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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 Pott

Born

Mar 29, 1955

Dublin, Ireland

Known For

Acting

Movies

97 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.7

Known For

Troy
Troy
2004 as Menelaos
★ 7.2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
★ 7.8
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
★ 7.7
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
2005 as Reynald de Chatillon
★ 7.0
28 Days Later
28 Days Later
2002 as Frank
★ 7.2
Braveheart
Braveheart
1995 as Hamish Campbell
★ 7.9
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow
2014 as General Brigham
★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 as McCloy
★ 6.1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 as Lord Johnson-Johnson
★ 7.1
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
2002 as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
★ 7.3
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024 as Jackie Sullivan
★ 5.4
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
2014 as The Alienist
★ 6.9
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
2017 as Knuckles McGinty
★ 7.5
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
★ 7.1
Beowulf
Beowulf
2007 as Wiglaf
★ 5.9
The Village
The Village
2004 as August Nicholson
★ 6.5
In Bruges
In Bruges
2008 as Ken
★ 7.5
Live by Night
Live by Night
2016 as Thomas Coughlin
★ 6.3
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
2003 as Stobrod Thewes
★ 6.9
Safe House
Safe House
2012 as David Barlow
★ 6.5
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 as Colm Doherty
★ 7.5
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 as Old Thomas Nickerson
★ 6.8
Dark Blue
Dark Blue
2002 as Jack van Meter
★ 6.2
Far and Away
Far and Away
1992 as Social Club Policeman
★ 6.8
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
★ 6.5
Lake Placid
Lake Placid
1999 as Sheriff Hank Keough
★ 5.9
The General
The General
1998 as Martin Cahill
★ 6.7
The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep
2012 as Henry Osborne
★ 6.2
Suffragette
Suffragette
2015 as Arthur Steed
★ 7.2
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 as Duncan
★ 6.9
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed
2016 as Joseph Lynch
★ 5.4
In My Country
In My Country
2004 as De Jagar
★ 5.9
Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin
2016 as Otto Quangel
★ 6.7
The Smurfs 2
The Smurfs 2
2013 as Victor Doyle
★ 5.8
Green Zone
Green Zone
2010 as Martin Brown
★ 6.5
The Secret of Kells
The Secret of Kells
2009 as Abbot Cellach (voice)
★ 7.4
Calvary
Calvary
2014 as Father James Lavelle
★ 7.1
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
1998 as Father Bubbles
★ 6.8
The Raven
The Raven
2012 as Colonel Hamilton
★ 6.3
Turbulence
Turbulence
1997 as Stubbs
★ 5.4
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 as John Joe Kenny
★ 7.2
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
2009 as Winston Churchill
★ 6.4
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers
2000 as Marc Stevenson
★ 6.5
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 as Liam Tobin
★ 6.9
The Snapper
The Snapper
1993 as Lester
★ 6.4
Into the West
Into the West
1992 as Inspector Bolger
★ 6.4
Song of the Sea
Song of the Sea
2014 as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
★ 8.0
Hampstead
Hampstead
2017 as Donald Horner
★ 6.0
The Grand Seduction
The Grand Seduction
2014 as Murray French
★ 6.7
The Field
The Field
1990 as Quarryman
★ 7.0
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk
2025 as Alisdair Macdonald
★ 7.0
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
2011 as Dr. Holloran
★ 6.3
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama
2001 as Mickie Abraxas
★ 6.0
Trespass Against Us
Trespass Against Us
2016 as Colby Culter
★ 5.8
The Guard
The Guard
2011 as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
★ 7.0
My Life So Far
My Life So Far
1999 as Jim Menzies
★ 5.5
Perrier's Bounty
Perrier's Bounty
2009 as Darren Perrier
★ 5.8
Six Shooter
Six Shooter
2004 as Donnelly
★ 7.2
Studs
Studs
2006 as Walter Keegan
★ 5.0
Frankie
Frankie
2019 as Jimmy
★ 4.8
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021 as Huntsman (voice)
★ 6.1
This Is My Father
This Is My Father
1999 as Garda Jim
★ 5.4
The Path to Redemption
The Path to Redemption
2006 as Self
★ 8.0
I Went Down
I Went Down
1997 as Bunny Kelly
★ 5.9
Wild About Harry
Wild About Harry
2000 as Harry McKee
★ 5.7
Trojan Eddie
Trojan Eddie
1996 as Ginger
★ 4.9
The Tiger's Tail
The Tiger's Tail
2006 as Liam O'Leary
★ 5.7
The Treaty
The Treaty
1991 as Michael Collins
★ 6.0
Deconstructing 'The Village'
★ 4.7
A Further Gesture
A Further Gesture
1997 as Richard
★ 4.5
Saltwater
Saltwater
2000 as Simple Simon
★ 6.9
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018 as Captain Vicks (voice)
★ 4.4
Black Irish
Black Irish
2007 as Desmond McKay
★ 6.5
The Cup
The Cup
2011 as Dermot Weld
★ 5.5
A Greyhound of a Girl
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023 as Paddy (voice)
★ 6.7
Noreen
Noreen
2010 as Con Keogh
★ 7.8
movie
Sexual Healing
as Freddy Cousaert
Pursuit
Pursuit
2015 as Searbhán
★ 4.0
Sweety Barrett
Sweety Barrett
1999 as Sweety Barrett
★ 5.6
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012 as The Pirate With Gout
★ 6.2
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding
1993 as Thomas Macken
Dear Sarah
Dear Sarah
1990 as Brendan Dowd
movie
Blood Runs Coal
as Joseph Yablonski
The Honey Wars
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
Psychic
Psychic
2018 as Jeremiah
★ 5.0
Spaghetti Slow
Spaghetti Slow
1996 as Frank Ferguson
★ 1.0
Atlantic
Atlantic
2016 as Narrator
★ 7.0
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997 as Barney Mooney
★ 1.0
movie
The Dead Zoo
2022 as Narrator
Lost Lives
Lost Lives
2019 as Self (voice)
★ 6.0
Cáca Milis
Cáca Milis
2001 as Paul
★ 5.5
Before I Sleep
Before I Sleep
1997 as John Harte
★ 7.0