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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and director. 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.
IMDb profile of Brendan Gleeson, an Irish actor, director and producer. Learn about his life, career, roles, awards and trivia.
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Learn about the life and career of Brendan Gleeson, an Irish actor who starred in films such as Braveheart, Gangs of New York, and In Bruges. Find out his height, family, awards, trivia, and more on IMDb.
- March 29, 1955
Nov 4, 2022 · A comedy drama film by Martin McDonagh, set in 1923 Ireland, where two lifelong friends face a crisis. Brendan Gleeson plays Colm, who ends his friendship with Padraic (Colin Farrell) and faces the consequences.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Martin McDonagh
- 2022-11-04
- Liam Gaughan
- Senior Writer
- 'Calvary' (2014) It turns out that John Michael McDonagh is just as great of a filmmaker as his brother, Martin. The other McDonagh filmmaker inspired Gleeson to give his most commanding lead performance to date in the 2014 thriller Calvary, which centers on the difficulty of justifying religious faith within a cruel world.
- 'The Banshees of Inisherin' (2022) The Banshees of Inisherin is among the best tragicomedies. After deciding to focus the rest of his life on pursuing the arts, Colm (Gleeson) decides to give up his best friend, Pádraic (Farrell), whom he considers boring and unstimulating.
- 'In Bruges' (2008) Before reuniting in The Banshees of Inisherin, McDonagh, Gleeson, and Farrell worked together on another Irish classic with an absurdly dark sense of humor.
- '28 Days Later' (2002) "Realism" isn't a word that's often associated with zombie movies, but Danny Boyle's 2002 horror thriller 28 Days Later feels oddly possible.
Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor and film director, known for his roles in Harry Potter, Braveheart, In Bruges, and The Banshees of Inisherin. He has won an Emmy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and been nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA.
Oct 19, 2022 · (Justin Jun Lee / For The Times) By Josh Rottenberg Staff Writer. Photography by. Justin Jun Lee. Oct. 19, 2022 6 AM PT. On the surface, Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell have little in common...
