Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
29 marzo 1955 (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).
Conosciuto per
7.8
Film
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2005
7.1
Film
Kingdom of Heaven
Reynald de Chatillon
2005
8.4
Series
Spider-Noir
Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne
2026
7.7
Film
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2007
7.7
Film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2010
7.2
Film
Troy
Menelaus
2004
7.2
Film
28 Days Later
Frank
2002
7.9
Film
Braveheart
Hamish Campbell
1995
7.6
Film
Edge of Tomorrow
General Brigham
2014
7.1
Series
Mr. Mercedes
Detective Bill Hodges
2017–2019
5.4
Film
Joker: Folie à Deux
Jackie Sullivan
2024
6.1
Film
Mission: Impossible II
McCloy
2000
7.5
Film
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm Doherty
2022
6.8
Film
In the Heart of the Sea
Old Thomas Nickerson
2015
7.3
Film
Gangs of New York
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
2002
6.9
Film
Cold Mountain
Stobrod Thewes
2003
6.5
Film
The Village
August Nicholson
2004
7.5
Film
In Bruges
Ken
2008
5.4
Film
Assassin's Creed
Joseph Lynch
2016
5.9
Film
Beowulf
Wiglaf (Voice)
2007
7.5
Film
Paddington 2
Knuckles McGinty
2017
6.5
Film
Safe House
David Barlow
2012
6.0
Film
Lake Placid
Sheriff Hank Keough
1999
7.0
Film
The Guard
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
2011
5.8
Film
The Smurfs 2
Victor Doyle
2013
6.9
Film
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Duncan
2021
6.9
Film
Michael Collins
Liam Tobin
1996
7.4
Film
The Secret of Kells
Abbot Cellach (voice)
2009
6.2
Film
Dark Blue
Jack van Meter
2002
6.3
Film
The Raven
Colonel Hamilton
2012
7.2
Film
Breakfast on Pluto
John Joe Kenny
2005
5.8
Film
Perrier's Bounty
Darren Perrier
2010
8.0
Film
Song of the Sea
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
2014
6.3
Film
Albert Nobbs
Dr. Holloran
2011
8.0
Film
The Path to Redemption
Self
2006
5.4
Film
Turbulence
Stubbs
1997
6.8
Film
Stonehearst Asylum
The Alienist
2014
7.1
Film
H Is for Hawk
Dad
2025
7.2
Film
Suffragette
Arthur Steed
2015
7.0
Film
The Field
Quarryman
1990
6.0
Film
The Tailor of Panama
Mickie Abraxas
2001
5.9
Film
Planet 51
Neera's Father (voice)
2009
7.0
Series
State of the Union
Scott
2019–2022
6.3
Film
Live by Night
Thomas Coughlin
2016
6.9
Series
The Comey Rule
Donald Trump
2020
0.0
Series
Far Cry
6.5
Film
Green Zone
Martin Brown
2010
6.5
Film
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirate with Gout (voice)
2012
6.2
Film
The Company You Keep
Henry Osborne
2012
6.7
Film
A Greyhound of a Girl
Paddy (voice)
2023
6.7
Film
Alone in Berlin
Otto Quangel
2016
6.0
Film
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Huntsman (voice)
2021
5.8
Film
Trespass Against Us
Colby Culter
2016
8.0
Series
The Lifeboat
Leslie Parry
1994
6.0
Film
Hampstead
Donald Horner
2017
8.5
Series
The Irish Civil War
Narrator
2022
4.8
Film
Frankie
Jimmy
2019
2.0
Series
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
Glór
2013
3.7
Series
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
Self - Narrator (voice)
2010
6.0
Film
Lost Lives
Self (voice)
2019
4.4
Film
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Vicks (voice)
2018
6.0
Film
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Self
2023
5.0
Film
Psychic
Jeremiah
2018
0.0
Film
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Self
2024
8.0
Series
Kerry: Tides of Time
Narrator
2025
Acting credits 65 titles
Spider-Noir
as Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne
8.4
2026
Kerry: Tides of Time
as Narrator
8.0
2025
H Is for Hawk
as Dad
7.1
2025
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
as Self
0.0
2024
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Jackie Sullivan
5.4
2024
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
as Self
6.0
2023
A Greyhound of a Girl
as Paddy (voice)
6.7
2023
The Irish Civil War
as Narrator
8.5
2022
The Banshees of Inisherin
as Colm Doherty
7.5
2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Duncan
6.9
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Huntsman (voice)
6.0
2021
The Comey Rule
as Donald Trump
6.9
2020
State of the Union
as Scott
7.0
2019–2022
Frankie
as Jimmy
4.8
2019
Lost Lives
as Self (voice)
6.0
2019
Psychic
as Jeremiah
5.0
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
as Captain Vicks (voice)
4.4
2018
Mr. Mercedes
as Detective Bill Hodges
7.1
2017–2019
Hampstead
as Donald Horner
6.0
2017
Paddington 2
as Knuckles McGinty
7.5
2017
Trespass Against Us
as Colby Culter
5.8
2016
Alone in Berlin
as Otto Quangel
6.7
2016
Live by Night
as Thomas Coughlin
6.3
2016
Assassin's Creed
as Joseph Lynch
5.4
2016
Suffragette
as Arthur Steed
7.2
2015
In the Heart of the Sea
as Old Thomas Nickerson
6.8
2015
Song of the Sea
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
8.0
2014
Edge of Tomorrow
as General Brigham
7.6
2014
Stonehearst Asylum
as The Alienist
6.8
2014
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
as Glór
2.0
2013
The Smurfs 2
as Victor Doyle
5.8
2013
The Company You Keep
as Henry Osborne
6.2
2012
Safe House
as David Barlow
6.5
2012
The Raven
as Colonel Hamilton
6.3
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
6.5
2012
The Guard
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
7.0
2011
Albert Nobbs
as Dr. Holloran
6.3
2011
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
as Self - Narrator (voice)
3.7
2010
Perrier's Bounty
as Darren Perrier
5.8
2010
Green Zone
as Martin Brown
6.5
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
7.7
2010
The Secret of Kells
as Abbot Cellach (voice)
7.4
2009
Planet 51
as Neera's Father (voice)
5.9
2009
In Bruges
as Ken
7.5
2008
Beowulf
as Wiglaf (Voice)
5.9
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
7.7
2007
The Path to Redemption
as Self
8.0
2006
Breakfast on Pluto
as John Joe Kenny
7.2
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
7.8
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
as Reynald de Chatillon
7.1
2005
The Village
as August Nicholson
6.5
2004
Troy
as Menelaus
7.2
2004
Cold Mountain
as Stobrod Thewes
6.9
2003
28 Days Later
as Frank
7.2
2002
Dark Blue
as Jack van Meter
6.2
2002
Gangs of New York
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
7.3
2002
The Tailor of Panama
as Mickie Abraxas
6.0
2001
Mission: Impossible II
as McCloy
6.1
2000
Lake Placid
as Sheriff Hank Keough
6.0
1999
Turbulence
as Stubbs
5.4
1997
Michael Collins
as Liam Tobin
6.9
1996
Braveheart
as Hamish Campbell
7.9
1995
The Lifeboat
as Leslie Parry
8.0
1994
The Field
as Quarryman
7.0
1990
Far Cry
0.0