Brendan Gleeson
Acting
Born: 1955-03-29 · Dublin, Ireland
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 Pott
🎬 Movies (20)
H Is for Hawk
2025
Alisdair Macdonald
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
Jackie Sullivan
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
Self
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023
Paddy (voice)
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
Self
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
Colm Doherty
The Dead Zoo
2022
Narrator
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Duncan
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
Huntsman (voice)
Lost Lives
2019
Self (voice)
Frankie
2019
Jimmy
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
Captain Vicks (voice)
Psychic
2018
Jeremiah
Paddington 2
2017
Knuckles McGinty
Hampstead
2017
Donald Horner
Live by Night
2016
Thomas Coughlin
Assassin's Creed
2016
Joseph Lynch
Trespass Against Us
2016
Colby Culter
Alone in Berlin
2016
Otto Quangel
📺 TV Shows (20)
The Good Daughter
2026
Rusty
Spider-Noir
2026
Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne
Kerry: Tides of Time
2025
Narrator
The Irish Civil War
2022
Narrator
Frank of Ireland
2021
Liam
The Burren: Heart of Stone
2021
Narrator
The Comey Rule
2020
Donald Trump
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
Self
State of the Union
2019
Scott
Mr. Mercedes
2017
Detective Bill Hodges
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
2013
Glór
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
2010
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003
Ferny Toro (voice)
The Lifeboat
1994
Leslie Parry
The Simpsons
1989
Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)
ScreenPlay
1986
Thomas Macken