Brendan Gleeson
Born 1955 · Irish actor
Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. 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.
Brendan Gleeson, in order
- 1990 The Field: acted · directed by Jim Sheridan
- 1991 The Treaty: acted · directed by Jonathan Lewis
- 1992 Far and Away: acted · directed by Ron Howard · critics 51%, audiences 62%
- 1992 Into the West: acted · directed by Mike Newell
- 1993 The Snapper: acted · directed by Stephen Frears
- 1995 Braveheart: acted · directed by Mel Gibson · critics 74%, audiences 85% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 1995 Kidnapped (TV movie): acted · directed by Ivan Passer
- 1996 Michael Collins: acted · directed by Neil Jordan · critics 76%, audiences 84% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 1997 I Went Down: acted · directed by Paddy Breathnach
- 1997 The Butcher Boy: acted · directed by Neil Jordan
- 1997 Turbulence: acted · directed by Robert Butler
- 1998 The General: acted · directed by John Boorman · critics 84%, audiences 81% · streaming on Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Fawesome
- 1999 Lake Placid: acted · directed by Steve Miner
- 1999 My Life So Far: acted · directed by Hugh Hudson
- 2000 Harrison's Flowers: acted · directed by Élie Chouraqui
- 2000 Mission: Impossible 2: acted · directed by John Woo
- 2000 Saltwater: acted · directed by Conor McPherson
- 2000 Wild About Harry: acted · directed by Declan Lowney
- 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 76%, audiences 64% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
- 2001 Cáca Milis: acted
- 2001 The Tailor of Panama: acted · directed by John Boorman · critics 75%, audiences 46% · streaming on Pluto TV, Tubi
- 2002 28 Days Later: acted · directed by Danny Boyle · critics 87%, audiences 85%
- 2002 Dark Blue: acted · directed by Ron Shelton
- 2002 Gangs of New York: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 72%, audiences 81% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2003 Cold Mountain: acted · directed by Anthony Minghella · critics 70%, audiences 77% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2004 In My Country: acted · directed by John Boorman · critics 23%, audiences 56% · streaming on Roku Channel
- 2004 Six Shooter (short film): acted · directed by Martin McDonagh
- 2004 The Village: acted · directed by M. Night Shyamalan · critics 43%, audiences 57%
- 2004 Troy: acted · directed by Wolfgang Petersen · critics 52%, audiences 74% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
- 2005 Breakfast on Pluto: acted · directed by Neil Jordan · critics 58%, audiences 80%
- 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: acted · directed by Mike Newell · critics 88%, audiences 74% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2005 Kingdom of Heaven: acted · directed by Ridley Scott · critics 39%, audiences 72%
- 2006 The Tiger's Tail: acted · directed by John Boorman · critics 18%, audiences 31% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
- 2007 Beowulf: acted · directed by Robert Zemeckis · critics 70%, audiences 50% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2007 Black Irish: acted · directed by Brad Gann
- 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: acted · directed by David Yates · critics 78%, audiences 81% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2008 In Bruges: acted · directed by Martin McDonagh · critics 84%, audiences 87%
- 2009 Into the Storm (TV movie): acted · directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- 2009 Perrier's Bounty: acted · directed by Ian Fitzgibbon
- 2010 Green Zone: acted · directed by Paul Greengrass · critics 52%, audiences 57% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1: acted · directed by David Yates · critics 77%, audiences 85% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
- 2010 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey: acted · directed by Thierry Coup
- 2011 Albert Nobbs: acted · directed by Rodrigo García Márquez · critics 56%, audiences 48% · streaming on Kanopy
- 2011 The Cup: acted · directed by Simon Wincer
- 2011 The Guard: acted · directed by John Michael McDonagh
- 2012 Safe House: acted · directed by Daniel Espinosa · critics 52%, audiences 63% · streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Starz
- 2012 The Company You Keep: acted · directed by Robert Redford
- 2012 The Raven: acted · directed by James McTeigue · critics 21%, audiences 46% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
- 2013 The Grand Seduction: acted · directed by Don McKellar
- 2013 The Smurfs 2: acted · directed by Raja Gosnell
- 2014 Calvary: acted · directed by John Michael McDonagh
- 2014 Edge of Tomorrow: acted · directed by Doug Liman · critics 91%, audiences 90% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
- 2014 Stonehearst Asylum: acted · directed by Brad Anderson
- 2015 In the Heart of the Sea: acted · directed by Ron Howard · critics 42%, audiences 54%
- 2015 Suffragette: acted · directed by Sarah Gavron · critics 72%, audiences 68%
- 2015 Trespass Against Us: acted · directed by Adam Smith
- 2016 Alone in Berlin: acted · directed by Vincent Perez
- 2016 Assassin's Creed: acted · directed by Justin Kurzel · critics 18%, audiences 42% · streaming on Hulu
- 2016 Live by Night: acted · directed by Ben Affleck · critics 34%, audiences 42% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 2017 Hampstead: acted · directed by Joel Hopkins
- 2017 Paddington 2: acted · directed by Paul King
- 2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: acted · directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen · critics 90%, audiences 78% · streaming on Netflix
- 2019 State of the Union (TV series): acted · directed by Stephen Frears
- 2020 The Comey Rule (TV series): acted · directed by Billy Ray · critics 66%, audiences 65%
- 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth: acted · directed by Joel Coen
- 2022 The Banshees of Inisherin: acted · directed by Martin McDonagh · critics 96%, audiences 75% · streaming on Hulu, fuboTV
- 2024 Joker: Folie à Deux: acted · directed by Todd Phillips
- 2025 H Is for Hawk: acted · directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
- 2026 Spider-Noir (TV series): acted · critics 92%, audiences 90% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
- The Good Daughter (TV series): acted · directed by Steph Green