Brendan Gleeson

Biography

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... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

5.5

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Birthday

March 29, 1955

Known for

28 Days Later

28 Days Later

2002
7.2
Braveheart

Braveheart

1995
7.9
Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000
6.1
Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

2005
7.2
Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

2005
7.0
Troy

Troy

2004
7.2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005
7.8
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007
7.7
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

1996
6.9
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003
6.9
Beowulf

Beowulf

2007
5.9
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002
7.3
The Tiger's Tail

The Tiger's Tail

2006
5.7
The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

2001
6.0
Dark Blue

Dark Blue

2002
6.2
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

2023
2.0
Green Zone

Green Zone

2010
6.5
The Village

The Village

2004
6.5
The Field

The Field

1990
7.0
In Bruges

In Bruges

2008
7.5
Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

2000
6.5
Six Shooter

Six Shooter

2004
7.2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010
7.7
The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells

2009
7.4
I Went Down

I Went Down

1997
5.9
The Snapper

The Snapper

1993
6.4
Lake Placid

Lake Placid

1999
5.9
Black Irish

Black Irish

2007
6.5
Turbulence

Turbulence

1997
5.4
Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

2009
5.8
Into the Storm

Into the Storm

2009
6.3
In My Country

In My Country

2004
5.9
The General

The General

1998
6.7
The Guard

The Guard

2011
7.0
The Raven

The Raven

2012
6.3
Angela Mooney Dies Again

Angela Mooney Dies Again

1997
1.0
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012
6.5
Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011
6.4
The Cup

The Cup

2011
5.4
Safe House

Safe House

2012
6.5
The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

2013
5.8
The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

2012
6.2
Trojan Eddie

Trojan Eddie

1996
4.9
Calvary

Calvary

2014
7.1
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

2015
6.8
The Grand Seduction

The Grand Seduction

2014
6.7
Noreen

Noreen

2010
7.8
Lost Lives

Lost Lives

2019
6.0
Suffragette

Suffragette

2015
7.2
Spaghetti Slow

Spaghetti Slow

1996
1.0
Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us

2016
5.8
Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea

2014
8.0
Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

2014
7.6
Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

2014
6.9
Wild About Harry

Wild About Harry

2000
5.7
Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024
5.4
This Is My Father

This Is My Father

1999
5.4
H Is for Hawk

H Is for Hawk

2025
8.0
Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016
6.7
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

2024
0.0
Pursuit

Pursuit

2015
4.0
Sexual Healing

Sexual Healing

...
0.0
A Further Gesture

A Further Gesture

1997
4.5
Live by Night

Live by Night

2016
6.3
Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016
5.4
Saltwater

Saltwater

2000
6.9
Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

1999
5.6
The Treaty

The Treaty

1991
6.0
Atlantic

Atlantic

2016
7.0
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017
7.5
Cáca Milis

Cáca Milis

2001
5.5
A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001
7.1
Hampstead

Hampstead

2017
6.0
So You Want To Be A Pirate!

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

2012
6.3
Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

1993
0.0
Psychic

Psychic

2018
5.0
Studs

Studs

2006
5.0
My Life So Far

My Life So Far

1999
5.6
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018
4.4
Into the West

Into the West

1992
6.4
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018
7.1
Frankie

Frankie

2019
4.8
Far and Away

Far and Away

1992
6.8
The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

1998
6.8
Dear Sarah

Dear Sarah

1990
0.0
The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021
6.9
The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

2022
7.5
Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

2005
4.7
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

2021
6.0
The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption

2006
8.0
The Dead Zoo

The Dead Zoo

2022
0.0
The Honey Wars

The Honey Wars

...
0.0
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

...
0.0
A Greyhound of a Girl

A Greyhound of a Girl

2023
6.5
Before I Sleep

Before I Sleep

...
7.0
The Burren: Heart of Stone

The Burren: Heart of Stone

2021
0.0
Frank of Ireland

Frank of Ireland

2021
6.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015
5.3
State of the Union

State of the Union

2019
7.1
Mr. Mercedes

Mr. Mercedes

2017
7.1
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

2003
5.9
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta

1916 Seachtar Dearmadta

2013
2.0
1916 Seachtar na Cásca

1916 Seachtar na Cásca

2010
3.7
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007
7.2
The Irish Civil War

The Irish Civil War

2022
8.5
The Comey Rule

The Comey Rule

2020
6.9
Spider-Noir

Spider-Noir

...
0.0
The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter

...
0.0
Kerry: Tides of Time

Kerry: Tides of Time

2025
8.0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0

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