Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Born: March 29, 1955 (71 years)
Dublin, Ireland

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).

Movies Directed (1)
Movies as Actor (98)
H Is for Hawk

H Is for Hawk

as Alisdair Macdonald

Nov 26, 2025

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux

as Jackie Sullivan

Oct 1, 2024

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

as Self

Feb 2, 2024

A Greyhound of a Girl

A Greyhound of a Girl

as Paddy (voice)

Nov 23, 2023

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

as Self

Jan 14, 2023

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

as Colm Doherty

Oct 20, 2022

The Dead Zoo

The Dead Zoo

as Narrator

Sep 1, 2022

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

as Duncan

Dec 5, 2021

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

as Huntsman (voice)

May 28, 2021

Lost Lives

Lost Lives

as Self (voice)

Oct 10, 2019

Frankie

Frankie

as Jimmy

Aug 28, 2019

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Nov 9, 2018

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

as Captain Vicks (voice)

Aug 15, 2018

Psychic

Psychic

as Jeremiah

Jul 15, 2018

Paddington 2

Paddington 2

as Knuckles McGinty

Nov 9, 2017

Hampstead

Hampstead

as Donald Horner

Jun 23, 2017

Live by Night

Live by Night

as Thomas Coughlin

Dec 25, 2016

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

as Joseph Lynch

Dec 21, 2016

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us

as Colby Culter

Oct 14, 2016

Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

as Otto Quangel

Feb 15, 2016

Atlantic

Atlantic

as Narrator

Feb 5, 2016

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

as Old Thomas Nickerson

Dec 3, 2015

Suffragette

Suffragette

as Arthur Steed

Oct 16, 2015

Pursuit

Pursuit

as Searbhán

Jul 10, 2015

Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

as The Alienist

Oct 23, 2014

Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea

as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)

Jun 23, 2014

The Grand Seduction

The Grand Seduction

as Murray French

May 30, 2014

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

as General Brigham

May 27, 2014

Calvary

Calvary

as Father James Lavelle

Apr 11, 2014

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

as Victor Doyle

Jul 30, 2013

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

as Henry Osborne

Dec 20, 2012

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

as The Pirate With Gout

Jul 9, 2012

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

as The Pirate with Gout (voice)

Mar 12, 2012

The Raven

The Raven

as Colonel Hamilton

Mar 9, 2012

Safe House

Safe House

as David Barlow

Feb 8, 2012

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

as Dr. Holloran

Dec 21, 2011

The Cup

The Cup

as Dermot Weld

Nov 13, 2011

The Guard

The Guard

as Sergeant Gerry Boyle

Jul 7, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Nov 17, 2010

Noreen

Noreen

as Con Keogh

Jun 24, 2010

Green Zone

Green Zone

as Martin Brown

Mar 11, 2010

Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

as Darren Perrier

Sep 11, 2009

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

as Winston Churchill

May 31, 2009

The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells

as Abbot Cellach (voice)

Feb 9, 2009

In Bruges

In Bruges

as Ken

Feb 8, 2008

Beowulf

Beowulf

as Wiglaf (Voice)

Nov 5, 2007

Black Irish

Black Irish

as Desmond McKay

Oct 26, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Jul 8, 2007

The Tiger's Tail

The Tiger's Tail

as Liam O'Leary

Sep 26, 2006

The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption

as Self

May 23, 2006

Studs

Studs

as Walter Keegan

Mar 16, 2006

Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

as John Joe Kenny

Nov 16, 2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Nov 16, 2005

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

as Reynald de Chatillon

May 3, 2005

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

as Self

Jan 11, 2005

Six Shooter

Six Shooter

as Donnelly

Oct 14, 2004

The Village

The Village

as August Nicholson

Jul 30, 2004

Troy

Troy

as Menelaus

May 13, 2004

In My Country

In My Country

as De Jagar

May 4, 2004

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

as Stobrod Thewes

Dec 24, 2003

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

as Walter 'Monk' McGinn

Dec 14, 2002

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

as Jack van Meter

Dec 14, 2002

28 Days Later

28 Days Later

as Frank

Oct 31, 2002

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

as Lord Johnson-Johnson

Jun 29, 2001

Cáca Milis

Cáca Milis

as Paul

Mar 16, 2001

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

as Mickie Abraxas

Feb 11, 2001

Wild About Harry

Wild About Harry

as Harry McKee

Dec 31, 2000

Saltwater

Saltwater

as Simple Simon

Sep 29, 2000

Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

as Marc Stevenson

Sep 23, 2000

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

as McCloy

May 24, 2000

My Life So Far

My Life So Far

as Jim Menzies

Aug 25, 1999

Lake Placid

Lake Placid

as Sheriff Hank Keough

Jul 15, 1999

This Is My Father

This Is My Father

as Garda Jim

May 7, 1999

Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

as Sweety Barrett

Apr 16, 1999

The General

The General

as Martin Cahill

May 1, 1998

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

as Father Bubbles

Feb 20, 1998

Before I Sleep

Before I Sleep

as John Harte

Oct 18, 1997

I Went Down

I Went Down

as Bunny Kelly

Oct 3, 1997

Angela Mooney Dies Again

Angela Mooney Dies Again

as Barney Mooney

Jul 9, 1997

Turbulence

Turbulence

as Stubbs

Jan 9, 1997

A Further Gesture

A Further Gesture

as Richard

Jan 1, 1997

Spaghetti Slow

Spaghetti Slow

as Frank Ferguson

Nov 9, 1996

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

as Liam Tobin

Oct 25, 1996

Trojan Eddie

Trojan Eddie

as Ginger

Sep 9, 1996

Braveheart

Braveheart

as Hamish Campbell

May 24, 1995

The Snapper

The Snapper

as Lester

Aug 6, 1993

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

as Thomas Macken

Jun 14, 1993

Into the West

Into the West

as Inspector Bolger

Oct 23, 1992

Far and Away

Far and Away

as Social Club Policeman

May 22, 1992

The Treaty

The Treaty

as Michael Collins

Dec 5, 1991

Hard Shoulder

Hard Shoulder

Dec 12, 1990

The Field

The Field

as Quarryman

Sep 21, 1990

Dear Sarah

Dear Sarah

as Brendan Dowd

Feb 7, 1990

Sexual Healing

Sexual Healing

as Freddy Cousaert

The Honey Wars

The Honey Wars

as (voice)

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

as Wiglaf

Tales from the Poorhouse

Tales from the Poorhouse

Blood Runs Coal

Blood Runs Coal

as Joseph Yablonski

Movies as Crew (1)