Brendan Gleeson born 29 March 1955 is an Irish actor and film director He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards two BIFAs and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award five times for a Golden Globe Award and once for an Academy Award In 2020 he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Irelands greatest film actors He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films 20052010 He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart 1995 Michael Collins 1996 28 Days Later 2002 Gangs of New York 2002 Cold Mountain 2003 Troy 2004 Suffragette 2015 Paddington 2 2017 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018 and The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 He is also known for his leading roles in films such as The General 1998 In Bruges 2008 The Guard 2011 Calvary 2014 Frankie 2019 and The Banshees of Inisherin 2022 He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the lattermost film He won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance as Donald Trump in the Showtime series The Comey Rule 2020 From 2017 to 2019 he starred in the crime series Mr Mercedes He received an Emmy Award nomination for Stephen Frears Sundance TV series State of the Union 2022
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