Brendan Gleeson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 29, 1955
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
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
- The Weir
The Weir TBA
as Jack
- Blood Runs Coal
Blood Runs Coal TBA
as Joseph Yablonski
Tales from the Poorhouse TBA
Actor
- A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf TBA
as Wiglaf
- Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing TBA
as Freddy Cousaert
Spider-Noir: The Man In The Mask 2026
as Silvermane
H Is for Hawk 2025
as Dad
Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
as Jackie Sullivan
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's 2024
as Self
A Greyhound of a Girl 2023
as Paddy (voice)
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin 2023
as Self
The Banshees of Inisherin 2022
as Colm Doherty
- The Dead Zoo
The Dead Zoo 2022
as Narrator
The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021
as Duncan
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure 2021
as Huntsman (voice)
Lost Lives 2019
as Self (voice)
Frankie 2019
as Jimmy
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018
as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen 2018
as Captain Vicks (voice)
Psychic 2018
as Jeremiah, Producer, Director
Paddington 2 2017
as Knuckles McGinty
Hampstead 2017
as Donald Horner
Live by Night 2016
as Thomas Coughlin
Assassin's Creed 2016
as Joseph Lynch
Trespass Against Us 2016
as Colby Culter
Alone in Berlin 2016
as Otto Quangel
Atlantic 2016
as Narrator
In the Heart of the Sea 2015
as Old Thomas Nickerson
Suffragette 2015
as Arthur Steed
Pursuit 2015
as Searbhán
Stonehearst Asylum 2014
as The Alienist
Song of the Sea 2014
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
The Grand Seduction 2014
as Murray French
Edge of Tomorrow 2014
as General Brigham
Calvary 2014
as Father James Lavelle
The Smurfs 2 2013
as Victor Doyle
The Company You Keep 2012
as Henry Osborne
So You Want To Be A Pirate! 2012
as The Pirate With Gout
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 2012
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
The Raven 2012
as Colonel Hamilton
Safe House 2012
as David Barlow
Albert Nobbs 2011
as Dr. Holloran
The Cup 2011
as Dermot Weld
The Guard 2011
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Noreen 2010
as Con Keogh
Perrier's Bounty 2010
as Darren Perrier
Green Zone 2010
as Martin Brown
Into the Storm 2009
as Winston Churchill
The Secret of Kells 2009
as Abbot Cellach (voice)
In Bruges 2008
as Ken
Beowulf 2007
as Wiglaf (Voice)
Black Irish 2007
as Desmond McKay
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
The Tiger's Tail 2006
as Liam O'Leary
The Path to Redemption 2006
as Self
Studs 2006
as Walter Keegan
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Breakfast on Pluto 2005
as John Joe Kenny
Kingdom of Heaven 2005
as Reynald de Chatillon
Deconstructing 'The Village' 2005
as Self
Six Shooter 2004
as Donnelly
The Village 2004
as August Nicholson
Troy 2004
as Menelaus
In My Country 2004
as De Jagar
Cold Mountain 2003
as Stobrod Thewes
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' 2003
as Self
Dark Blue 2002
as Jack van Meter
Gangs of New York 2002
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
28 Days Later 2002
as Frank
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001
as Lord Johnson-Johnson
Cáca Milis 2001
as Paul
The Tailor of Panama 2001
as Mickie Abraxas
Wild About Harry 2000
as Harry McKee
Saltwater 2000
as Simple Simon
Harrison's Flowers 2000
as Marc Stevenson
Mission: Impossible II 2000
as McCloy
My Life So Far 1999
as Jim Menzies
Lake Placid 1999
as Sheriff Hank Keough
This Is My Father 1999
as Garda Jim
Sweety Barrett 1999
as Sweety Barrett
The General 1998
as Martin Cahill
The Butcher Boy 1998
as Father Bubbles
Before I Sleep 1997
as John Harte
I Went Down 1997
as Bunny Kelly
Angela Mooney Dies Again 1997
as Barney Mooney
Turbulence 1997
as Stubbs
A Further Gesture 1997
as Richard
Spaghetti Slow 1996
as Frank Ferguson
Michael Collins 1996
as Liam Tobin
Trojan Eddie 1996
as Ginger
Braveheart 1995
as Hamish Campbell
The Snapper 1993
as Lester
Love Lies Bleeding 1993
as Thomas Macken
Into the West 1992
as Inspector Bolger
Far and Away 1992
as Social Club Policeman
The Treaty 1991
as Michael Collins
- Hard Shoulder
Hard Shoulder 1990
Actor
The Field 1990
as Quarryman
Dear Sarah 1990
as Brendan Dowd
Credits from TMDB.