Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA's, 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 Ireland's 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 (2005–2010). 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). 브렌던 글리슨(1955년생, Dublin, Ireland) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 트로이, 해리 포터와 불의 잔, 28일 후가 있으며, 그 외에도 심슨 가족, 레이트 나이트 위드 세스 마이어스, 레이트 쇼 위드 스티븐 콜베어, 그레이엄 노튼쇼, Saturday Night Live, The Late Late Show with James Corden, 골든 글로브상, 해리 포터와 죽음의 성물 1, 스파이더 누아르, 해리 포터와 불사조 기사단, Screen Two, 킹덤 오브 헤븐 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 스파이더 누아르에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 더 굿 도터에서 Rusty 역을 맡았다. 2026년 스파이더 누아르에서 Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne 역을 맡았다. 2025년 메이블 이야기에서 Dad 역을 맡았다.