Brendan Gleeson
Country: Ireland
Gender: M
Birthday: 1955-03-29
Biography
Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor. His best-known films include the Harry Potter films, Braveheart, Gangs of New York, 28 Days Later, and the role of Michael Collins in The Treaty. He won an Emmy award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the film Into the Storm.
Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland and has described himself as having been an avid reader as a child. After leaving school for a short while, he worked for two years in an office with a health board. He then graduated from University College Dublin and went on to Drama School in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Just after completing the 3 Year Acting Drama Course at RADA, Gleeson built a very respectable CV at the Royal National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Gleeson became known for his tremedous stage presence, particularly while performing in such works of William Shakespeare as King Lear, Richard III, and Hamlet.
Gleeson started his film career at the age of 34. He first came to prominence in Ireland for his role as Michael Collins in The Treaty a television film broadcast on RTÉ One, and for which he won a Jacob's Award in 1992. Gleeson has subsequently acted in more than 60 films including Braveheart, I Went Down, Michael Collins, Gangs of New York, Cold Mountain, 28 Days Later, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, Lake Placid, Artificial Intelligence: AI and The Village. He won critical acclaim for his performance as Irish gangster Martin Cahill in John Boorman's 1998 film The General.
Gleeson lives in Malahide, County Dublin. He is a talented fiddle player, with an interest in Irish folklore. He can be found from time to time playing at traditional music seisiúins in Hughes' pub in Chancery Street in Dublin 7. His brother, Barry Gleeson, is a well-known singer in An Góilín traditional singers' club, and his son Domhnall is an actor. Gleeson is known for his love of football and recounts tales of attempting to get a clear radio reception so he could listen to how his team, Aston Villa, were faring on a Saturday.
Actor:
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1. Field, The (1990), film...Quarryman
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2. Into the West (1992), film...Inspector Bolger
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3. Braveheart (1995), film...Hamish
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4. Michael Collins (1996), film...Liam Tobin
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5. Trojan Eddie (1996), film...Ginger
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6. Turbulence (1997), film...Stubbs
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7. The Butcher Boy (1997), film...Father Bubbles
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8. The Break (1997), film...Richard
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9. I Went Down (1997), film
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10. The General (1998), film...Martin Cahill
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11. This Is My Father (1998), film...Garda Jim
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12. Sweety Barrett (1998), film...Sweety Barrett
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13. Lake Placid (1999), film...Sheriff Hank Keough
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14. My Life So Far (1999), film...Jim Menzies
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15. Mission: Impossible II (2000), film...McCloy
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16. Harrison's Flowers (2000), film...Marc Stevenson
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17. WILD ABOUT HARRY (2000), film
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18. Saltwater (2000), film
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19. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), film...Lord Johnson-Johnson
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20. Tailor of Panama (2001), film...Mickie Abraxas
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21. Gangs of New York (2002), film...Walter 'Monk' McGinn
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22. Dark Blue (2002), film...Jack Van Meter
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23. 28 Days Later... (2002), film...Frank
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24. Cold Mountain (2003), film...Stobrod Thewes
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25. Jakers (2003), series...Ferny Toro
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26. The Village (2004), film...August Nicholson
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27. Troy (2004), film...Menelaus
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28. In my country (2004), film...Col. de Jager
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29. Six Shooter (2004), film...Donnelly
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30. Kingdom of Heaven (2005), film...Reynald de Chatillon
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31. The Tiger's Tail (2006), film...Liam O'Leary / The Double
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32. Studs (2006), film...Keegan, Walter
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33. Beowulf (2007), film...Wiglaf
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...Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
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35. Black Irish (2007), film...Desmond McKay
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36. In Bruges (2008), film...Ken
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37. Into the Storm (2009), film...Winston Churchill
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38. Perrier's Bounty (2009), film...Darren Perrier
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39. Noreen (2010), film...Con Keogh
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40. The Guard (2011), film...Gerry Boyle
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41. Albert Nobbs (2011), film...Dr. Holloran
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42. The Cup (2011), film...Dermot Weld
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43. Safe House (2012), film...David Barlow
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44. The Raven (2012), film...Capt. Charles Hamilton
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45. The Company You Keep (2012), film...Henry Osborne
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46. The Smurfs 2 (2013), film...Victor
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47. The Grand Seduction (2013), film...Murray French
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48. 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta (2013), series...Glór
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49. Edge of Tomorrow (2014), film...General Brigham
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50. Stonehearst Asylum (2014), film...The Alienist
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51. Calvary (2014), film...Father James
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52. In the Heart of the Sea (2015), film...Tom Nickerson
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53. Suffragette (2015), film...Inspector Arthur Steed
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54. Pursuit (2015), film...Searbhán
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55. Assassin's Creed (2016), film...Joseph Lynch
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56. Live by Night (2016), film...Thomas Coughlin
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57. Trespass Against Us (2016), film...Colby Cutler
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58. Alone in Berlin (2016), film...Otto Quangel
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59. Hampstead (2017), film...Donald Horner
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60. Mr Mercedes (2017), series...Bill Hodges
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61. Frankie (2019), film...Jimmy
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62. State of the Union (2019), series...Scott
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63. The Comey Rule (2020), series...Donald Trump
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64. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), film...Duncan
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65. Stanje braka II (2022), film...Scott
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66. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), film...Colm Doherty
Voice:
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1. The Secret of Kells (2009), film...Abbot Cellach
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...The Pirate with Gout
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3. Song of the Sea (2014), film...Conor / Mac Lir
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...Captain Vicks
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5. Riverdance (2021), film
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6. The Irish Civil War (2022), series...Self - Narrator
Narrator:
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1. Atlantic (2016), film
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2. Burren Heart of Stone (2021), series