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Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson’s screen credits include Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hamish Campbell in Braveheart, and Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Born March 29, 1955 Dublin, Ireland9 movies on MoviHero
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About 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). …
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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).
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- 2014Edge of Tomorrow1h 54m · Action · Science FictionGeneral Brigham
- 2013The Smurfs 21h 45m · Animation · ComedyVictor Doyle
- 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2h 18m · Adventure · FantasyAlastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2h 37m · Adventure · FantasyAlastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- 2005Kingdom of Heaven2h 24m · Action · AdventureReynald de Chatillon
- 2004Troy2h 43m · Action · AdventureMenelaus
- 2002Gangs of New York2h 48m · Crime · DramaWalter 'Monk' McGinn
- 200228 Days Later1h 53m · Horror · Science FictionFrank
- 1995Braveheart2h 58m · Action · DramaHamish Campbell
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- 2025H Is for HawkDad
- 2024Joker: Folie à DeuxJackie Sullivan
- 2024Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes'sSelf
- 2023A Greyhound of a GirlPaddy (voice)
- 2023On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of InisherinSelf
- 2022The Banshees of InisherinColm Doherty
- 2022The Dead ZooNarrator
- 2021The Tragedy of MacbethDuncan
- 2021Riverdance: The Animated AdventureHuntsman (voice)
- 2019Lost LivesSelf (voice)
- 2019FrankieJimmy
- 2018The Ballad of Buster ScruggsIrishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
- 2018Captain Morten and the Spider QueenCaptain Vicks (voice)
- 2018PsychicProducer · Director · Jeremiah
- 2017Paddington 2Knuckles McGinty
- 2017HampsteadDonald Horner
- 2016Live by NightThomas Coughlin
- 2016Assassin's CreedJoseph Lynch
- 2016Trespass Against UsColby Culter
- 2016Alone in BerlinOtto Quangel
- 2016AtlanticNarrator
- 2015In the Heart of the SeaOld Thomas Nickerson
- 2015SuffragetteArthur Steed
- 2015PursuitSearbhán
- 2014Stonehearst AsylumThe Alienist
- 2014Song of the SeaConor / Mac Lir (voice)
- 2014The Grand SeductionMurray French
- 2014CalvaryFather James Lavelle
- 2012The Company You KeepHenry Osborne
- 2012So You Want To Be A Pirate!The Pirate With Gout
- 2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!The Pirate with Gout (voice)
- 2012The RavenColonel Hamilton
- 2012Safe HouseDavid Barlow
- 2011Albert NobbsDr. Holloran
- 2011The CupDermot Weld
- 2011The GuardSergeant Gerry Boyle
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
- 2010NoreenCon Keogh
- 2010Perrier's BountyDarren Perrier
- 2010Green ZoneMartin Brown
- 2009Into the StormWinston Churchill
- 2009The Secret of KellsAbbot Cellach (voice)
- 2008In BrugesKen
- 2007BeowulfWiglaf (Voice)
- 2007Black IrishDesmond McKay
- 2006The Tiger's TailLiam O'Leary
- 2006The Path to RedemptionSelf
- 2006StudsWalter Keegan
- 2005Breakfast on PlutoJohn Joe Kenny
- 2005Deconstructing 'The Village'Self
- 2004Six ShooterDonnelly
- 2004The VillageAugust Nicholson
- 2004In My CountryDe Jagar
- 2003Cold MountainStobrod Thewes
- 2003Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'Self
- 2002Dark BlueJack van Meter
- 2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceLord Johnson-Johnson
- 2001Cáca MilisPaul
- 2001The Tailor of PanamaMickie Abraxas
- 2000Wild About HarryHarry McKee
- 2000SaltwaterSimple Simon
- 2000Harrison's FlowersMarc Stevenson
- 2000Mission: Impossible IIMcCloy
- 1999My Life So FarJim Menzies
- 1999Lake PlacidSheriff Hank Keough
- 1999This Is My FatherGarda Jim
- 1999Sweety BarrettSweety Barrett
- 1998The GeneralMartin Cahill
- 1998The Butcher BoyFather Bubbles
- 1997Before I SleepJohn Harte
- 1997I Went DownBunny Kelly
- 1997Angela Mooney Dies AgainBarney Mooney
- 1997TurbulenceStubbs
- 1997A Further GestureRichard
- 1996Spaghetti SlowFrank Ferguson
- 1996Michael CollinsLiam Tobin
- 1996Trojan EddieGinger
- 1993The SnapperLester
- 1993Love Lies BleedingThomas Macken
- 1992Into the WestInspector Bolger
- 1992Far and AwaySocial Club Policeman
- 1991The TreatyMichael Collins
- 1990Hard ShoulderActor
- 1990The FieldQuarryman
- 1990Dear SarahBrendan Dowd
- A Hero's Journey: The Making of BeowulfWiglaf
- Blood Runs CoalJoseph Yablonski
- Sexual HealingFreddy Cousaert
- Tales from the PoorhouseActor
- The Honey Wars(voice)
- The WeirJack
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