Domhnall Gleeson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Domhnall Gleeson
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	May 12, 1983(1983-05-12)
Age	41
Birthplace	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Taurus

Domhnall Gleeson Biography

Domhnall Gleeson is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on May 12, 1983 in Dublin, Ireland. Actor internationally acclaimed for his character Bill Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2. He was later cast in the lead characters for the roles of Ex Machina, The Revenant and About Time. He also played general Hux as General Hux in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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After graduating, Gleeson began directing and writing for both film and stage. He first appeared in the British television miniseries Rebel Heart in 2001 with James D’Arcy and Paloma Baeza. Gleeson made his film debut in Martin McDonagh’s short film Six Shooter in 2004, which starred his father. The film won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He was featured in a small role in the 2005 horror comedy Boy Eats Girl. In 2006, Gleeson starred in the feature film Studs, with his father appearing alongside him. He was among the main cast members of RTÉ comedy television series The Last Furlong in 2005. Gleeson appeared on the Broadway theatre show The Lieutenant of Inishmore at age twenty-three, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his role as the dim-witted Davey. In late 2007, Gleeson played Herbert Pocket in the Hugh Leonard adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. The role was described as being “wittily played” by Irish Independent critic Bruce Arnold. Earlier that year he had a role as Bobby in the David Mamet play American Buffalo, also at the Gate Theatre.

During the early stages of his career, Gleeson directed and wrote several short films, garnered a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his role in the Broadway production The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and had a supporting role in Never Let Me Go. He became known to a wider audience for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), along with his father Brendan Gleeson, who played Alastor Moody; Konstantin Levin in Anna Karenina (2012); Tim Lake in About Time (2013); and Russell Allen Phillips in the fact- based war drama Unbroken (2014). Gleeson has won three IFTA Awards for his performances in When Harvey Met Bob (2010), Anna Karenina (2012), and Frank (2014).

His father is He is the son of Brendan Gleeson and has three younger brothers named Fergus, Briain and Ruairi. and has three brothers younger than him named Fergus, Briain and Ruairi.

Domhnall Gleeson Net Worth

Domhnall Gleeson is one of the richest Movie Actor from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Domhnall Gleeson 's net worth $7 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His acting debut was in the mini-series “Rebel Heart” of 2001. Rebel Heart.

His role as the lead actor in the movie When Harvey Met Bob earned him an IFTA Award for Best Actor in an Leading Part.

Domhnall Gleeson (/ˈ d oʊ n ə l ˈ ɡ l iː s ə n / ; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, screenwriter and short film director. He is the son of actor Brendan Gleeson, alongside whom he has appeared in a number of films and theatre projects. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from Dublin Institute of Technology.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank (2014), he portrayed Jon, a wannabe musician who joins the band of the eccentric, papier-mâché head-wearing titular character played by Michael Fassbender. Gleeson played a small role as a psychotic killer in the Irish drama Calvary, starring his father as a Catholic priest who visits him in prison. His last release of 2014, was Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, the war film Unbroken. In the film, Gleeson portrayed a soldier lost at sea after a plane crash in Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. He lost what he described as a “sizable amount of weight” for the role. Along with his father and brother Brian, Gleeson created and stars in the Immatürity For Charity comedy sketches, which raise money for the St. Francis Hospice in Raheny, Dublin. Gleeson directed and starred in a music video for the Squarehead charity single “2025” in 2014, with all proceeds going to Immatürity For Charity.

Facts & Trivia

Domhnall Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Domhnall Gleeson celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.

2015 saw Gleeson appear in four films, all of which received Oscar nominations. His first release of the year was the science fiction psychological thriller Ex Machina, which was filmed at a hotel in Valldalen, Norway in the summer of 2013 and released in January 2015. The film stars Gleeson as a programmer who wins a competition to visit the home of his company’s CEO (Oscar Isaac) and test the human qualities of the artificially intelligent humanoid robot Ava, who is played by Alicia Vikander. The film was the directorial debut of Never Let Me Go and Dredd screenwriter Alex Garland and their third collaboration. Ex Machina was met with critical acclaim for its performances, screenplay, direction, and visual effects. In the romantic period drama Brooklyn, he appeared in a supporting role as a romantic interest of Saoirse Ronan’s character, a young Irish woman living in Brooklyn in the 1950s. Gleeson was announced to be a part of the Star Wars sequel trilogy in April 2014. The first instalment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was released in December 2015. Gleeson plays the ruthless General Hux, commander of the First Order’s Starkiller Base. Throughout the film, Hux is vying for power with First Order commander Kylo Ren, who is portrayed by Adam Driver. In his last release of the year, Gleeson co-starred in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s western The Revenant as fur trader Andrew Henry, with Leonardo DiCaprio portraying fur trapper Hugh Glass. Alongside his brother Brian and his father Brendan, Gleeson starred in a revival of the Enda Walsh play The Walworth Farce from January to February 2015. In February 2016, Gleeson narrated the BBC Two nature documentary series Earth’s Greatest Spectacles.

Is Domhnall Gleeson in a relationship?

According to New Zealand news site Stuff, Gleeson lives with film producer Juliette Bonass in Dublin.

Who plays the oldest Weasley brother?

Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise (2010-2011), About Time (2013), Ex Machina (2015) and The Revenant (2015).

Which Weasley is in Star Wars?

Everyone’s Reaction To Bill Weasley As General Hux In ‘Star Wars,’ Summed Up In One Comic. Praise be to Domhnall Gleeson, an actor who manages to remain distinctive and yet chameleon himself into roles so thoroughly that you’d rarely make the connection between two of his parts.

What is Donal in Irish?

Answer. Donal in Irish is Dónal. The meaning of Dónal is World mighty/ruler.