Brendan Gleeson Biography
Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and four times for a Golden Globe Award.
He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland’s greatest film actors.
10 Quick Facts About Brendan Gleeson
- Name: Brendan Gleeson
- Age: 67 years
- Birthday: March 29
- Zodiac: 1.85m
- Height:1.85m
- Nationality: Irish
- Occupation: Actor and film director
- Marital Status: Married to Mary Weldon
- Salary: Not Available
- Net Worth: $4 million
Brendan Gleeson Age
Brendan is 67 years old as of 2022. He was born on 29 March 1955, in Dublin, Ireland. He celebrates his birthday every 29 of March every year.
Brendan Gleeson Height and Weight
Brendan stands at an average height of 1.85 meters tall and he weighs 96 kilograms. He has dark brown hair and brown hair. His other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.
Brendan Gleeson Education
He received his second-level education at St Joseph’s CBS in Fairview, Dublin where he was a member of the school drama group. He received his Bachelor of Arts at University College Dublin, majoring in English and Irish.
Brendan Gleeson Family, Parents, Siblings
Brendan was born and raised by his parents in Dublin, Ireland. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of his parents is still unclear. It is also not known if he has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.
Brendan Gleeson Wife and Children
He has been married to Mary Weldon since 1982. They have four sons; Domhnall, Fergus, Brían, and Rory. Domhnall and Brían are also actors. Gleeson speaks fluent Irish and is an advocate of the promotion of the Irish language. Gleeson is a fan of English football club Aston Villa, as is his son Domhnall.
Brendan Gleeson Salary
Details pertaining to his annual earnings are currently unavailable. This information is however currently under review and will soon be updated.
Brendan Gleeson Net Worth
Gleeson has an estimated net worth of $4 million dollars as of 2022. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an actor and film director. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Brendan Gleeson Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Brendan Gleeson.
Brendan Gleeson Wiki
- Full Names: Brendan Gleeson
- Popular As: Brendan
- Gender: Female
- Occupation / Profession: Actor and Film Director
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: Irish
- Religion: White
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Brendan Gleeson Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 66 years old as of 2021
- Zodiac Sign: Aries
- Date of Birth: 29 March 1955
- Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
- Birthday: 29 March
Brendan Gleeson Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Not Available
- Height / How Tall?: 1.85 meters
- Weight: 96 kilograms
- Eye Color: Dark Brown
- Hair Color: Dark Brown
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Biceps Size: Not Available
- Chest Size: Not Available
- Waist Size: Not Available
- Hip Size: Not Available
Brendan Gleeson Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Not Known
- Mother: Not Known
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
- Marital Status: Married
- Dating / Girlfriend: Married to Mary Weldon
- Children: Not Available
Brendan Gleeson Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $4 million
- Salary: Under Review
- Source of Income: Actor and Film Director
Brendan Gleeson Wikipedia
As a member of the Dublin-based Passion Machine Theatre company, Gleeson appeared in several of the theatre company’s early and highly successful plays such as Brownbread (1987), written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Paul Mercier, Wasters (1985), and Home (1988), written and directed by Paul Mercier.
He has also written three plays for Passion Machine: The Birdtable (1987) and Breaking Up (1988), both of which he directed, and Babies and Bathwater (1994) in which he acted. Among his other Dublin theatre work are Patrick Süskind’s one-man play The Double Bass and John B. Keane’s The Year of the Hiker.
Gleeson started his film career at the age of 34. He first came to prominence in Ireland for his role as Michael Collins in The Treaty, a television film broadcast on RTÉ One, and for which he won a Jacob’s Award in 1992. He has acted in such films as Braveheart, I Went Down, Michael Collins, Gangs of New York, Cold Mountain, 28 Days Later, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, Lake Placid, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Mission: Impossible 2, and The Village. He won critical acclaim for his performance as Irish gangster Martin Cahill in John Boorman’s 1998 film The General.
In 2003, Gleeson was the voice of Hugh the Miller in an episode of the Channel 4 animated series Wilde Stories.
While Gleeson portrayed Irish statesman Michael Collins in The Treaty, he later portrayed Collins’ close collaborator Liam Tobin in the film Michael Collins with Liam Neeson taking the role of Collins. Gleeson later went on to portray Winston Churchill in Into the Storm. Gleeson won an Emmy Award for his performance. Gleeson played Hogwarts professor Mad-Eye Moody in the fourth, fifth, and seventh Harry Potter films. His son Domhnall played Bill Weasley in the seventh and eighth films.
Gleeson provided the voice of Abbot Cellach in The Secret of Kells, an animated film co-directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon which premiered in February 2009 at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
Gleeson starred in the short film Six Shooter in 2006, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. This film was written and directed by Martin McDonagh. In 2008, Gleeson starred in the comedy crime film In Bruges, also written and directed by McDonagh.
The film, and Gleeson’s performance, enjoyed huge critical acclaim, earning Gleeson several award nominations, including his first Golden Globe nomination. In the movie, Gleeson plays a mentor-like figure for Colin Farrell’s hitman. In his review of In Bruges, Roger Ebert described the elder Gleeson as having a “noble shambles of a face and the heft of a boxer gone to seed.”
In July 2012, he started filming The Grand Seduction, with Taylor Kitsch, a remake of Jean-François Pouliot’s French-Canadian La Grande Séduction (2003) directed by Don McKellar; the film was released in 2013. In 2016, he appeared in the video game adaptation Assassin’s Creed and Ben Affleck’s crime drama Live by Night. In 2017 he finished Psychic, a short he directed and starred in.
Musical talent
Gleeson is a fiddle and mandolin player, with an interest in Irish folklore. He played the fiddle during his roles in Cold Mountain, Michael Collins, and The Grand Seduction, and also features on Altan’s 2009 live album. In the Coen brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Gleeson sings “The Unfortunate Rake”. He has also made a contribution in 2019 to the album by Irish folk group Dervish with a version of Rocky Road To Dublin.
Frequently Asked Questions About Brendan Gleeson
Gleeson is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and four times for a Golden Globe Award.
Brendan is 67 years old as of 2022. He was born on 29 March 1955, in Dublin, Ireland. He celebrates his birthday every 29 of March every year.
Brendan stands at an average height of 1.85 meters tall and he weighs 96 kilograms.
He has been married to Mary Weldon since 1982. They have four sons; Domhnall, Fergus, Brían, and Rory. Domhnall and Brían are also actors. Gleeson speaks fluent Irish and is an advocate of the promotion of the Irish language. Gleeson is a fan of English football club Aston Villa, as is his son Domhnall.
Gleeson has an estimated net worth of $4 million dollars as of 2022. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an actor and film director.
Details pertaining to his annual earnings are currently unavailable. This information is however currently under review and will soon be updated.
Because of security reasons, Brendan has not shared his precise location of residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of his house.
Brendan is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
To get his latest updates, visit his official media accounts listed below.
Brendan Gleeson Contacts
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