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).
Acting
Movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2005
Movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2007
Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
2010
Movie
Edge of Tomorrow
as General Brigham
2014
Movie
Braveheart
as Hamish Campbell
1995
Movie
Troy
as Menelaos
2004
TV
The Simpsons
as Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)
1989
Movie
28 Days Later
as Frank
2002
Movie
Assassin's Creed
as Joseph Lynch
2016
Movie
Mission: Impossible II
as McCloy
2000
Movie
Gangs of New York
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
2002
Movie
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
as Lord Johnson-Johnson
2001
Movie
In Bruges
as Ken
2008
Movie
Kingdom of Heaven
as Reynald de Chatillon
2005
Movie
The Village
as August Nicholson
2004
Movie
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2018
Movie
In the Heart of the Sea
as Old Thomas Nickerson
2015
Movie
Safe House
as David Barlow
2012
Movie
The Banshees of Inisherin
as Colm Doherty
2022
Movie
Beowulf
as Wiglaf
2007
Movie
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Jackie Sullivan
2024
Movie
Paddington 2
as Knuckles McGinty
2017
Movie
Green Zone
as Martin Brown
2010
Movie
The Smurfs 2
as Victor Doyle
2013
