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Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Acting·1955·93 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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As Actor

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

As Director

Psychic
Psychic (2018)