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Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Born March 29, 1955· Dublin, Ireland

74Roles★ 6.7Average rating

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…

Known for

Filmography

Spider-NoirSeries★ 8.3
Spider-Noir2026
Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne
Song of the Sea★ 8
Song of the Sea2014
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
The SimpsonsSeries★ 8
The Simpsons1989
Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)
Braveheart★ 7.9
Braveheart1995
Hamish Campbell
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire★ 7.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Edge of Tomorrow★ 7.6
Edge of Tomorrow2014
General Brigham
The Banshees of Inisherin★ 7.5
The Banshees of Inisherin2022
Colm Doherty
Paddington 2★ 7.5
Paddington 22017
Knuckles McGinty
In Bruges★ 7.5
In Bruges2008
Ken
Gangs of New York★ 7.3
Gangs of New York2002
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Suffragette★ 7.2
Suffragette2015
Arthur Steed
Troy★ 7.2
Troy2004
Menelaus
28 Days Later★ 7.2
28 Days Later2002
Frank
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs★ 7.1
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018
Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Kingdom of Heaven★ 7.1
Kingdom of Heaven2005
Reynald de Chatillon
A.I. Artificial Intelligence★ 7.1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence2001
Lord Johnson-Johnson
The Guard★ 7
The Guard2011
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
The Tragedy of Macbeth★ 6.9
The Tragedy of Macbeth2021
Duncan
Cold Mountain★ 6.9
Cold Mountain2003
Stobrod Thewes
Michael Collins★ 6.9
Michael Collins1996
Liam Tobin
In the Heart of the Sea★ 6.8
In the Heart of the Sea2015
Old Thomas Nickerson
Far and Away★ 6.8
Far and Away1992
Social Club Policeman
Alone in Berlin★ 6.7
Alone in Berlin2016
Otto Quangel
Safe House★ 6.5
Safe House2012
David Barlow
Green Zone★ 6.5
Green Zone2010
Martin Brown
The Village★ 6.5
The Village2004
August Nicholson
Mission: Impossible II★ 6.1
Mission: Impossible II2000
McCloy
Lake Placid★ 6
Lake Placid1999
Sheriff Hank Keough
Beowulf★ 5.9
Beowulf2007
Wiglaf (Voice)
The Smurfs 2★ 5.7
The Smurfs 22013
Victor Doyle
Joker: Folie à Deux★ 5.4
Joker: Folie à Deux2024
Jackie Sullivan
Assassin's Creed★ 5.4
Assassin's Creed2016
Joseph Lynch