Brendan Gleeson
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1955-03-29 (age 71)
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (23)
Spider-Noir
2026
as Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne
The Simpsons
1989
as Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Mr. Mercedes
2017
as Detective Bill Hodges
Screen Two
1985
as Lester
ScreenPlay
1986
as Thomas Macken
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003
as Ferny Toro (voice)
The Comey Rule
2020
as Donald Trump
State of the Union
2019
as Scott
Frank of Ireland
2021
as Liam
The Lifeboat
1994
as Leslie Parry
The Good Daughter
2026
as Rusty
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
2013
as Glór
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Irish Civil War
2022
as Narrator
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
as Self
The Burren: Heart of Stone
2021
as Narrator
Kerry: Tides of Time
2025
as Narrator
Movies (97)
Troy
2004
as Menelaos
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Reynald de Chatillon
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as General Brigham
28 Days Later
2002
as Frank
Braveheart
1995
as Hamish Campbell
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Lord Johnson-Johnson
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
as Jackie Sullivan
Mission: Impossible II
2000
as McCloy
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
as Colm Doherty
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Paddington 2
2017
as Knuckles McGinty
Gangs of New York
2002
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
In Bruges
2008
as Ken
The Smurfs 2
2013
as Victor Doyle
Beowulf
2007
as Wiglaf
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Old Thomas Nickerson
Cold Mountain
2003
as Stobrod Thewes
The Village
2004
as August Nicholson
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
as The Alienist
Safe House
2012
as David Barlow
Lake Placid
1999
as Sheriff Hank Keough
Far and Away
1992
as Social Club Policeman
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Joseph Lynch
The Company You Keep
2012
as Henry Osborne
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Green Zone
2010
as Martin Brown
The Secret of Kells
2009
as Abbot Cellach (voice)
Song of the Sea
2014
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Michael Collins
1996
as Liam Tobin
Live by Night
2016
as Thomas Coughlin
Calvary
2014
as Father James Lavelle
Suffragette
2015
as Arthur Steed
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
as John Joe Kenny
The Raven
2012
as Colonel Hamilton
Hampstead
2017
as Donald Horner
Albert Nobbs
2011
as Dr. Holloran
Dark Blue
2002
as Jack van Meter
The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Mickie Abraxas
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Duncan
The General
1998
as Martin Cahill
The Guard
2011
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
H Is for Hawk
2025
as Alisdair Macdonald
The Field
1990
as Quarryman
Turbulence
1997
as Stubbs
The Cup
2011
as Dermot Weld
Into the West
1992
as Inspector Bolger
Alone in Berlin
2016
as Otto Quangel
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
as Huntsman (voice)
Saltwater
2000
as Simple Simon
Sweety Barrett
1999
as Sweety Barrett
Trespass Against Us
2016
as Colby Culter
The Butcher Boy
1998
as Father Bubbles
Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Marc Stevenson
My Life So Far
1999
as Jim Menzies
Into the Storm
2009
as Winston Churchill
Sexual Healing
as Freddy Cousaert
Noreen
2010
as Con Keogh
Frankie
2019
as Jimmy
Perrier's Bounty
2009
as Darren Perrier
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
as The Pirate With Gout
Six Shooter
2004
as Donnelly
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
as Self
Studs
2006
as Walter Keegan
Lost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)
The Grand Seduction
2014
as Murray French
In My Country
2004
as De Jagar
The Treaty
1991
as Michael Collins
The Snapper
1993
as Lester
A Further Gesture
1997
as Richard
Black Irish
2007
as Desmond McKay
Wild About Harry
2000
as Harry McKee
The Path to Redemption
2006
as Self
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023
as Paddy (voice)
Psychic
2018
as Jeremiah
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
as Captain Vicks (voice)
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
as Self
Dear Sarah
1990
as Brendan Dowd
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Wiglaf
The Tiger's Tail
2006
as Liam O'Leary
Pursuit
2015
as Searbhán
This Is My Father
1999
as Garda Jim
Spaghetti Slow
1996
as Frank Ferguson
Trojan Eddie
1996
as Ginger
I Went Down
1997
as Bunny Kelly
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
as Self
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
as Thomas Macken
Blood Runs Coal
as Joseph Yablonski
Atlantic
2016
as Narrator
Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997
as Barney Mooney
Cáca Milis
2001
as Paul
Tales from the Poorhouse
The Dead Zoo
2022
as Narrator
Before I Sleep
1997
as John Harte
About Brendan Gleeson
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 sup… With 120 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Brendan Gleeson has appeared in 97 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brendan Gleeson Movies
- Troy (2004) — as Menelaos
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Reynald de Chatillon
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
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