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 (202...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Troy
2004
28 Days Later
2002
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Braveheart
1995
The Village
2004
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
Mission: Impossible II
2000
Hampstead
2017
Gangs of New York
2002
Paddington 2
2017
H Is for Hawk
2025
The Smurfs 2
2013
In Bruges
2008
Beowulf
2007
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Far and Away
1992
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
Assassin's Creed
2016
Turbulence
1997
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Safe House
2012
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
Green Zone
2010
The Tailor of Panama
2001
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
Dark Blue
2002
The Company You Keep
2012
Cold Mountain
2003
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Suffragette
2015
Calvary
2014
Alone in Berlin
2016
Song of the Sea
2014
Lake Placid
1999
Live by Night
2016