con Keogh
2010Green Zone
As: Martin Brown
2009Perrier's Bounty
As: Darren Perrier
2009Into the Storm
As: Winston Churchill
2009The Secret of Kells
As: Abbot Cellach (voice)
2008In Bruges
As: Ken
2007Beowulf
As: Wiglaf
2007Black Irish
As: Desmond McKay
- 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
As: Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
2006The Tiger's Tail
As: Liam O'Leary
2006Studs
As: Walter Keegan
2005Breakfast on Pluto
As: John Joe Kenny
- 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
As: Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
2005Kingdom of Heaven
As: Reynald de Chatillon
2004Six Shooter
As: Donnelly
2004The Village
As: August Nicholson
- 2004
Troy
As: Menelaos
2004In My Country
As: De Jagar
2003Cold Mountain
As: Stobrod Thewes
2003Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
As: Ferny Toro (voice)
2002Gangs of New York
As: Walter "Monk" McGinn
2002Dark Blue
As: Jack van Meter
200228 Days Later
As: Frank
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligence
As: Lord Johnson-Johnson
2001Cáca Milis
As: Paul
2001The Tailor of Panama
As: Mickie Abraxas
2000Wild About Harry
As: Harry McKee
2000Saltwater
As: Simple Simon
2000Harrison's Flowers
As: Marc Stevenson
2000Mission: Impossible II
As: McCloy
1999My Life So Far
As: Jim Menzies
1999Lake Placid
As: Sheriff Hank Keough
1999This Is My Father
As: Garda Jim
1999Sweety Barrett
As: Sweety Barrett
1998The General
As: Martin Cahill
1998The Butcher Boy
As: Father Bubbles
1997I Went Down
As: Bunny Kelly
1997Angela Mooney Dies Again
As: Barney Mooney
1997Turbulence
As: Stubbs
1997A Further Gesture
As: Richard
1996Spaghetti Slow
As: Frank Ferguson
1996Michael Collins
As: Liam Tobin
1996Trojan Eddie
As: Ginger
1995Braveheart
As: Hamish Campbell
1993The Snapper
As: Lester
1993Love Lies Bleeding
As: Thomas Macken
1992Into the West
As: Inspector Bolger
1992Far and Away
As: Social Club Policeman
1991The Treaty
As: Michael Collins
1990The Field
As: Quarryman
1990Dear Sarah
As: Brendan Dowd