Acting
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
Spider-Noir
Series · 2026
The Good Daughter
Series · 2026
H Is for Hawk
Film · 2025
Kerry: Tides of Time
Series · 2025
Joker: Folie à Deux
Film · 2024
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Film · 2024
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Film · 2023
A Greyhound of a Girl
Film · 2023
The Banshees of Inisherin
Film · 2022
The Dead Zoo
Film · 2022
The Irish Civil War
Series · 2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Film · 2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Film · 2021
The Burren: Heart of Stone
Series · 2021
Frank of Ireland
Series · 2021
The Comey Rule
Series · 2020
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Series · 2020
Lost Lives
Film · 2019
Frankie
Film · 2019
State of the Union
Series · 2019
Psychic
Film · 2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Film · 2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Film · 2018
Paddington 2
Film · 2017
Hampstead
Film · 2017
Mr. Mercedes
Series · 2017
Trespass Against Us
Film · 2016
Alone in Berlin
Film · 2016
Live by Night
Film · 2016
Assassin's Creed
Film · 2016
Atlantic
Film · 2016
In the Heart of the Sea
Film · 2015
Suffragette
Film · 2015
Pursuit
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Calvary
Film · 2014
The Grand Seduction
Film · 2014
Song of the Sea
Film · 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
Film · 2014
Stonehearst Asylum
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Smurfs 2
Film · 2013
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
Series · 2013
The Raven
Film · 2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Film · 2012
Safe House
Film · 2012
The Company You Keep
Film · 2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Film · 2012
The Guard
Film · 2011
Albert Nobbs
Film · 2011
The Cup
Film · 2011
Green Zone
Film · 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Film · 2010
Perrier's Bounty
Film · 2010
Noreen
Film · 2010
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
Series · 2010
The Secret of Kells
Film · 2009
Into the Storm
Film · 2009
In Bruges
Film · 2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Film · 2007
Beowulf
Film · 2007
Black Irish
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Tiger's Tail
Film · 2006
Studs
Film · 2006
The Path to Redemption
Film · 2006
Breakfast on Pluto
Film · 2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Film · 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Film · 2005
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Film · 2005
Troy
Film · 2004
The Village
Film · 2004
Six Shooter
Film · 2004
In My Country
Film · 2004
Cold Mountain
Film · 2003
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
Film · 2003
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Series · 2003
28 Days Later
Film · 2002
Gangs of New York
Film · 2002
Dark Blue
Film · 2002
The Tailor of Panama
Film · 2001
Cáca Milis
Film · 2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Film · 2001
Mission: Impossible II
Film · 2000
Harrison's Flowers
Film · 2000
Wild About Harry
Film · 2000
Saltwater
Film · 2000
Lake Placid
Film · 1999
This Is My Father
Film · 1999
Sweety Barrett
Film · 1999
My Life So Far
Film · 1999
The General
Film · 1998
The Butcher Boy
Film · 1998
I Went Down
Film · 1997
Turbulence
Film · 1997
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Film · 1997
A Further Gesture
Film · 1997
Before I Sleep
Film · 1997
Michael Collins
Film · 1996
Trojan Eddie
Film · 1996
Spaghetti Slow
Film · 1996
Braveheart
Film · 1995
The Lifeboat
Series · 1994
The Snapper
Film · 1993
Love Lies Bleeding
Film · 1993
Into the West
Film · 1992
Far and Away
Film · 1992
The Treaty
Film · 1991
The Field
Film · 1990
Dear Sarah
Film · 1990
Hard Shoulder
Film · 1990
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
4 Play
Series · 1989
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Sexual Healing
Film
The Honey Wars
Film
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
Film
Tales from the Poorhouse
Film
Blood Runs Coal
Film
The Weir
Film
Far Cry
Series