Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

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Birthday: 
29 March 1955, Dublin, Ireland
Height: 
188 cm
Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Pat and Frank Gleeson. From a very young age, he loved to learn, especially reading classical text in and outside the classroom. He took great attention to Irish play writers such as Samuel Beckett, which eventually led to him performing in his high school play production of "Waiting for Godot&qu... Show more »
Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Pat and Frank Gleeson. From a very young age, he loved to learn, especially reading classical text in and outside the classroom. He took great attention to Irish play writers such as Samuel Beckett, which eventually led to him performing in his high school play production of "Waiting for Godot", and paying great attention to detail in his high school drama classes. Upon finishing 12th grade, he spent a couple of years with the Dublin Shakespeare Festival, and under the advice of a director there, headed across to London and auditioned for drama schools. Soon to follow, he was invited to audition for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon, and spent a couple of seasons back in England on the stage. He then, at the age of thirty five, decided to audition for films in the UK and began to build a very respectable resume playing many different diverse characters.He made his debut as a quarryman in The Field (1990). He had several small roles in major Hollywood movies based in Ireland, such as Far and Away (1992) and Into the West (1992). Memorably played historical Irish figure "Michael Collins" in The Treaty (1991). Made his breakthrough in Scottish themed Braveheart (1995), which was largely filmed in Ireland, opposite Mel Gibson. He played Gibson's right-hand man "Hamish". Since then, he has appeared in numerous major films such as Mission: Impossible II (2000), Lake Placid (1999), Turbulence (1997). He has made a name for himself taking the titular role in The General (1998), based on the life of Irish criminal "Martin Cahill", for which he won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award. He appears in director John Boorman's film The Tailor of Panama (2001) as well as Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001).Ever since, he has continued to bring his huge stage presence to the screen, always delivering the character in full development to his audience. He is married to his lovely wife, Mary, since 1982. They have four sons. Show less «

Brendan Gleeson's FILMOGRAPHY

The Graham Norton Show - Season 31

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 9

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The Oscars (2023)

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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 11

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 30

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State of the Union - Season 2

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The Banshees of Inisherin

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The Irish Civil War - Season 1

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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 10

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 29

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The Tragedy of Macbeth

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Frank of Ireland - Season 1

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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

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The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2021

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 28

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 27

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The Comey Rule - Season 1

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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 8

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 26

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 25

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Mr. Mercedes - Season 3

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State of the Union - Season 1

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 5

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Brendan Gleeson'S roles

August Nicholson
August Nicholson
Liam Tobin
Liam Tobin
Stobrod Thewes
Stobrod Thewes
Martin Brown
Martin Brown
Reynald de Chatillon
Reynald de Chatillon
Alastor 'Mad-
Alastor 'Mad-
Sheriff Hank Keough
Sheriff Hank Keough
Menelaus
Menelaus
Frank
Frank
Wiglaf
Wiglaf
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Conor
Conor
General Brigham
General Brigham
Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas
Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas
Father James Lavelle
Father James Lavelle
Victor Doyle
Victor Doyle
Gerry Boyle
Gerry Boyle
Lord Johnson-Johnson
Lord Johnson-Johnson
David Barlow
David Barlow
Henry Osborne
Henry Osborne
The Pirate with Gout
The Pirate with Gout
Germain Lesage
Germain Lesage
Ken
Ken
Thomas Nickerson
Thomas Nickerson
John C. McCloy
John C. McCloy
Abbot Cellach
Abbot Cellach
Otto Quangel
Otto Quangel
Joseph
Joseph
Donnelly
Donnelly
Bill Hodges
Bill Hodges