
Brendan Gleeson
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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

Saturday Night Live

The Graham Norton Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Frank of Ireland

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Far and Away

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Paddington 2

Kingdom of Heaven

Gangs of New York

Michael Collins

Mission: Impossible II

The Village

Beowulf

Troy

Braveheart

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Cold Mountain

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The Smurfs 2

In the Heart of the Sea

Lake Placid

Edge of Tomorrow

Safe House

Assassin's Creed

Stonehearst Asylum

28 Days Later

Suffragette

Joker: Folie à Deux

The Good Daughter

Spider-Noir

Green Zone

The Banshees of Inisherin

Trespass Against Us

In Bruges

The Comey Rule

Song of the Sea

Calvary

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

Mr. Mercedes

1916 Seachtar na Cásca
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