Actor
Brendan Gleeson
- Born: 29 March 1955, Dublin, Ireland
- Estimated net worth: $4 million
Brendan Gleeson is an acclaimed Irish actor known for his powerful performances in both drama and comedy. He gained recognition for his roles in films like 'In Bruges' and 'The Guard'. Gleeson is celebrated for his distinctive voice and commanding presence…
Brendan Gleeson: best films and shows
About Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson is an acclaimed Irish actor known for his powerful performances in both drama and comedy. He gained recognition for his roles in films like 'In Bruges' and 'The Guard'. Gleeson is celebrated for his distinctive voice and commanding presence, often portraying complex characters with depth and authenticity throughout his extensive career.
- Born
- 29 March 1955, Dublin, Ireland
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Spouses
- Mary Weldon (1989-present)
- Children
- 4 children: Domhnall, Brian, Rory, and Fergus
- Parents
- Frank Gleeson, Pat Gleeson
- Estimated net worth
- $4 million
Fun facts about Brendan Gleeson
- Brendan Gleeson is also a skilled director and screenwriter, showcasing his talents behind the camera.
- He is the father of actor Domhnall Gleeson, who has appeared in films such as 'Star Wars' and 'Ex Machina'.
Famous Brendan Gleeson quotes
“I'm not a hero, I'm a coward.”
“I have a great affection for the characters I play.”
“You can't just throw away your life.”
Brendan Gleeson: coming up
- The Good Daughter (TV, Rusty)12 November 2026
Credits and dates: TMDB.
Brendan Gleeson filmography
Cast (125)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Good Daughter TV | Rusty | |
| 2026 | Spider-Noir TV | Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne | 8.3 |
| 2025 | H Is for Hawk Movie | Dad | 7.1 |
| 2025 | Kerry: Tides of Time TV | Narrator | 8.0 |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux Movie | Jackie Sullivan | 5.4 |
| 2024 | Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's Movie | Self | |
| 2023 | A Greyhound of a Girl Movie | Paddy (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2023 | On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2022 | The Irish Civil War TV | Narrator | 8.5 |
| 2022 | The Banshees of Inisherin Movie | Colm Doherty | 7.5 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Dead Zoo Movie | Narrator | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth Movie | Duncan | 6.9 |
| 2021 | Riverdance: The Animated Adventure Movie | Huntsman (voice) | 6.0 |
| 2021 | Frank of Ireland TV | Liam | 6.3 |
| 2021 | The Burren: Heart of Stone TV | Narrator | |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule TV | Donald Trump | 6.9 |
| 2020 | Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments TV | Self - Guest (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Lost Lives Movie | Self (voice) | 6.0 |
| 2019 | Frankie Movie | Jimmy | 4.8 |
| 2019 | State of the Union TV | Scott | 6.9 |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Movie | Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") | 7.1 |
| 2018 | Captain Morten and the Spider Queen Movie | Captain Vicks (voice) | 4.6 |
| 2018 | Psychic Movie | Jeremiah | 4.5 |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 Movie | Knuckles McGinty | 7.5 |
| 2017 | Mr. Mercedes TV | Bill Hodges | 7.2 |
| 2017 | Hampstead Movie | Donald Horner | 6.1 |
| 2016 | Live by Night Movie | Thomas Coughlin | 6.3 |
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed Movie | Joseph Lynch | 5.4 |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us Movie | Colby Culter | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Alone in Berlin Movie | Otto Quangel | 6.7 |
| 2016 | Atlantic Movie | Narrator | 7.0 |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea Movie | Old Thomas Nickerson | 6.8 |
| 2015 | Suffragette Movie | Arthur Steed | 7.2 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self | 6.1 |
| 2015 | Pursuit Movie | Searbhán | 4.0 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden TV | Self - Guest | 5.1 |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum Movie | The Alienist | 6.9 |
| 2014 | Song of the Sea Movie | Conor / Mac Lir (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2014 | The Grand Seduction Movie | Murray French | 6.7 |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow Movie | General Brigham | 7.6 |
| 2014 | Calvary Movie | Father James Lavelle | 7.1 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest | 5.1 |
| 2013 | 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta TV | Glór | 2.0 |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 Movie | Victor Doyle | 5.7 |
| 2012 | The Company You Keep Movie | Henry Osborne | 6.2 |
| 2012 | So You Want To Be A Pirate! Movie | The Pirate With Gout | 6.2 |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Movie | The Pirate with Gout (voice) | 6.5 |
| 2012 | The Raven Movie | Colonel Hamilton | 6.3 |
| 2012 | Safe House Movie | David Barlow | 6.5 |
| 2011 | Albert Nobbs Movie | Dr. Holloran | 6.3 |
| 2011 | The Cup Movie | Dermot Weld | 5.7 |
| 2011 | The Guard Movie | Sergeant Gerry Boyle | 7.0 |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Movie | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 1916 Seachtar na Cásca TV | Self - Narrator (voice) | 4.8 |
| 2010 | Noreen Movie | Con Keogh | 6.8 |
| 2010 | Perrier's Bounty Movie | Darren Perrier | 5.8 |
| 2010 | Green Zone Movie | Martin Brown | 6.5 |
| 2009 | Into the Storm Movie | Winston Churchill | 6.4 |
| 2009 | The Secret of Kells Movie | Abbot Cellach (voice) | 7.4 |
| 2008 | In Bruges Movie | Ken | 7.5 |
| 2007 | Beowulf Movie | Wiglaf (Voice) | 5.9 |
