Brendan Gleeson
Darsteller, Regie, Produzent
29. März 1955 (71 Jahre)
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). 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).
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). 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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Filmografie
| 2026 | Spider-Noir · as Silvermane |
| 2025 | H Is for Hawk · as Alisdair Macdonald |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux · as Jackie Sullivan |
| 2023 | A Greyhound of a Girl · as Paddy (voice) |
| 2022 | The Irish Civil War · as Narrator |
| 2022 | The Banshees of Inisherin · as Colm Doherty |
| 2022 | King on Screen · as Bill Hodges |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth · as Duncan |
| 2021 | Riverdance: The Animated Adventure · as Huntsman (voice) |
| 2021 | Frank of Ireland · as Liam |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule · as Donald Trump |
| 2019 | Frankie · as Jimmy |
| 2019 | State of the Union · as Scott |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · as Irishman (segment "the Mortal Remains") |
| 2018 | Captain Morten and the Spider Queen · as Captain Vicks (voice) |
| 2018 | Psychic · as Jeremiah |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 · as Knuckles Mcginty |
| 2017 | Mr. Mercedes · as Detective Bill Hodges |
| 2017 | Hampstead · as Donald Horner |
| 2016 | Live by Night · as Thomas Coughlin |
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed · as Joseph Lynch |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us · as Colby Culter |
| 2016 | Alone in Berlin · as Otto Quangel |
| 2016 | Atlantic · as Narrator |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea · as Old Thomas Nickerson |
| 2015 | Suffragette · as Arthur Steed |
| 2015 | Pursuit · as Searbhán |
| 2014 | Song of the Sea · as Conor / Mac Lir (voice) |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum · as The Alienistauf plex.tv |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow · as General Brigham |
| 2014 | Calvary · as Father James Lavelle |
| 2014 | The Money · as James Castman |
| 2014 | The Hogwarts Express · as Alastor 'mad-Eye' Moody |
| 2013 | 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta · as Glór |
| 2013 | The Grand Seduction · as Murray French |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 · as Victor Doyle |
| 2012 | Immaturity for Charity · as Various |
| 2012 | The Company You Keep · as Henry Osborne |
| 2012 | So You Want to Be a Pirate! · as The Pirate With Gout |
| 2012 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits · as The Pirate With Gout (voice) |
| 2012 | The Raven · as Colonel Hamilton |
| 2012 | Safe House · as David Barlow |
| 2011 | Albert Nobbs · as Dr. Holloran |
| 2011 | The Cup · as Dermot Weldauf plex.tv |
| 2011 | The Guard · as Sergeant Gerry Boyle |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Alastor 'mad-Eye' Moody |
| 2010 | Noreen · as Con Keogh |
| 2010 | Green Zone · as Martin Brown |
| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty · as Darren Perrierauf plex.tv |
| 2009 | Into the Storm · as Winston Churchill |
| 2009 | The Secret of Kells · as Abbot Cellach (voice) |
| 2008 | In Bruges · as Ken |
| 2007 | Beowulf · as Wiglaf |
| 2007 | Black Irish · as Desmond Mckay |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Alastor 'mad-Eye' Moody |
| 2006 | The Tiger's Tail · as Liam O'leary |
| 2006 | Studs · as Walter Keegan |
| 2006 | The Maze: The Third Task · as Professor Alastor 'madeye' Moody |
| 2006 | Reflections on the Fourth Film · as Prof. Alastor 'madeye' Moo |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Alastor 'mad-Eye' Moody |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto · as John Joe Kenny |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven · as Reynald De Chatillon |
| 2004 | Six Shooter · as Donnelly |
| 2004 | The Village · as August Nicholson |
| 2004 | Troy · as Menelaos |
| 2004 | In My Country · as De Jagar |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain · as Stobrod Thewes |
| 2003 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks · as Ferny Toro (voice) |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York · as Walter 'monk' Mcginn |
| 2002 | Dark Blue · as Jack Van Meter |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later · as Frank |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence · as Lord Johnson-Johnson |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama · as Mickie Abraxas |
| 2000 | Wild About Harry · as Harry Mckee |
| 2000 | Saltwater · as Simple Simon |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers · as Marc Stevenson |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II · as Mccloy |
| 1999 | My Life So Far · as Jim Menzies |
| 1999 | Lake Placid · as Sheriff Hank Keough |
| 1998 | Sweety Barrett · as Sweety Barrett |
| 1998 | This Is My Father · as Garda Jim |
| 1998 | The General · as Martin Cahillauf plex.tv |
| 1997 | I Went Down · as Bunny Kelly |
| 1997 | The Break · as Richard |
| 1997 | The Butcher Boy · as Father Bubbles |
| 1997 | Turbulence · as Stubbs |
| 1996 | Angela Mooney · as Barney Mooney |
| 1996 | Messaggi quasi segreti · as Frank Ferguson |
| 1996 | Michael Collins · as Liam Tobin |
| 1996 | Trojan Eddie · as Ginger |
| 1995 | Kidnapped · as Red Fox |
| 1995 | Braveheart · as Hamish Campbell |
| 1993 | The Snapper · as Lester |
| 1993 | The Snapper · as Lester |
| 1992 | Into the West · as Inspector Bolger |
| 1992 | Far and Away · as Social Club Policeman |
| 1991 | The Treaty · as Michael Collins |
| 1990 | The Field · as Quarryman |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Joe Quimby Sr. (voice) |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) · as Thomas Macken |
| 1984 | Screen Two · as Lester |
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