Brendan Gleeson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brendan Gleeson
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Mar 29, 1955(1955-03-29)
Age	69
Birthplace	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Pisces

Brendan Gleeson Biography

Brendan Gleeson is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on March 29, 1955 in Dublin, Ireland. An Irish-born actor is most famous for his character as Professor Alastor “Mad Eye” Moody from the Harry Potter films. Other films he has appeared in comprise Gangs of New York, In Bruges Mission: Impossible II, Troy as well as 28 Days Later.

He was a child who admired Beckett, who was the Irish actor He grew up idolizing the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett..

He has been married to Mary Weldon since 1982. He has four sons; Domhnall, Brían, Fergus, and Rúairí. Domhnall and Brían are also actors. Gleeson speaks fluent Irish and is an advocate of the promotion of the Irish language. Gleeson is a fan of English football club Aston Villa, as is his son Domhnall.

As a member of the Dublin-based Passion Machine Theatre company, Gleeson appeared in several of the theatre company’s early and highly successful plays such as Brownbread (1987), [written by Roddy Doyle, directed by Paul Mercier] Wasters (1985) and Home (1988) [written and directed by Paul Mercier.] He has also written three plays for Passion Machine: The Birdtable (1987) and Breaking Up (1988), both of which he directed, and Babies and Bathwater (1994) in which he acted. Among his other Dublin theatre work are Patrick Süskind’s one-man play The Double Bass and John B. Keane’s The Year of the Hiker.

He got married Mary Gleeson in 1982. Their four children: Brian, Fergus, Rory as well as the actor He married Mary Gleeson in 1982. The couple has four sons: Brian, Fergus, Rory, and actor Domhnall Gleeson, who appeared alongside him in the Harry Potter film series. who was a part of Gleeson on Harry Potter. Harry Potter film series.

Brendan Gleeson Net Worth

Brendan Gleeson is one of the richest Movie Actor from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brendan Gleeson 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a teacher for a time in Dublin, Ireland. He made his debut in the film Dear Sarah as Brendan Dowd.

He made his film debut as a film actor in He made his movie debut in Mel Gibson‘s Braveheart, which was about Scotland’s war for independence.’s Braveheart that was about the Scottish war for independence.

Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA Awards, and an Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and twice for a Golden Globe Award.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Brendan Gleeson Dating?

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Gleeson starred in the short film Six Shooter in 2006, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. This film was written and directed by Martin McDonagh who also wrote and directed In Bruges in 2008. The film, and Gleeson’s performance, enjoyed huge critical acclaim, earning Gleeson several award nominations, including his first Golden Globe nomination. In the movie, Gleeson plays a mentor-like figure for Colin Farrell’s hitman. In his review of In Bruges, Roger Ebert described the elder Gleeson as having a “noble shambles of a face and the heft of a boxer gone to seed.”

Facts & Trivia

Brendan Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Brendan Gleeson celebrates birthday on March 29 of every year.

Gleeson provided the voice of Abbot Cellach in The Secret of Kells, an animated film co-directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon which premiered in February 2009 at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.

Who plays Mr Moody in Harry Potter?

Brendan Gleeson
Born| 29 March 1955 Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater| University College Dublin
Occupation| Actor film director
Years active| 1985–present

Is Brendan Gleeson Irish?

Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor. His best-known films include the Harry Potter films, Braveheart, Gangs of New York, 28 Days Later, and the role of Michael Collins in The Treaty. He won an Emmy award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the film Into the Storm.

How old was Brendan Gleeson in Braveheart?

67 years (March 29, 1955)

What movies was Brendan Gleeson in?

Appears in

Is Mad Eye Moody Irish?

Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody (d. 27 July, 1997) was a Scottish wizard of pure- blood descent , considered to be the most famous Auror of modern time. He was also a pivotal member of the Order of the Phoenix during the First and Second Wizarding Wars.