
Brendan Gleeson
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1955-03-29 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
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).
Known For
TV Shows (23)

Spider-Noir
2026
as Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne

The Simpsons
1989
as Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Mr. Mercedes
2017
as Detective Bill Hodges

Screen Two
1985
as Lester

ScreenPlay
1986
as Thomas Macken

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003
as Ferny Toro (voice)

The Comey Rule
2020
as Donald Trump

State of the Union
2019
as Scott

Frank of Ireland
2021
as Liam
The Good Daughter
2026
as Rusty

The Lifeboat
1994
as Leslie Parry
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
2013
as Glór

The Irish Civil War
2022
as Narrator
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
as Self

The Burren: Heart of Stone
2021
as Narrator

Kerry: Tides of Time
2025
as Narrator
Movies (97)

Troy
2004
as Menelaos

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Reynald de Chatillon

Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as General Brigham

28 Days Later
2002
as Frank

Braveheart
1995
as Hamish Campbell

Mission: Impossible II
2000
as McCloy

Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
as Jackie Sullivan

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Lord Johnson-Johnson

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
as Colm Doherty

Paddington 2
2017
as Knuckles McGinty

Gangs of New York
2002
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn

In Bruges
2008
as Ken

In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Old Thomas Nickerson

Beowulf
2007
as Wiglaf

The Smurfs 2
2013
as Victor Doyle

Cold Mountain
2003
as Stobrod Thewes

The Village
2004
as August Nicholson

Stonehearst Asylum
2014
as The Alienist

Safe House
2012
as David Barlow

Assassin's Creed
2016
as Joseph Lynch

Far and Away
1992
as Social Club Policeman

Lake Placid
1999
as Sheriff Hank Keough

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as The Pirate with Gout (voice)

The Company You Keep
2012
as Henry Osborne

Green Zone
2010
as Martin Brown

Hampstead
2017
as Donald Horner

Calvary
2014
as Father James Lavelle

Song of the Sea
2014
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)

The General
1998
as Martin Cahill

Michael Collins
1996
as Liam Tobin

The Secret of Kells
2009
as Abbot Cellach (voice)

Suffragette
2015
as Arthur Steed

Live by Night
2016
as Thomas Coughlin

Breakfast on Pluto
2005
as John Joe Kenny

The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Mickie Abraxas

The Raven
2012
as Colonel Hamilton

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Duncan

The Field
1990
as Quarryman

Albert Nobbs
2011
as Dr. Holloran

Dark Blue
2002
as Jack van Meter

The Guard
2011
as Sergeant Gerry Boyle

Turbulence
1997
as Stubbs

The Cup
2011
as Dermot Weld

Saltwater
2000
as Simple Simon

H Is for Hawk
2025
as Alisdair Macdonald

Into the West
1992
as Inspector Bolger

Alone in Berlin
2016
as Otto Quangel

Sweety Barrett
1999
as Sweety Barrett

Trespass Against Us
2016
as Colby Culter

The Butcher Boy
1998
as Father Bubbles

Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Marc Stevenson

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
as Huntsman (voice)

Frankie
2019
as Jimmy

Six Shooter
2004
as Donnelly

Into the Storm
2009
as Winston Churchill

Lost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)

In My Country
2004
as De Jagar

Noreen
2010
as Con Keogh

A Further Gesture
1997
as Richard

So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
as The Pirate With Gout

Perrier's Bounty
2009
as Darren Perrier

The Treaty
1991
as Michael Collins

The Snapper
1993
as Lester

Wild About Harry
2000
as Harry McKee

A Greyhound of a Girl
2023
as Paddy (voice)

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
as Captain Vicks (voice)

The Path to Redemption
2006
as Self
Sexual Healing
as Freddy Cousaert

Studs
2006
as Walter Keegan

Black Irish
2007
as Desmond McKay

My Life So Far
1999
as Jim Menzies

Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
as Self

The Grand Seduction
2014
as Murray French

The Honey Wars
as (voice)

This Is My Father
1999
as Garda Jim
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Wiglaf

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
as Self

Psychic
2018
as Jeremiah

Love Lies Bleeding
1993
as Thomas Macken

Dear Sarah
1990
as Brendan Dowd

Trojan Eddie
1996
as Ginger

The Tiger's Tail
2006
as Liam O'Leary

Spaghetti Slow
1996
as Frank Ferguson

Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997
as Barney Mooney

I Went Down
1997
as Bunny Kelly

Pursuit
2015
as Searbhán
Blood Runs Coal
as Joseph Yablonski

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
as Self

Atlantic
2016
as Narrator
The Dead Zoo
2022
as Narrator

Cáca Milis
2001
as Paul

Before I Sleep
1997
as John Harte

Tales from the Poorhouse
About 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 sup… With 120 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Brendan Gleeson has appeared in 97 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brendan Gleeson Movies
- Troy (2004) — as Menelaos
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — as Reynald de Chatillon
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