Brendan Gleeson
Born
March 29, 1955 (70 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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).
Known For
Joker: Folie à Deux
Jackie Sullivan
2024
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Self
2023
Lost Lives
2019
Trespass Against Us
Colby Culter
2016
In the Heart of the Sea
Old Thomas Nickerson
2015
Suffragette
Arthur Steed
2015
Stonehearst Asylum
The Alienist
2014
Song of the Sea
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
2014
The Grand Seduction
Murray French
2014
Edge of Tomorrow
General Brigham
2014
Calvary
Father James Lavelle
2014
The Smurfs 2
Victor Doyle
2013
The Company You Keep
Henry Osborne
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirate with Gout (voice)
2012
The Raven
Colonel Hamilton
2012
Safe House
David Barlow
2012
Albert Nobbs
Dr. Holloran
2011
The Cup
Dermot Weld
2011
The Guard
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
2010
Noreen
Con Keogh
2010
Green Zone
Martin Brown
2010
Perrier's Bounty
Darren Perrier
2009
Into the Storm
Winston Churchill
2009
The Secret of Kells
Abbot Cellach (voice)
2009
In Bruges
Ken
2008
Beowulf
Wiglaf
2007
Black Irish
Desmond McKay
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
2007
The Tiger's Tail
Liam O'Leary
2006
Breakfast on Pluto
John Joe Kenny
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Reynald de Chatillon
2005
Six Shooter
Donnelly
2004
The Village
August Nicholson
2004
Troy
Menelaos
2004
In My Country
De Jagar
2004
Cold Mountain
Stobrod Thewes
2003
Gangs of New York
Walter "Monk" McGinn
2002
Dark Blue
Jack van Meter
2002
28 Days Later
Frank
2002
The Tailor of Panama
Mickie Abraxas
2001
Wild About Harry
Harry McKee
2000
Harrison's Flowers
Marc Stevenson
2000
Mission: Impossible II
McCloy
2000
Lake Placid
Sheriff Hank Keough
1999
This Is My Father
Garda Jim
1999
The General
Martin Cahill
1998
I Went Down
Bunny Kelly
1997
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Barney Mooney
1997
Turbulence
Stubbs
1997
Spaghetti Slow
Frank Ferguson
1996
Michael Collins
Liam Tobin
1996
Trojan Eddie
Ginger
1996
Braveheart
Hamish Campbell
1995
The Snapper
Lester
1993
The Field
Quarryman
1990
H Is for Hawk
Alisdair Macdonald
Kerry: Tides of Time
Narrator · (1 episode)
2025
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Self
2024
A Greyhound of a Girl
Paddy (voice)
2023
The Irish Civil War
Narrator · (3 episodes)
2022
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm Doherty
2022
The Dead Zoo
Narrator
2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Duncan
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Huntsman (voice)
2021
Frank of Ireland
Liam · (1 episode)
2021
The Burren: Heart of Stone
Narrator · (2 episodes)
2021
The Comey Rule
Donald Trump · (2 episodes)
2020
State of the Union
Scott · (10 episodes)
2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2018
Psychic
Jeremiah
2018
Paddington 2
Knuckles McGinty
2017
Hampstead
Donald Horner
2017
Live by Night
Thomas Coughlin
2016
Assassin's Creed
Joseph Lynch
2016
Alone in Berlin
Otto Quangel
2016
Atlantic
Narrator
2016
Pursuit
Searbhán
2015
Sexual Healing
Freddy Cousaert
Frankie
Jimmy
2019
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Vicks (voice)
2018
Mr. Mercedes
Detective Bill Hodges · (30 episodes)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
Glór · (7 episodes)
2013
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
The Pirate With Gout
2012
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
Self - Narrator (voice) · (7 episodes)
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Path to Redemption
Self
2006
Studs
Walter Keegan
2006
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Self
2005
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Ferny Toro (voice) · (2 episodes)
2003
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Lord Johnson-Johnson
2001
Cáca Milis
Paul
2001
Saltwater
Simple Simon
2000
My Life So Far
Jim Menzies
1999
Sweety Barrett
Sweety Barrett
1999
The Butcher Boy
Father Bubbles
1998
A Further Gesture
Richard
1997
Love Lies Bleeding
Thomas Macken
1993
Into the West
Inspector Bolger
1992
Far and Away
Social Club Policeman
1992
The Treaty
Michael Collins
1991
Dear Sarah
Brendan Dowd
1990
The Honey Wars
(voice)
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
Wiglaf
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Spider-Noir
(2 episodes)
The Good Daughter
Rusty · (0 episode)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944