Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and director. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.[1] He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson.
He is 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), the Harry Potter film series (2005–2010), 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) for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He won a 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).
^Clarke, Donald; Brady, Tara. "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
BrendanGleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and director. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British...
Domhnall Gleeson (/ˈdoʊnəl/; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and screenwriter. He is the son of actor BrendanGleeson, with whom he has appeared in...
west coast of Ireland in the 1920s, the film stars Colin Farrell and BrendanGleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one...
Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut. It stars Colin Farrell and BrendanGleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen hiding in Bruges, with Ralph Fiennes...
and music composed by Bruno Coulais and Kíla. It stars Evan McGuire, BrendanGleeson, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally (in his final film role), Michael McGrath...
directed. Six Shooter is a black comedy (as are his plays) that features BrendanGleeson, Rúaidhrí Conroy, David Wilmot and Aisling O'Sullivan. It was shot...
written by Ken Scott and Michael Dowse. The film stars Taylor Kitsch, BrendanGleeson, Liane Balaban and Gordon Pinsent. It is based on a 2003 French-Canadian...
Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, BrendanGleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Hugh Grant in live-action...
Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, and BrendanGleeson in supporting roles. The film is set in 1863, when a long-running Catholic–Protestant...
as he tries to find a way to defeat the invaders. Bill Paxton and BrendanGleeson also cast as supporting roles. In late 2009, 3 Arts Entertainment purchased...
Picture Musical or Comedy for In Bruges, in which he co-starred with BrendanGleeson. That year, he also appeared in Terry Gilliam's film The Imaginarium...
and Dave Ingham. It has a voice cast that includes Sharon Horgan and BrendanGleeson. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2023. Mary is...
Coen brothers. It stars Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, James Franco, BrendanGleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson,...
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