Brendan Gleeson


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Actor | Director

Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor. His best-known films include the Harry Potter films, Braveheart, Gangs of New York, 28 Days Later, and the role of Michael Collins in The Treaty. He won an Emmy award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the film Into the Storm. Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland and has described himself as having been an avid reader as a child. After leaving school for a short while, he worked for two years in an office with a health board. He then graduated fr...

Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Date of Birth: Mar 29, 1955


Filmography

Actor (81 Known Credits)


Frankie

Jimmy

Psychic

Jeremiah

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Clarence (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Mr. Mercedes

Detective Bill Hodges

Paddington 2

Knuckles McGinty

Hampstead

Donald Horner

Assassin's Creed

Joseph Lynch

Trespass Against Us

Colby Culter

Live by Night

Thomas Coughlin

Alone in Berlin

Otto Quangel

Atlantic

Narrator

In the Heart of the Sea

Old Thomas Nickerson

Suffragette

Arthur Steed

Pursuit

Searbhán

Song of the Sea

Conor / Mac Lir (voice)

Edge of Tomorrow

General Brigham

Calvary

Father James Lavelle

Stonehearst Asylum

The Alienist

The Smurfs 2

Victor Doyle

The Grand Seduction

Murray French

Safe House

David Barlow

The Raven

Colonel Hamilton

The Company You Keep

Henry Osborne

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

The Pirate With Gout

The Guard

Sergeant Gerry Boyle

Albert Nobbs

Dr. Holloran

The Cup

Dermot Weld

Green Zone

Martin Brown

Noreen

Con Keogh

The Secret of Kells

Abbot Cellach (voice)

Into the Storm

Winston Churchill

Perrier's Bounty

Darren Perrier

In Bruges

Ken Daley

Beowulf

Wiglaf

Black Irish

Desmond McKay

The Tiger's Tail

Liam O'Leary

Studs

Walter Keegan

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody

Kingdom of Heaven

Reynald de Chatillon

Troy

Menelaos

The Village

August Nicholson

Six Shooter

Donnelly

Cold Mountain

Stobrod Thewes

Gangs of New York

Walter "Monk" McGinn

Dark Blue

Jack van Meter

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Lord Johnson-Johnson

The Tailor of Panama

Michelangelo " Mickie " Abraxas

Mission: Impossible II

John C. McCloy

Harrison's Flowers

Marc Stevenson

Wild About Harry

Harry McKee

Saltwater

Simple Simon

Lake Placid

Sheriff Hank Keough

My Life So Far

Jim Menzies

Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

The General

Martin Cahill

I Went Down

Bunny Kelly

The Butcher Boy

Father Bubbles

Turbulence

Stubbs

Michael Collins

Liam Tobin

Braveheart

Hamish Campbell

The Snapper

Lester

Love Lies Bleeding

Thomas Macken

Far and Away

Social Club Policeman

Into the West

Inspector Bolger

The Treaty

Michael Collins

The Field

Quarryman

Dear Sarah

Brendan Dowd

Sexual Healing

Freddy Cousaert

Macbeth

King Duncan

Frankie (2019)
Jimmy
Psychic (2018)
Jeremiah
Clarence (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Mr. Mercedes (2017 - 2019)
Detective Bill Hodges
Paddington 2 (2017)
Knuckles McGinty
Hampstead (2017)
Donald Horner
Joseph Lynch
Colby Culter
Live by Night (2016)
Thomas Coughlin
Otto Quangel
Atlantic (2016)
Narrator
Old Thomas Nickerson
Suffragette (2015)
Arthur Steed
Pursuit (2015)
Searbhán
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
General Brigham
Calvary (2014)
Father James Lavelle
The Alienist
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Victor Doyle
Murray French
Safe House (2012)
David Barlow
The Raven (2012)
Colonel Hamilton
The Pirate with Gout (voice)
Henry Osborne
The Pirate With Gout
The Guard (2011)
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Albert Nobbs (2011)
Dr. Holloran
The Cup (2011)
Dermot Weld
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Green Zone (2010)
Martin Brown
Noreen (2010)
Con Keogh
Abbot Cellach (voice)
Winston Churchill
Darren Perrier
In Bruges (2008)
Ken Daley
Alastor 'Mad­Eye' Moody
Beowulf (2007)
Wiglaf
Black Irish (2007)
Desmond McKay
Liam O'Leary
Studs (2006)
Walter Keegan
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
John-Joe
Reynald de Chatillon
Troy (2004)
Menelaos
The Village (2004)
August Nicholson
De Jagar
Six Shooter (2004)
Donnelly
Cold Mountain (2003)
Stobrod Thewes
28 Days Later (2002)
Frank
Walter "Monk" McGinn
Dark Blue (2002)
Jack van Meter
Lord Johnson-Johnson
Michelangelo " Mickie " Abraxas
Cáca Milis (2001)
Paul
John C. McCloy
Marc Stevenson
Harry McKee
Saltwater (2000)
Simple Simon
Lake Placid (1999)
Sheriff Hank Keough
Garda Jim
Jim Menzies
Sweety Barrett
The General (1998)
Martin Cahill
I Went Down (1997)
Bunny Kelly
Father Bubbles
Turbulence (1997)
Stubbs
Richard
Liam Tobin
Trojan Eddie (1996)
Ginger
Braveheart (1995)
Hamish Campbell
The Snapper (1993)
Lester
Thomas Macken
Far and Away (1992)
Social Club Policeman
Into the West (1992)
Inspector Bolger
The Treaty (1991)
Michael Collins
The Field (1990)
Quarryman
Dear Sarah (1990)
Brendan Dowd
Freddy Cousaert
King Duncan

Director (1 Known Credits)


Psychic

Director

Psychic (2018)
Director

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