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Brendan Gleeson

1955-03-29

The 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).

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Joker: Folie à Deux

5.5 average rating
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28 Days Later

7.227 average rating
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

7.8 average rating
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7.677 average rating
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

7.7 average rating
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Troy

7.162 average rating
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Kingdom of Heaven

6.971 average rating
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Edge of Tomorrow

7.626 average rating
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Braveheart

7.942 average rating
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Paddington 2

7.5 average rating
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Mission: Impossible II

6.126 average rating
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence

7.043 average rating
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

7.133 average rating
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Gangs of New York

7.322 average rating
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Song of the Sea

8.004 average rating
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The Smurfs 2

5.8 average rating
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Far and Away

6.765 average rating
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In Bruges

7.492 average rating
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Stonehearst Asylum

6.857 average rating
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Safe House

6.474 average rating