Brendan Gleeson

Biography

Born 03/29/1956

A latecomer to films, Irish actor Brendan Gleeson spent much of his formative years training for and performing in theater before breaking into films and television at the relatively older age of 34. Supporting turns in homegrown productions like “The Field” (1990) and “Into the West”...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2009, received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
In 1999, received London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year
In 1998, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

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Highlights

In 2009, Portrayed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the HBO movie "Into the Storm"
In 2008, Co-starred with Colin Farrell as Irish contract killers in "In Bruges"
In 2008, Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ("In Bruges")

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Family & Companions

Domhnall Gleeson: son (Born in 1983; mother, Mary Gleeson; co-starred with father in "Studs" (2006) )
Fergus Gleeson: son (Mother, Mary Gleeson)
Brian Gleeson: son (Born in 1987; mother, Mary Gleeson; co-starred with father in "The Tiger's Tail" (2006))

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