
Brendan Gleeson
Birthday: 1955-03-29
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Biography: 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).

Far and Away, 1992
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Western

Braveheart, 1995
Action
Drama
Historical
War

Michael Collins, 1996
War
Drama
Thriller
Historical

Turbulence, 1997
Action
Thriller
Detective

Lake Placid, 1999
Horror
Comedy
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller

Mission: Impossible II, 2000
Adventure
Action
Thriller

A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2001
Drama
Sci-Fi
Adventure

The Tailor of Panama, 2001
Drama
Thriller

28 Days Later, 2002
Horror
Thriller
Sci-Fi

Gangs of New York, 2002
Drama
Historical
Detective

Dark Blue, 2002
Detective
Drama
Thriller
Action

Cold Mountain, 2003
Drama
War
Historical
Adventure
Romance

Troy, 2004
Adventure
Historical
War
Action

The Village, 2004
Drama
Mystery
Thriller

Six Shooter, 2004
Drama
Comedy
Detective

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
Adventure
Fantasy

Kingdom of Heaven, 2005
Drama
Action
Adventure
Historical
War

Breakfast on Pluto, 2005
Drama
Comedy

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
Adventure
Fantasy

Beowulf, 2007
Adventure
Action
Animation

In Bruges, 2008
Comedy
Drama
Detective

The Secret of Kells, 2009
Animation
Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010
Adventure
Fantasy

Green Zone, 2010
War
Action
Adventure
Drama
Thriller

Albert Nobbs, 2011
Drama

The Guard, 2011
Action
Comedy
Thriller
Detective

Safe House, 2012
Action
Thriller

The Raven, 2012
Detective
Thriller
Mystery
Horror

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, 2012
Animation
Adventure
Comedy

The Company You Keep, 2012
Drama
Thriller

The Smurfs 2, 2013
Fantasy
Comedy
Animation

Edge of Tomorrow, 2014
Action
Sci-Fi

Stonehearst Asylum, 2014
Thriller
Mystery
Horror

Song of the Sea, 2014
Animation
Fantasy

The Grand Seduction, 2014
Comedy

Calvary, 2014
Drama

Suffragette, 2015
Drama
Historical

Assassin's Creed, 2016
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Alone in Berlin, 2016
War
Thriller
Drama

Live by Night, 2016
Detective
Drama
Thriller

Trespass Against Us, 2016
Action
Detective
Drama

Paddington 2, 2017
Adventure
Comedy

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018
Western
Comedy
Drama

The Tragedy of Macbeth, 2021
Drama
War

The Banshees of Inisherin, 2022
Drama
Comedy