| 2007 | Black Irish Movie | Desmond McKay | 6.5 |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | 7.7 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2006 | The Tiger's Tail Movie | Liam O'Leary | 5.6 |
| 2006 | The Path to Redemption Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2006 | Studs Movie | Walter Keegan | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | 7.8 |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto Movie | John Joe Kenny | 7.2 |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven Movie | Reynald de Chatillon | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Deconstructing 'The Village' Movie | Self | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Six Shooter Movie | Donnelly | 7.2 |
| 2004 | The Village Movie | August Nicholson | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Troy Movie | Menelaus | 7.2 |
| 2004 | In My Country Movie | De Jagar | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain Movie | Stobrod Thewes | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' Movie | Self | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks TV | Ferny Toro (voice) | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York Movie | Walter 'Monk' McGinn | 7.3 |
| 2002 | Dark Blue Movie | Jack van Meter | 6.2 |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later Movie | Frank | 7.2 |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence Movie | Lord Johnson-Johnson | 7.1 |
| 2001 | Cáca Milis Movie | Paul | 6.0 |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama Movie | Mickie Abraxas | 6.0 |
| 2000 | Wild About Harry Movie | Harry McKee | 6.0 |
| 2000 | Saltwater Movie | Simple Simon | 7.1 |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers Movie | Marc Stevenson | 6.5 |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II Movie | McCloy | 6.1 |
| 1999 | My Life So Far Movie | Jim Menzies | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Lake Placid Movie | Sheriff Hank Keough | 6.0 |
| 1999 | This Is My Father Movie | Garda Jim | 6.1 |
| 1999 | Sweety Barrett Movie | Sweety Barrett | 6.0 |
| 1998 | The General Movie | Martin Cahill | 6.7 |
| 1998 | The Butcher Boy Movie | Father Bubbles | 6.8 |
| 1997 | Before I Sleep Movie | John Harte | 7.5 |
| 1997 | I Went Down Movie | Bunny Kelly | 6.0 |
| 1997 | Angela Mooney Dies Again Movie | Barney Mooney | 5.5 |
| 1997 | Turbulence Movie | Stubbs | 5.4 |
| 1997 | A Further Gesture Movie | Richard | 4.8 |
| 1996 | Spaghetti Slow Movie | Frank Ferguson | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Michael Collins Movie | Liam Tobin | 6.9 |
| 1996 | Trojan Eddie Movie | Ginger | 5.3 |
| 1995 | Braveheart Movie | Hamish Campbell | 7.9 |
| 1994 | The Lifeboat TV | Leslie Parry | 8.0 |
| 1993 | The Snapper Movie | Lester | 6.5 |
| 1993 | Love Lies Bleeding Movie | Thomas Macken | 10.0 |
| 1992 | Into the West Movie | Inspector Bolger | 6.4 |
| 1992 | Far and Away Movie | Social Club Policeman | 6.8 |
| 1991 | The Treaty Movie | Michael Collins | 6.8 |
| 1990 | Hard Shoulder Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1990 | The Field Movie | Quarryman | 7.0 |
| 1990 | Dear Sarah Movie | Brendan Dowd | 10.0 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons TV | Joe Quimby Sr. (voice) | 8.0 |
| 1989 | 4 Play TV | Farmer | 7.0 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay TV | Thomas Macken | 6.0 |
| 1985 | Screen Two TV | Lester | 7.1 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self - Host | 6.9 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 7.0 |
| TBA | Far Cry TV | Unknown character | |
| TBA | The Weir Movie | Jack | |
| TBA | The Honey Wars Movie | (voice) | |
| TBA | A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf Movie | Wiglaf | |
| TBA | Blood Runs Coal Movie | Joseph Yablonski | |
| TBA | Tales from the Poorhouse Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| TBA | Sexual Healing Movie | Freddy Cousaert |
Crew (2)
Latest releases
- H Is for Hawk2025 / TMDB 7.1
- Joker: Folie à Deux2024 / TMDB 5.4
- Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's2024
- A Greyhound of a Girl2023 / TMDB 6.7
- On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin2023 / TMDB 6.0
- The Banshees of Inisherin2022 / TMDB 7.5
Questions about Brendan Gleeson
What are some of Brendan Gleeson's most famous films?
Brendan Gleeson is known for his roles in 'In Bruges', 'The Guard', '28 Days Later', and 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'.
Has Brendan Gleeson won any major awards?
Brendan Gleeson has received several awards, including the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards and a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
What was Brendan Gleeson's first film?
Brendan Gleeson's film debut was in 'The Field', released in 1990, where he played a supporting role.
How did Brendan Gleeson get into acting?
Gleeson began his career in theater before transitioning to film and television, showcasing his talent on stage.
What is Brendan Gleeson's estimated net worth?
Brendan Gleeson's estimated net worth is around $4 million, reflecting his successful acting career.
What notable character did Brendan Gleeson play in the 'Harry Potter' series?
In the 'Harry Potter' series, Gleeson portrayed Mad-Eye Moody in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' and subsequent films.
Has Brendan Gleeson worked in television?
Yes, Brendan Gleeson has appeared in various television series, including 'The Treaty' and 'Mr. Mercedes', showcasing his versatility.
What is a defining characteristic of Brendan Gleeson's acting style?
Brendan Gleeson's acting style is marked by his ability to convey deep emotion and complexity, often making his characters memorable.