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