Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson (born March 29, 1955 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish character actor. He played supporting roles in Braveheart (1995) by Mel Gibson, Michael Collins (1996) by Neil Jordan, Gangs of New York (2002) by Martin Scorsese, 28 Days Later (2002) by Danny Boyle, Cold Mountain (2003) by Anthony Minghella, Troy (2004) by Wolfgang Petersen. He acted in In Bruges (2008) with Colin Farrell, Albert Nobbs (2011) with Glenn Close, Edge of Tomorrow (2014) with Tom Cruise, Suffragette (2015) with Carey Mulligan, In the Heart of the Sea (2015) by Ron Howard with Chris Hemsworth, Frankie (2019) with Isabelle Huppert, The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) with Denzel Washington, The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) with Colin Farrell. He played Alastor Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). He starred in The General (1998) by John Boorman, Into the Storm (2009), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014).

On television Gleeson played Winston Churchill in Into the Storm (2009), Donald Trump in The Comey Rule (2020).

Golden Globe Awards

2023 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Banshees of Inisherin, The
- Brendan Gleeson
2021 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Comey Rule, The
- Brendan Gleeson
2012 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Guard, The
- Brendan Gleeson
2010 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Into The Storm
- Brendan Gleeson
2009 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- In Bruges
- Brendan Gleeson