Biography
Brendan Gleeson
Acting
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 Mood…
Career works
122
Movies
98
Series
24
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
03/29/1955
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Filmography highlights
Movies
H Is for Hawk
2025 · 7.2
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024 · 5.4
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023 · 6.7
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023 · 6.0
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 · 7.5
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The Dead Zoo
2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · 6.9
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021 · 6.0
Lost Lives
2019 · 6.0
Frankie
2019 · 4.8
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 · 7.1
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018 · 4.4
Psychic
2018 · 5.0
Paddington 2
2017 · 7.5
Series
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The Good Daughter
2026
Spider-Noir
2026 · 8.4
Kerry: Tides of Time
2025 · 8.0
The Irish Civil War
2022 · 8.5
Frank of Ireland
2021 · 6.3
The Burren: Heart of Stone
2021
The Comey Rule
2020 · 6.9
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Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
State of the Union
2019 · 6.9
Mr. Mercedes
2017 · 7.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.1
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1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
2013 · 2.0
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1916 Seachtar na Cásca
2010 · 3.7