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Aug 18, 2017 · Irish actor Brendan Gleeson made his film debut in 1990’s “The Field,” starring Richard Harris and based on the play by John B. Keane. Five years later, he made an impact internationally as ...
Brendan Gleeson is an award-winning Irish actor, director, and former teacher who is well-known for his portrayal of Professor Alastor Moody (Mad Eye) in three of the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, and as Winston Churchill in the movie ‘Into the Storm’, for which he bagged an Emmy Award in 2009. With over 90 movies to his name, he has won two ...
Dec 7, 2022 · Brendan Gleeson, left and Colin Farrell in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin.’. Jonathan Hession/Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios. “It was such a relief,” agrees Farrell. “I was f ...
The Banshees of Inisherin (/ ˌ ɪ n ɪ ˈ ʃ ɛr ɪ n /) is a 2022 black tragicomedy film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh. Set on a remote, fictional island off the west coast of Ireland in the 1920s, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with severe ...
Feb 24, 2021 · Irish audiences are particularly enamored with the extended Gleeson family, since they still reside in the country and, by all accounts, remain regular citizens, as per Irish America. There are five famous Gleeson men total, but only one Brendan. Suffice to say, his story is one worth telling even outside of his hugely impressive acting career.
Jul 2, 2017 · B orn in Dublin in 1955, Brendan Gleeson worked as a secondary school teacher of Irish and English before turning to acting full-time in 1991. He is best known for his roles in Calvary, In Bruges ...
