Acting
Brendan Gleeson
- Titles
- 97movies23TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19902025
- Leading roles
- 59top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Secret of Kells83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Violence5.3average 4.3
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- Tension6.6average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
- Showbiz0.5, average 1.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Character Study 8
- Political Intrigue 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Irish History 5
- Gritty Realism 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Psychological Drama 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Fast-Paced 3
- Emotional Journey 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sean McGinleyActorBraveheart, Michael Collins, The General, The Field, The Tiger's Tail, +3 more
Liam CunninghamActorSafe House, The Guard, Perrier's Bounty, Sweety Barrett, Pursuit
Cillian MurphyActor28 Days Later, In the Heart of the Sea, Breakfast on Pluto, Perrier's Bounty, Sweety Barrett- RRon DavisEditorThe Tailor of Panama, The General, In My Country, The Tiger's Tail, Angela Mooney Dies Again
- SSeamus DeasyCinematographerPerrier's Bounty, The General, In My Country, The Tiger's Tail, Angela Mooney Dies Again
David WilmotActorThe Guard, Six Shooter, I Went Down, Studs
Stephen ReaActorBreakfast on Pluto, Michael Collins, A Further Gesture, Trojan Eddie
Domhnall GleesonActorCalvary, Six Shooter, Noreen, Psychic
John BoormanWriterThe Tailor of Panama, The General, In My Country, The Tiger's Tail
Liam NeesonActorKingdom of Heaven, Breakfast on Pluto, Michael Collins
Michael McElhattonActorPerrier's Bounty, Captain Morten and the Spider Queen, I Went Down
Angeline BallActorThe General, The Tiger's Tail, Trojan Eddie
Movies and TV shows
322020s
5 titles · average score 67
53
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
as Jackie Sullivan
75
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
as Colm Doherty
The Irish Civil War (2022)
TV show · as Narrator
70
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
as Duncan
71
The Comey Rule (2020)
TV show · as Donald Trump
2010s
8 titles · average score 68
73
State of the Union (2019)
TV show · as Scott
66
Alone in Berlin (2016)
as Otto Quangel
70
Suffragette (2015)
as Arthur Steed
72
Calvary (2014)
as Father James Lavelle
1916 Seachtar Dearmadta (2013)
TV show · as Glór
62
The Company You Keep (2012)
as Henry Osborne
65
Albert Nobbs (2011)
as Dr. Holloran
66
Green Zone (2010)
as Martin Brown
2000s
12 titles · average score 68
67
Into the Storm (2009)
as Winston Churchill
75
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
72
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as John Joe Kenny
71
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Reynald de Chatillon
60
In My Country (2004)
as De Jagar
65
The Village (2004)
as August Nicholson
73
28 Days Later (2002)
as Frank
64
Dark Blue (2002)
as Jack van Meter
74
Gangs of New York (2002)
as Walter "Monk" McGinn
60
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
as Mickie Abraxas
71
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
as Lord Johnson-Johnson
67
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
as Marc Stevenson
1990s
6 titles · average score 71
69
The General (1998)
as Martin Cahill
69
The Butcher Boy (1998)
as Father Bubbles
70
Michael Collins (1996)
as Liam Tobin
81
Braveheart (1995)
as Hamish Campbell
68
The Snapper (1993)
as Lester
72
The Field (1990)
as Quarryman
1980s
1 titles · average score 82
82
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)