Brendan Gleeson
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).
Acted Movies
Director: Todd Phillips
Writers: Todd Phillips,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Harry Lawtey, Jacob Lofland, Joaquin Phoenix, Ken Leung, Lady Gaga, Leigh Gill, Steve Coogan, Zazie Beetz,
Director: Martin McDonagh
Writers: Martin McDonagh,
Cast: Aaron Monaghan, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Colin Farrell, Gary Lydon, Jon Kenny, Kerry Condon, Pat Shortt, Sheila Flitton,
Director: Joel Coen
Writers: Joel Coen,
Cast: Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, Matt Helm, Miles Anderson,
Director: Paul King
Writers: Simon Farnaby,
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin,
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Charles Leavitt,
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Benjamin Walker, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Frank Dillane, Joseph Mawle, Michelle Fairley, Paul Anderson, Tom Holland,
Director: Sarah Gavron
Writers: Abi Morgan,
Cast: Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Carey Mulligan, Geoff Bell, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep, Natalie Press, Romola Garai, Samuel West,
Director: Tomm Moore
Writers: Will Collins,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Colm Ó'Snodaigh, David Rawle, Fionnula Flanagan, Jon Kenny, Kevin Swierszcz, Liam Hourican, Lisa Hannigan, Lucy O'Connell, Pat Shortt,
Director: Don McKellar
Writers: Ken Scott,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Cathy Jones, Gordon Pinsent, Liane Balaban, Margaret Killingbeck, Mark Critch, Mary Walsh, Matt Watts, Peter Keleghan, Taylor Kitsch,
Director: Doug Liman
Writers: John-Henry Butterworth,
Cast: Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Riley, Dragomir Mrsic, Emily Blunt, Franz Drameh, Jonas Armstrong, Kick Gurry, Tom Cruise, Tony Way,
Director: Raja Gosnell
Writers: Karey Kirkpatrick,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Gaston Morrison, Hank Azaria, Jacob Tremblay, Jayma Mays, Jocelyn Blanchard, Karim Babin, Katy Perry, Nancy O'Dell, Neil Patrick Harris,
Director: Robert Redford
Writers: Lem Dobbs,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte, Richard Jenkins, Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Terrence Howard,
Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Ben Livingston,
Cast: Alice Eve, Brendan Coyle, Brendan Gleeson, Jimmy Yuill, John Cusack, Kevin McNally, Luke Evans, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Pam Ferris, Sam Hazeldine,
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: David Guggenheim,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Denzel Washington, Joel Kinnaman, Liam Cunningham, Nora Arnezeder, Robert Patrick, Rubén Blades, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Shepard, Vera Farmiga,
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Writers: John Michael McDonagh,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, David Wilmot, Dominique McElligott, Don Cheadle, Katarina ?as, Laurence Kinlan, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, Rory Keenan, Sarah Greene,
Director: Paul Greengrass
Writers: Rajiv Chandrasekaran,
Cast: Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Igal Naor, Jason Isaacs, Khalid Abdalla, Matt Damon, Michael O'Neill, Raad Rawi, Said Faraj,
Director: Martin McDonagh
Writers: Martin McDonagh,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Clémence Poésy, Colin Farrell, Elizabeth Berrington, Éric Godon, Jérémie Renier, Jordan Prentice, Mark Donovan, Ralph Fiennes, Thekla Reuten,
Director: Neil Jordan
Writers: Pat McCabe,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Bryan Ferry, Cillian Murphy, Eva Birthistle, Laurence Kinlan, Liam Neeson, Morgan Jones, Ruth McCabe, Ruth Negga, Stephen Rea,
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: William Monahan,
Cast: Alexander Siddig, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Marton Csokas, Michael Sheen, Orlando Bloom,
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writers: David Benioff,
Cast: Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Diane Kruger, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole, Rose Byrne, Saffron Burrows, Sean Bean,
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Jay Cocks,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gary Lewis, Henry Thomas, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Leonardo DiCaprio, Liam Neeson, Stephen Graham,
Director: Ron Shelton
Writers: David Ayer,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Dash Mihok, Jonathan Banks, Khandi Alexander, Kurt Russell, Kurupt, Lolita Davidovich, Michael Michele, Scott Speedman, Ving Rhames,
Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Alex Garland,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Christopher Eccleston, Cillian Murphy, Leo Bill, Luke Mably, Megan Burns, Naomie Harris, Noah Huntley, Ricci Harnett, Stuart McQuarrie,
Director: Élie Chouraqui
Writers: Élie Chouraqui,
Cast: Adrien Brody, Alun Armstrong, Andie MacDowell, Brendan Gleeson, Caroline Goodall, David Strathairn, Diane Baker, Elias Koteas, Gerard Butler, Quinn Shephard,
Director: John Woo
Writers: Robert Towne,
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Dominic Purcell, Dougray Scott, John Polson, Rade Šerbedžija, Richard Roxburgh, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, William Mapother,
Director: Neil Jordan
Writers: Neil Jordan,
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Alan Rickman, Brendan Gleeson, Gerard McSorley, Ian Hart, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Sean McGinley, Stephen Rea, Stuart Graham,
Director: Mel Gibson
Writers: Randall Wallace,
Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Gerda Stevenson, James Cosmo, James Robinson, Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau,
Director: Jim Sheridan
Writers: Jim Sheridan,
Cast: Brenda Fricker, Brendan Gleeson, Frances Tomelty, Jer O'Leary, John Hurt, Richard Harris, Ruth McCabe, Sean Bean, Sean McGinley, Tom Berenger,