Brendan Gleeson

Nazione: Ireland

Genere: M

Compleanno: 1955-03-29

Biografia
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.

Attore:

  1. 1. Il campo (1990), film
    ...
    Quarryman
  2. ...
    Inspector Bolger
  3. ...
    Hamish
  4. ...
    Liam Tobin
  5. ...
    Ginger
  6. ...
    Stubbs
  7. ...
    Father Bubbles
  8. ...
    Richard
  9. ...
    Martin Cahill
  10. ...
    Garda Jim
  11. ...
    Sweety Barrett
  12. ...
    Sheriff Hank Keough
  13. ...
    Jim Menzies
  14. ...
    McCloy
  15. ...
    Marc Stevenson
  16. 18. Saltwater (2000), film
  17. ...
    Lord Johnson-Johnson
  18. ...
    Mickie Abraxas
  19. ...
    Walter 'Monk' McGinn
  20. ...
    Jack Van Meter
  21. ...
    Frank
  22. ...
    Stobrod Thewes
  23. ...
    Ferny Toro
  24. ...
    August Nicholson
  25. 27. Troy (2004), film
    ...
    Menelaus
  26. ...
    Col. de Jager
  27. ...
    Donnelly
  28. ...
    Reynald de Chatillon
  29. ...
    Liam O'Leary / The Double
  30. 32. Studs (2006), film
    ...
    Keegan, Walter
  31. ...
    Wiglaf
  32. ...
    Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
  33. ...
    Desmond McKay
  34. 36. In Bruges (2008), film
    ...
    Ken
  35. ...
    Winston Churchill
  36. ...
    Darren Perrier
  37. 39. Noreen (2010), film
    ...
    Con Keogh
  38. ...
    Gerry Boyle
  39. ...
    Dr. Holloran
  40. ...
    Dermot Weld
  41. ...
    David Barlow
  42. 44. The Raven (2012), film
    ...
    Capt. Charles Hamilton
  43. ...
    Henry Osborne
  44. 46. I Puffi 2 (2013), film
    ...
    Victor
  45. ...
    Murray French
  46. ...
    Glór
  47. ...
    General Brigham
  48. ...
    The Alienist
  49. 51. Calvario (2014), film
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    Father James
  50. ...
    Tom Nickerson
  51. ...
    Inspector Arthur Steed
  52. 54. Pursuit (2015), film
    ...
    Searbhán
  53. ...
    Joseph Lynch
  54. ...
    Thomas Coughlin
  55. ...
    Colby Cutler
  56. ...
    Otto Quangel
  57. ...
    Donald Horner
  58. ...
    Bill Hodges
  59. 61. Frankie (2019), film
    ...
    Jimmy
  60. ...
    Scott
  61. ...
    Donald Trump
  62. 64. Macbeth (2021), film
    ...
    Duncan
  63. ...
    Scott
  64. ...
    Colm Doherty

Doppiatori:

  1. ...
    Abbot Cellach
  2. ...
    The Pirate with Gout
  3. ...
    Conor / Mac Lir
  4. ...
    Captain Vicks
  5. ...
    Self - Narrator

Narratore:

  1. 1. Atlantic (2016), film

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