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Brendan Gleeson
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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).
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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).
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Frank of Ireland
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Far and Away
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Paddington 2
Gangs of New York
Michael Collins
Mission: Impossible II
Kingdom of Heaven
Beowulf
The Village
Braveheart
Troy
Cold Mountain
The Smurfs 2
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Stonehearst Asylum
Lake Placid
Safe House
Assassin's Creed
In the Heart of the Sea
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Good Daughter
Spider-Noir
Edge of Tomorrow
28 Days Later
Green Zone
Joker: Folie à Deux
Suffragette
Trespass Against Us
The Banshees of Inisherin
Song of the Sea
The Comey Rule
In Bruges
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Into the Storm
Calvary
1916 Seachtar na Cásca
I Went Down
Mr. Mercedes
The Guard
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