Biografie
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).
Acteercredits 67 titels
Spider-Noir
als Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne
Serie
2026
8.3
H Is for Hawk
als Dad
Film
2025
7.1
Kerry: Tides of Time
als Narrator
Serie
2025
8.0
Joker: Folie à Deux
als Jackie Sullivan
Film
2024
5.4
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
als Self
Film
2024
A Greyhound of a Girl
als Paddy (voice)
Film
2023
6.7
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
als Self
Film
2023
6.0
The Irish Civil War
als Narrator
Serie
2022
8.5
The Banshees of Inisherin
als Colm Doherty
Film
2022
7.5
The Tragedy of Macbeth
als Duncan
Film
2021
6.9
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
als Huntsman (voice)
Film
2021
6.0
The Comey Rule
als Donald Trump
Serie
2020
6.9
Lost Lives
als Self (voice)
Film
2019
6.0
Frankie
als Jimmy
Film
2019
4.8
State of the Union
als Scott
Serie
2019–2022
7.0
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
als Captain Vicks (voice)
Film
2018
4.4
Psychic
als Jeremiah
Film
2018
5.0
Paddington 2
als Knuckles McGinty
Film
2017
7.5
Mr. Mercedes
als Bill Hodges
Serie
2017–2019
7.2
Hampstead
als Donald Horner
Film
2017
6.0
Live by Night
als Thomas Coughlin
Film
2016
6.3
Assassin's Creed
als Joseph Lynch
Film
2016
5.4
Trespass Against Us
als Colby Culter
Film
2016
5.8
Alone in Berlin
als Otto Quangel
Film
2016
6.7
In the Heart of the Sea
als Old Thomas Nickerson
Film
2015
6.8
Suffragette
als Arthur Steed
Film
2015
7.2
Stonehearst Asylum
als The Alienist
Film
2014
6.9
Het Lied van de Zee
als Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Film
2014
8.0
The Grand Seduction
als Murray French
Film
2014
6.7
Edge of Tomorrow
als General Brigham
Film
2014
7.6
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
als Glór
Serie
2013
2.0
De Smurfen 2
als Victor Doyle
Film
2013
5.7
The Company You Keep
als Henry Osborne
Film
2012
6.2
De Piraten! Alle Buitenbeentjes aan Dek
als The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Film
2012
6.5
The Raven
als Colonel Hamilton
Film
2012
6.3
Safe House
als David Barlow
Film
2012
6.5
Albert Nobbs
als Dr. Holloran
Film
2011
6.3
The Guard
als Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Film
2011
7.0
Harry Potter en de Relieken van de Dood - Deel 1
als Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Film
2010
7.7
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
als Self - Narrator (voice)
Serie
2010
3.7
Perrier's Bounty
als Darren Perrier
Film
2010
5.8
Green Zone
als Martin Brown
Film
2010
6.5
Planet 51
als Neera's Father (voice)
Film
2009
5.9
Brendan, Het Geheim van Kells
als Abbot Cellach (voice)
Film
2009
7.4
In Bruges
als Ken
Film
2008
7.5
Beowulf
als Wiglaf (Voice)
Film
2007
5.9
Harry Potter en de Orde van de Feniks
als Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Film
2007
7.7
The Path to Redemption
als Self
Film
2006
8.0
Breakfast on Pluto
als John Joe Kenny
Film
2005
7.2
Harry Potter en de Vuurbeker
als Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Film
2005
7.8
Kingdom of Heaven
als Reynald de Chatillon
Film
2005
7.1
The Village
als August Nicholson
Film
2004
6.5
Troy
als Menelaus
Film
2004
7.2
In My Country
als De Jagar
Film
2004
6.0
Cold Mountain
als Stobrod Thewes
Film
2003
6.9
Dark Blue
als Jack van Meter
Film
2002
6.2
Gangs of New York
als Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Film
2002
7.3
28 Days Later
als Frank
Film
2002
7.2
The Tailor of Panama
als Mickie Abraxas
Film
2001
6.0
Mission: Impossible II
als McCloy
Film
2000
6.1
Lake Placid
als Sheriff Hank Keough
Film
1999
6.0
Turbulence
als Stubbs
Film
1997
5.4
Michael Collins
als Liam Tobin
Film
1996
6.9
Braveheart
als Hamish Campbell
Film
1995
7.9
The Lifeboat
als Leslie Parry
Serie
1994
8.0
The Field
als Quarryman
Film
1990
7.0
Far Cry
Serie
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Harry Potter en de Vuurbeker
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2005
7.1
Film
Kingdom of Heaven
Reynald de Chatillon
2005
7.7
Film
Harry Potter en de Relieken van de Dood - Deel 1
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2010
7.9
Film
Braveheart
Hamish Campbell
1995
7.7
Film
Harry Potter en de Orde van de Feniks
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2007
7.5
Film
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm Doherty
2022
5.4
Film
Joker: Folie à Deux
Jackie Sullivan
2024
6.3
Film
Live by Night
Thomas Coughlin
2016
7.2
Film
Troy
Menelaus
2004
6.3
Film
The Raven
Colonel Hamilton
2012
8.3
Serie
Spider-Noir
Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne
2026
7.6
Film
Edge of Tomorrow
General Brigham
2014
6.9
Film
Stonehearst Asylum
The Alienist
2014
6.1
Film
Mission: Impossible II
McCloy
2000
5.7
Film
De Smurfen 2
Victor Doyle
2013
7.2
Film
28 Days Later
Frank
2002
7.2
Serie
Mr. Mercedes
Bill Hodges
2017–2019
6.8
Film
In the Heart of the Sea
Old Thomas Nickerson
2015
7.5
Film
Paddington 2
Knuckles McGinty
2017
7.3
Film
Gangs of New York
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
2002
6.9
Film
Cold Mountain
Stobrod Thewes
2003
6.0
Film
Lake Placid
Sheriff Hank Keough
1999
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
6.5
Film
Safe House
David Barlow
2012
6.0
Film
In My Country
De Jagar
2004
7.0
Film
The Guard
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
2011
6.7
Film
The Grand Seduction
Murray French
2014
6.9
Film
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Duncan
2021
6.9
Film
Michael Collins
Liam Tobin
1996
7.4
Film
Brendan, Het Geheim van Kells
Abbot Cellach (voice)
2009
6.2
Film
Dark Blue
Jack van Meter
2002
7.2
Film
Breakfast on Pluto
John Joe Kenny
2005
5.8
Film
Perrier's Bounty
Darren Perrier
2010
8.0
Film
Het Lied van de Zee
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
6.0
Film
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Huntsman (voice)
2021
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
Serie
State of the Union
Scott
2019–2022
6.9
Serie
The Comey Rule
Donald Trump
2020
0.0
Serie
Far Cry
6.5
Film
Green Zone
Martin Brown
2010
6.5
Film
De Piraten! Alle Buitenbeentjes aan Dek
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
5.8
Film
Trespass Against Us
Colby Culter
2016
8.0
Serie
The Lifeboat
Leslie Parry
1994
6.0
Film
Hampstead
Donald Horner
2017
8.5
Serie
The Irish Civil War
Narrator
2022
4.8
Film
Frankie
Jimmy
2019
2.0
Serie
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
Glór
2013
3.7
Serie
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
Serie
Kerry: Tides of Time
Narrator
2025