Brendan Gleeson
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).
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Jackie SullivanWhile struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also...
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When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling...
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Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the...
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Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings...
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28 Days Later
as FrankTwenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research...
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Kingdom of Heaven
as Reynald de ChatillonAfter his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and...
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Troy
as MenelaosIn year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the...
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Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William...
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Edge of Tomorrow
as General BrighamMajor Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously...
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David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a...
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With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan...
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the...
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Paddington 2
as Knuckles McGintyPaddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the...
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Far and Away
as Social Club PolicemanA young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As...
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The Village
as August NicholsonWhen a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his...
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The Smurfs 2
as Victor DoyleThe evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the...
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Stonehearst Asylum
as The AlienistAn Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes...
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Gangs of New York
as Walter "Monk" McGinnIn 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the...
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Song of the Sea
as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and...
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Beowulf
as WiglafA 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre,...
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In the Heart of the Sea
as Old Thomas NickersonIn the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could...
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Assassin's Creed
as Joseph LynchThrough unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in...
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The Banshees of Inisherin
as Colm DohertyTwo lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship,...
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In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
as DuncanMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...
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A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded...
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Hampstead
as Donald HornerEmily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic...
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Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are...
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The Secret of Kells
as Abbot Cellach (voice)Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal...
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Pirate with Gout (voice)The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter...
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Suffragette
as Arthur SteedBased on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were...
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Green Zone
as Martin BrownDuring the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team...
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Lake Placid
as Sheriff Hank KeoughWhen a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a...
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A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in...
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Michael Collins
as Liam TobinMichael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s,...
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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Huntsman (voice)A young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the...
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Live by Night
as Thomas CoughlinA group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing...
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Into the Storm
as Winston ChurchillThis powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he...
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Breakfast on Pluto
as John Joe KennyIn the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London...
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When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI...
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The Company You Keep
as Henry OsborneA former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
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Albert Nobbs
as Dr. HolloranAlbert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to...
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Dark Blue
as Jack van MeterSet during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events...
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Alone in Berlin
as Otto QuangelBerlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a...
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The Grand Seduction
as Murray FrenchA small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract....
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The Butcher Boy
as Father BubblesFrancie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with...
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Turbulence
as StubbsOn a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and...
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Trespass Against Us
as Colby CulterThree generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest...
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The Tailor of Panama
as Mickie AbraxasA British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once...
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The General
as Martin CahillThe real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring...
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Calvary
as Father James LavelleAfter being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces...
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Harrison's Flowers
as Marc Stevenson1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported...
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The Field
as Quarryman"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the...
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Into the West
as Inspector BolgerAccused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the...
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The Snapper
as LesterSharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin....
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Six Shooter
as DonnellyOverwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with...
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Perrier's Bounty
as Darren PerrierA gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the...
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In My Country
as De JagarAn American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's...
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The Tiger's Tail
as Liam O'LearyAfter a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
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Frankie
as JimmyAbout three generations of a family grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of...
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Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
as Captain Vicks (voice)Morten, a ten-year-old boy, is shrunk to the size of an insect due to a magical fog gun. Soon,...
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I Went Down
as Bunny KellyFresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a...
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The Cup
as Dermot WeldAt the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a...
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On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
as SelfOn The Red Carpet presents an in-depth look at the making of The Banshees of Inisherin.
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My Life So Far
as Jim MenziesA memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a...
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Black Irish
as Desmond McKayIn South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face...
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This Is My Father
as Garda JimWhen schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had...
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So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as The Pirate With GoutWith the help of his trusted dodo Polly, the Pirate Captain presents fun-loving and hilarious...
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Wild About Harry
as Harry McKeeA sleazy chef is forced to face the truth about the man he has become and realizes that he has...
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Deconstructing 'The Village'
as SelfIn this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get...
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Love Lies Bleeding
as Thomas MackenConn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder....
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Saltwater
as Simple SimonAn Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and...
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Atlantic
as NarratorDocumentary about the two big resources in the North Atlantic, fish and oil, and the impact of...
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Spaghetti Slow
as Frank FergusonA wealthy young Italian man is sent to Ireland to learn English, only to fall in love with the...
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Lost Lives
as uncreditedThis poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in...
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Trojan Eddie
as GingerTrojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish...
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A Further Gesture
as RichardDowd, an IRA prisoner in the H-blocks, is gloomily facing his sentence, until he joins a comrade...
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The Treaty
as Michael CollinsHow the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael...
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H Is for Hawk
as Alisdair MacdonaldThe true story follows Helen who, after losing her beloved father, finds herself saved by an...
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Studs
as Walter KeeganThe hot-tempered, unruly players of this pub league soccer team are in dire straits after having...
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Cáca Milis
as PaulA chance encounter on a train between a young woman and a blind man.
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Dear Sarah
as Brendan DowdGiuseppe Conlon and his son Gerry are convicted of an IRA bombing as part of the Maguire Seven...
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Noreen
as Con KeoghTwo guards are headed to a house where there has been a shot due to a statement of a neighbour...
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The Path to Redemption
as SelfFrom pre-production to release, we are given an exclusive look into the making of Ridley Scott's...
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Sweety Barrett
as Sweety BarrettSweety Barrett is a giant of a man with the mind of a child. An easy target in a corrupt world,...
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Pursuit
as SearbhánPursuit is a modern take on Irish mythology, adapting the legend of Diarmuid and Gráinne and...
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Angela Mooney Dies Again
as Barney MooneyAmericans want to take over the Irish creamery Angela Mooney's husband built up. Everybody in...
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Psychic
as JeremiahA light and dark tale of family, showmanship and the suspension of disbelief.
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Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
as SelfIn 2021, Hughes’s pub closed its doors for the last time. In January 2022, talented fiddle...
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The Honey Wars
as (voice)Follows Hope, a young girl with a secret ability to see the invisible threads that connect the...
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as SelfStephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...
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The Graham Norton Show
as SelfEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - GuestOnce Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...
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Mr. Mercedes
as Detective Bill HodgesA demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and...
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Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
as Ferny Toro (voice)The adventures of Piggley, a spunky eight-year-old pig, and his friends Dannan the Duck and...
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State of the Union
as ScottTom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each...
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The Comey Rule
as Donald TrumpAn immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the...
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Frank of Ireland
as LiamFrank is a 33-year-old catastrophe; a misanthropic fantasist in arrested development who’s...
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The Irish Civil War
as NarratorThe 3-part documentary series The Irish Civil War tells the epic and often challenging story of...
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The Burren: Heart of Stone
as NarratorCome along on a journey through the ages, tracing the genetic story of the Irish people, the...
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