Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film
director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British
Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been
nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and twice for a Golden Globe
Award.He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the
Harry Potter films (2005â€"2010), and for his supporting roles in
films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Gangs of New
York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), The Smurfs 2 (2013),
Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2018), and The Ballad of Buster
Scruggs (2018), as well as leading roles in films such as 28 Days
Later (2002), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), The Grand Seduction
(2013), and Calvary (2014). He starred as detective Bill Hodges in the
television adaptation of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers
and End of Watch. He also starred as US President Donald Trump in the
miniseries The Comey Rule (2020).He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for his
portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm.
In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of
Ireland's greatest film actors.
director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British
Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been
nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and twice for a Golden Globe
Award.He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the
Harry Potter films (2005â€"2010), and for his supporting roles in
films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Gangs of New
York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), The Smurfs 2 (2013),
Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2018), and The Ballad of Buster
Scruggs (2018), as well as leading roles in films such as 28 Days
Later (2002), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), The Grand Seduction
(2013), and Calvary (2014). He starred as detective Bill Hodges in the
television adaptation of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers
and End of Watch. He also starred as US President Donald Trump in the
miniseries The Comey Rule (2020).He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for his
portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm.
In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of
Ireland's greatest film actors.
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