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Brendan Gleeson

Cast & creator

Brendan Gleeson

1955-03-29 (age 71) Dublin, IrelandIMDb

Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Simpsons, Late Night with Seth Meyers

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).

Movies

102

film credits

Series

25

television credits

Career

125

1944–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self · 2015

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Joe Quimby Sr. (voice) · 1989

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest · 2014

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · 1975

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self · 2007

Across film & television

Filmography (127)

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Showing 127 of 127 credits

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

Screen Two

Screen Two

Lester

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

Reynald de Chatillon

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody

28 Days Later

28 Days Later

Frank

Spider-Noir

Spider-Noir

Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Thomas Macken

Braveheart

Braveheart

Hamish Campbell

Mr. Mercedes

Mr. Mercedes

Bill Hodges

Troy

Troy

Menelaus

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

General Brigham

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux

Jackie Sullivan

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

Old Thomas Nickerson

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Lord Johnson-Johnson

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

Ferny Toro (voice)

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

McCloy

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

Colm Doherty

Paddington 2

Paddington 2

Knuckles McGinty

The Village

The Village

August Nicholson

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

Victor Doyle

Far and Away

Far and Away

Social Club Policeman

Safe House

Safe House

David Barlow

In Bruges

In Bruges

Ken

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Walter 'Monk' McGinn

Live by Night

Live by Night

Thomas Coughlin

Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

The Alienist

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirate with Gout (voice)

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

Stobrod Thewes

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea

Conor / Mac Lir (voice)

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

Mickie Abraxas

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Duncan

Lake Placid

Lake Placid

Sheriff Hank Keough

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

Joseph Lynch

State of the Union

State of the Union

Scott

Beowulf

Beowulf

Wiglaf (Voice)

Green Zone

Green Zone

Martin Brown

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

Henry Osborne

The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells

Abbot Cellach (voice)

The Comey Rule

The Comey Rule

Donald Trump

Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

John Joe Kenny

4 Play

Farmer

Suffragette

Suffragette

Arthur Steed

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

Dr. Holloran

H Is for Hawk

H Is for Hawk

Dad

The Raven

The Raven

Colonel Hamilton

The Guard

The Guard

Sergeant Gerry Boyle

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us

Colby Culter

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Liam Tobin

Frank of Ireland

Frank of Ireland

Liam

Turbulence

Turbulence

Stubbs

Far Cry

Far Cry

Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

Otto Quangel

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Huntsman (voice)

Calvary

Calvary

Father James Lavelle

The Grand Seduction

The Grand Seduction

Murray French

The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter

Rusty

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

Jack van Meter

The Lifeboat

The Lifeboat

Leslie Parry

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

Winston Churchill

Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments

Self - Guest (archive footage)

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

Self

My Life So Far

My Life So Far

Jim Menzies

Hampstead

Hampstead

Donald Horner

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

Father Bubbles

A Greyhound of a Girl

A Greyhound of a Girl

Paddy (voice)

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Vicks (voice)

This Is My Father

This Is My Father

Garda Jim

1916 Seachtar Dearmadta

Glór

Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

Marc Stevenson

The Tiger's Tail

The Tiger's Tail

Liam O'Leary

The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption

Self

1916 Seachtar na Cásca

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Weir

Jack

In My Country

In My Country

De Jagar

The Field

The Field

Quarryman

Into the West

Into the West

Inspector Bolger

Angela Mooney Dies Again

Angela Mooney Dies Again

Barney Mooney

Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

Darren Perrier

Six Shooter

Six Shooter

Donnelly

The General

The General

Martin Cahill

Cáca Milis

Cáca Milis

Paul

The Cup

The Cup

Dermot Weld

The Snapper

The Snapper

Lester

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

The Pirate With Gout

A Further Gesture

A Further Gesture

Richard

I Went Down

I Went Down

Bunny Kelly

The Irish Civil War

The Irish Civil War

Narrator

Noreen

Noreen

Con Keogh

Atlantic

Atlantic

Narrator

Psychic

Psychic

Jeremiah

Psychic

Psychic

Producer

Psychic

Psychic

Director

Lost Lives

Lost Lives

Self (voice)

The Burren: Heart of Stone

The Burren: Heart of Stone

Narrator

Frankie

Frankie

Jimmy

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

Wiglaf

Black Irish

Black Irish

Desmond McKay

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Self

Hard Shoulder

The Honey Wars

The Honey Wars

(voice)

Spaghetti Slow

Spaghetti Slow

Frank Ferguson

Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

Wild About Harry

Wild About Harry

Harry McKee

Sexual Healing

Freddy Cousaert

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

Thomas Macken

Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'

Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'

Self

Dear Sarah

Dear Sarah

Brendan Dowd

Before I Sleep

Before I Sleep

John Harte

The Treaty

The Treaty

Michael Collins

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

Self

Studs

Studs

Walter Keegan

Saltwater

Saltwater

Simple Simon

Blood Runs Coal

Joseph Yablonski

Pursuit

Pursuit

Searbhán

Kerry: Tides of Time

Kerry: Tides of Time

Narrator

Tales from the Poorhouse

Tales from the Poorhouse

Trojan Eddie

Trojan Eddie

Ginger

The Dead Zoo

Narrator