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Place of birth Co.Dublin, Ireland
Year of debut 1990
Awards
- BAFTA Awards nominated1
- Golden Globe Awards nominated2
Brendan Gleeson worked in an office for two years before training at RADA. After graduating, he returned to Ireland where he studied Irish and English at University College Dublin. He worked as a teacher for ten years. At the age of 34, he embarked on a movie career. He began acting in Irish movies such as Into The West. In 1995, he got his big break in Braveheart. He has since starred in a range of movies from In Bruges to the Harry Potter franchise.
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£2.7512 Certificate 2007 132 MinsHarry (Daniel Radcliffe) clashes with a new teacher while training a group of wizards to battle Lord Voldemort. Supernatural scares, violence and mild language.
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£2.7512 Certificate 2005 150 MinsHarry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) competes in a wizardry tournament. Co stars Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Robert Pattinson. Moderate fantasy violence.
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£2.9915 Certificate 2000 118 MinsDirected by John Woo. IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) tries to stop a rogue agent (Dougray Scott). Strong violence and infrequent mild language.
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£2.5015 Certificate 1995 170 MinsWilliam Wallace (Mel Gibson) leads a Scottish army against the King of England and his forces. With Brian Cox. Features strong frequent violence and blood and torture.
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£2.9912 Certificate 2004 103 MinsVillagers face an unspeakable horror that lives in the nearby forest. Stars Joaquin Phoenix and Bryce Dallas Howard. Contains moderate psychological horror and violence.
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£2.4912 Certificate 2007 109 MinsAnimated. Beowulf (Ray Winstone) rids a village of a terrifying beast. With Angelina Jolie. Contains moderate bloody violence and sex references.
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£2.9915 Certificate 2010 109 MinsAn army officer (Matt Damon) finds a government cover up while searching for weapons of mass destruction. Strong language, bloody war violence and injuries.
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£2.9918 Certificate 2008 102 MinsTwo hit-men (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) who are hiding in Belgium are pursued by their angry boss. Strong bloody violence, very strong language and hard drug use.
Did you know?
- According to the Irish Independent, Brendan Gleeson was once told by a Hollywood agent that he was "too fat, too old and not good-looking enough" to make it in the film industry.
- In 2009, he won an Emmy for his performance as Winston Churchill in Into The Storm.
- He began acting in a school production of Waiting For Godot.
- He married Mary in 1982. They have four sons together. His eldest son Domhnall is also an actor. Domnhall played Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter movies.
- Before his movie career kicked off, he acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company for several seasons.
Awards
BAFTA Awards nominated1
- 2008 Supporting Actor - In Bruges
Golden Globe Awards nominated2
- 2012 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical - The Guard
- 2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - In Bruges
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