Brendan Gleeson
Birthday: 1955-03-29
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Male
Drafted: 135
Drafted By: Zac E. Chan
Owned By: Zac E. Chan
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 1
Win Bonus: 1
Nom Bonus: 1
Total Points: 4
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).
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 2023 | 68 | The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) | Supporting Actor | Nom | 4 | |
| Career | 4 |
Transaction History
| Date | Location | Team | Receives | Team | Receives | Team | Receives |
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Credits
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H Is for Hawk | Alisdair Macdonald | |
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Sexual Healing | Freddy Cousaert | |
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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2024-10-01 | Joker: Folie à Deux | Jackie Sullivan |
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2022-10-20 | The Banshees of Inisherin | Colm Doherty |
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2021-12-05 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Duncan |
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2021-05-28 | Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | Huntsman (voice) |
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2019-10-10 | Lost Lives | |
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2019-08-28 | Frankie | Jimmy |
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2018-11-09 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
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2018-08-15 | Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Captain Vicks (voice) |
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2018-07-15 | Psychic | Jeremiah |
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2017-11-09 | Paddington 2 | Knuckles McGinty |
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2017-06-23 | Hampstead | Donald Horner |
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2016-12-25 | Live by Night | Thomas Coughlin |
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2016-12-21 | Assassin's Creed | Joseph Lynch |
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2016-10-14 | Trespass Against Us | Colby Culter |
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2016-02-15 | Alone in Berlin | Otto Quangel |
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2015-12-03 | In the Heart of the Sea | Old Thomas Nickerson |
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2015-10-16 | Suffragette | Arthur Steed |
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2015-07-10 | Pursuit | Searbhán |
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2014-10-23 | Stonehearst Asylum | The Alienist |
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2014-06-23 | Song of the Sea | Conor / Mac Lir (voice) |
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2014-05-30 | The Grand Seduction | Murray French |
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2014-05-27 | Edge of Tomorrow | General Brigham |
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2014-04-11 | Calvary | Father James Lavelle |
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2013-07-30 | The Smurfs 2 | Victor Doyle |
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2012-12-20 | The Company You Keep | Henry Osborne |
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2012-07-09 | So You Want To Be A Pirate! | The Pirate With Gout |
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2012-03-12 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Pirate with Gout (voice) |
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2012-03-09 | The Raven | Colonel Hamilton |
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2012-02-08 | Safe House | David Barlow |
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2011-12-21 | Albert Nobbs | Dr. Holloran |
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2011-11-13 | The Cup | Dermot Weld |
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2011-07-07 | The Guard | Sergeant Gerry Boyle |
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2010-11-17 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody |
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2010-06-24 | Noreen | Con Keogh |
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2010-03-11 | Green Zone | Martin Brown |
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2009-09-11 | Perrier's Bounty | Darren Perrier |
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2009-05-31 | Into the Storm | Winston Churchill |
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2009-02-09 | The Secret of Kells | Abbot Cellach (voice) |
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2008-02-08 | In Bruges | Ken Daley |
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2007-11-05 | Beowulf | Wiglaf |
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2007-10-26 | Black Irish | Desmond McKay |
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2007-07-08 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody |
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2006-09-26 | The Tiger's Tail | Liam O'Leary |
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2006-03-16 | Studs | Walter Keegan |
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2005-11-16 | Breakfast on Pluto | John Joe Kenny |
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2005-11-16 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody |
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2005-05-03 | Kingdom of Heaven | Reynald de Chatillon |
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2004-10-14 | Six Shooter | Donnelly |
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2004-07-30 | The Village | August Nicholson |
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2004-05-13 | Troy | Menelaos |
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2004-05-04 | In My Country | De Jagar |
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2003-12-24 | Cold Mountain | Stobrod Thewes |
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2002-12-14 | Gangs of New York | Walter "Monk" McGinn |
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2002-12-14 | Dark Blue | Jack van Meter |
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2002-10-31 | 28 Days Later | Frank |
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2001-06-29 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Lord Johnson-Johnson |
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2001-03-30 | The Tailor of Panama | Mickie Abraxas |
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2001-03-16 | Cáca Milis | Paul |
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2000-12-31 | Wild About Harry | Harry McKee |
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2000-09-29 | Saltwater | Simple Simon |
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2000-09-23 | Harrison's Flowers | Marc Stevenson |
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2000-05-24 | Mission: Impossible II | McCloy |
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1999-08-25 | My Life So Far | Jim Menzies |
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1999-07-15 | Lake Placid | Sheriff Hank Keough |
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1999-05-07 | This Is My Father | Garda Jim |
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1999-04-16 | Sweety Barrett | Sweety Barrett |
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1998-05-01 | The General | Martin Cahill |
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1998-02-20 | The Butcher Boy | Father Bubbles |
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1997-10-03 | I Went Down | Bunny Kelly |
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1997-07-09 | Angela Mooney Dies Again | Barney Mooney |
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1997-01-09 | Turbulence | Stubbs |
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1997-01-01 | A Further Gesture | Richard |
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1996-11-09 | Spaghetti Slow | Frank Ferguson |
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1996-10-25 | Michael Collins | Liam Tobin |
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1996-09-09 | Trojan Eddie | Ginger |
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1995-05-24 | Braveheart | Hamish Campbell |
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1993-08-06 | The Snapper | Lester |
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1993-06-14 | Love Lies Bleeding | Thomas Macken |
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1992-10-23 | Into the West | Inspector Bolger |
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1992-05-22 | Far and Away | Social Club Policeman |
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1991-12-05 | The Treaty | Michael Collins |
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1990-09-21 | The Field | Quarryman |
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1990-02-07 | Dear Sarah | Brendan Dowd |