Sign up
Portrait of Brian Gleeson

Acting

Brian Gleeson

Career

Active from 2007 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brian Gleeson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Wholesome
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Family Trauma 2
  • Gritty Irish Crime Drama 2
  • Rural Setting 2
  • Irish Comedy 2
  • Working Class 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles · average score 68
Ink
Ink (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as Brian McConnell

Under Salt Marsh
Under Salt Marsh (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mac Jones

National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air (2025)

as Stephen

Atomic
Atomic (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Mark Ellis

Craggy Confidant
Craggy Confidant (2025)

as Pete

Bad Sisters
Bad Sisters (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Thomas Claffin

The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Ross Keane

Frank of Ireland
Frank of Ireland (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Frank Marron

Death of a Ladies' Man
Death of a Ladies' Man (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ben O'Shea

2010s

30 titles · average score 62
Resistance
Resistance (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Jimmy Mahon

The Bisexual
The Bisexual (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Gabe

Psychic
Psychic (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

as Michelangelo

Angela's Christmas
Angela's Christmas (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Guard (voice)

mother!
mother! (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Younger Brother

Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

as Dr. Robert Hardy

Rebellion
Rebellion (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Jimmy Mahon

Quirke
Quirke (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Sinclair

Standby
Standby (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alan

Coda
Coda (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Doorman #1 (voice)

Noreen
Noreen (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

as Frank

Love/Hate
Love/Hate (2010)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Hughie Power

2000s

3 titles · average score 48
What Will Survive of Us
What Will Survive of Us (2009)

as John

Single-Handed
Single-Handed (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Cathal

The Tiger's Tail
The Tiger's Tail (2006)
GoodWatch score 26

as Connor O'Leary