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 Gleeson and Brian Gleeson.…
Filmography
Love Lies Bleeding
1993 · 10.0
The Irish Civil War
2022 · 8.5
Spider-Noir
2026 · 8.3
The Simpsons
1989 · 8.0
The Lifeboat
1994 · 8.0
Kerry: Tides of Time
2025 · 8.0
Song of the Sea
2014 · 8.0
Braveheart
1995 · 7.9
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · 7.8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · 7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · 7.7
Edge of Tomorrow
2014 · 7.6
In Bruges
2008 · 7.5
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 · 7.5
Before I Sleep
1997 · 7.5
Paddington 2
2017 · 7.5
The Secret of Kells
2009 · 7.4
Gangs of New York
2002 · 7.3
28 Days Later
2002 · 7.2
Mr. Mercedes
2017 · 7.2
Six Shooter
2004 · 7.2
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · 7.2
Troy
2004 · 7.2
Suffragette
2015 · 7.2
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 · 7.1
Kingdom of Heaven
2005 · 7.1
Screen Two
1985 · 7.1
H Is for Hawk
2025 · 7.1
Saltwater
2000 · 7.1
Calvary
2014 · 7.1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · 7.1
4 Play
1989 · 7.0
Atlantic
2016 · 7.0
The Field
1990 · 7.0
The Guard
2011 · 7.0
The Comey Rule
2020 · 7.0
Cold Mountain
2003 · 6.9
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · 6.9
State of the Union
2019 · 6.9
Stonehearst Asylum
2014 · 6.9
Michael Collins
1996 · 6.9
Noreen
2010 · 6.8
The Butcher Boy
1998 · 6.8
The Treaty
1991 · 6.8
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 · 6.8
Far and Away
1992 · 6.8
Alone in Berlin
2016 · 6.7
The Grand Seduction
2014 · 6.7
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023 · 6.7
The General
1998 · 6.7
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 · 6.5
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003 · 6.5
Harrison's Flowers
2000 · 6.5
Black Irish
2007 · 6.5
Safe House
2012 · 6.5
The Village
2004 · 6.5
Green Zone
2010 · 6.5
The Snapper
1993 · 6.5
Into the West
1992 · 6.4
Into the Storm
2009 · 6.4
Albert Nobbs
2011 · 6.3
The Raven
2012 · 6.3
Frank of Ireland
2021 · 6.3
Live by Night
2016 · 6.3
Dark Blue
2002 · 6.2
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012 · 6.2
The Company You Keep
2012 · 6.2
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · 6.1
Hampstead
2017 · 6.1
This Is My Father
1999 · 6.1
ScreenPlay
1986 · 6.0
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021 · 6.0
In My Country
2004 · 6.0
Cáca Milis
2001 · 6.0
Hard Shoulder
1990 · 6.0
I Went Down
1997 · 6.0
Tales from the Poorhouse
— · 6.0
Sweety Barrett
1999 · 6.0
Wild About Harry
2000 · 6.0
The Tailor of Panama
2001 · 6.0
Lake Placid
1999 · 6.0
Beowulf
2007 · 5.9
Perrier's Bounty
2010 · 5.8
Trespass Against Us
2016 · 5.8
The Smurfs 2
2013 · 5.7
The Cup
2011 · 5.7
The Tiger's Tail
2006 · 5.6
Spaghetti Slow
1996 · 5.5
Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997 · 5.5
Assassin's Creed
2016 · 5.4
Turbulence
1997 · 5.4
My Life So Far
1999 · 5.4
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024 · 5.4
Trojan Eddie
1996 · 5.3
Studs
2006 · 5.2
Frankie
2019 · 4.8
A Further Gesture
1997 · 4.8
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018 · 4.6
Psychic
2018 · 4.5
Pursuit
2015 · 4.0
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta
2013 · 2.0
The Good Daughter
2026 · 0.0
Far Cry
— · 0.0
The Weir
— · 0.0
The Burren: Heart of Stone
2021 · 0.0
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
— · 0.0
Blood Runs Coal
— · 0.0
Sexual Healing
— · 0.0
The Dead Zoo
2022 · 0.0