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Brendan Gleeson

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Brendan Gleeson

Born March 29, 1955 in Dublin, Ireland92 films

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.

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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).

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire posterFirst watchHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire20057.8as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' MoodyWhen his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster7.7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010Braveheart poster7.9Braveheart1995Edge of Tomorrow poster7.6Edge of Tomorrow2014Troy poster7.2Troy200428 Days Later poster7.228 Days Later2002In Bruges poster7.5In Bruges2008Gangs of New York poster7.3Gangs of New York2002

Filmography

92 films as actor
  1. TBASexual HealingFreddy Cousaert
  2. TBAThe Honey Wars(voice)
  3. TBATales from the Poorhouse
  4. TBABlood Runs CoalJoseph Yablonski
  5. TBAThe WeirJack
  6. 2025H Is for HawkDad
  7. 2024Joker: Folie à DeuxJackie Sullivan
  8. 2023A Greyhound of a GirlPaddy (voice)
  9. 2022The Banshees of InisherinColm Doherty
  10. 2021The Tragedy of MacbethDuncan
  11. 2021Riverdance: The Animated AdventureHuntsman (voice)
  12. 2019FrankieJimmy
  13. 2018The Ballad of Buster ScruggsIrishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
  14. 2018Captain Morten and the Spider QueenCaptain Vicks (voice)
  15. 2018PsychicJeremiah
  16. 2017Paddington 2Knuckles McGinty
  17. 2017HampsteadDonald Horner
  18. 2016Live by NightThomas Coughlin
  19. 2016Assassin's CreedJoseph Lynch
  20. 2016Trespass Against UsColby Culter
  21. 2016Alone in BerlinOtto Quangel
  22. 2015In the Heart of the SeaOld Thomas Nickerson
  23. 2015SuffragetteArthur Steed
  24. 2015PursuitSearbhán
  25. 2014Stonehearst AsylumThe Alienist
  26. 2014Song of the SeaConor / Mac Lir (voice)
  27. 2014The Grand SeductionMurray French
  28. 2014Edge of TomorrowGeneral Brigham
  29. 2014CalvaryFather James Lavelle
  30. 2013The Smurfs 2Victor Doyle
  31. 2012The Company You KeepHenry Osborne
  32. 2012So You Want To Be A Pirate!The Pirate With Gout
  33. 2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!The Pirate with Gout (voice)
  34. 2012The RavenColonel Hamilton
  35. 2012Safe HouseDavid Barlow
  36. 2011Albert NobbsDr. Holloran
  37. 2011The CupDermot Weld
  38. 2011The GuardSergeant Gerry Boyle
  39. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
  40. 2010NoreenCon Keogh
  41. 2010Perrier's BountyDarren Perrier
  42. 2010Green ZoneMartin Brown
  43. 2009Into the StormWinston Churchill
  44. 2009The Secret of KellsAbbot Cellach (voice)
  45. 2008In BrugesKen
  46. 2007BeowulfWiglaf (Voice)
  47. 2007Black IrishDesmond McKay
  48. 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixAlastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
  49. 2006The Tiger's TailLiam O'Leary
  50. 2006StudsWalter Keegan
  51. 2005Kingdom Of Heaven (Director's Cut)Reynald de Chatillon
  52. 2005Breakfast on PlutoJohn Joe Kenny
  53. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireAlastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
  54. 2005Kingdom of HeavenReynald de Chatillon
  55. 2004Six ShooterDonnelly
  56. 2004The VillageAugust Nicholson
  57. 2004TroyMenelaus
  58. 2004In My CountryDe Jagar
  59. 2003Cold MountainStobrod Thewes
  60. 2002Gangs of New YorkWalter 'Monk' McGinn
  61. 2002Dark BlueJack van Meter
  62. 200228 Days LaterFrank
  63. 2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceLord Johnson-Johnson
  64. 2001Cáca MilisPaul
  65. 2001The Tailor of PanamaMickie Abraxas
  66. 2000Wild About HarryHarry McKee
  67. 2000SaltwaterSimple Simon
  68. 2000Harrison's FlowersMarc Stevenson
  69. 2000Mission: Impossible IIMcCloy
  70. 1999My Life So FarJim Menzies
  71. 1999Lake PlacidSheriff Hank Keough
  72. 1999This Is My FatherGarda Jim
  73. 1999Sweety BarrettSweety Barrett
  74. 1998The GeneralMartin Cahill
  75. 1998The Butcher BoyFather Bubbles
  76. 1997Before I SleepJohn Harte
  77. 1997I Went DownBunny Kelly
  78. 1997Angela Mooney Dies AgainBarney Mooney
  79. 1997TurbulenceStubbs
  80. 1997A Further GestureRichard
  81. 1996Spaghetti SlowFrank Ferguson
  82. 1996Michael CollinsLiam Tobin
  83. 1996Trojan EddieGinger
  84. 1995BraveheartHamish Campbell
  85. 1993The SnapperLester
  86. 1993Love Lies BleedingThomas Macken
  87. 1992Into the WestInspector Bolger
  88. 1992Far and AwaySocial Club Policeman
  89. 1991The TreatyMichael Collins
  90. 1990Hard Shoulder
  91. 1990The FieldQuarryman
  92. 1990Dear SarahBrendan Dowd