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Gleeson started his film career at the age of 34.<ref>{{cite web|title=STARS WHO HIT IT BIG AFTER 30|url=http://au.thehype.yahoo.com/galleries/g/-/16070348/stars-who-hit-it-big-after-30/16070373/|publisher=The Hype}}</ref> He first came to prominence in Ireland for his role as [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|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 (film)|Michael Collins]]'', ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'', ''[[28 Days Later]]'', ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]]'', ''[[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|Kingdom of Heaven]]'', ''[[Lake Placid (film)|Lake Placid]]'', ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible II]]'', and ''[[The Village (2004 film)|The Village]]''. He won critical acclaim for his performance as Irish gangster [[Martin Cahill]] in [[John Boorman]]'s 1998 film ''[[The General (1998 film)|The General]]''. |
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In 2003, Gleeson was the voice of Hugh the Miller in an episode of the [[Channel 4]] animated series ''Wilde Stories''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Devoted Friend|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/wilde-stories/episode-guide/series-1/episode-3|work=Wilde Stories|publisher=Channel 4|accessdate=30 December 2011}}</ref> |
In 2003, Gleeson was the voice of Hugh the Miller in an episode of the [[Channel 4]] animated series ''Wilde Stories''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Devoted Friend|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/wilde-stories/episode-guide/series-1/episode-3|work=Wilde Stories|publisher=Channel 4|accessdate=30 December 2011}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:35, 23 August 2013
Brendan Gleeson | |
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 Brendan Gleeson, September 2005 | |
| Born | 29 March 1955 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse |
Mary (Weldon) (m. 1982) |
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. His best-known films include Braveheart, Gangs of New York, In Bruges, 28 Days Later, Troy, the Harry Potter films, The Guard and the role of Michael Collins in The Treaty. He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the film Into the Storm.
Early life
Gleeson was born in Dublin, the son of Pat and Frank Gleeson.[1] Gleeson has described himself as having been an avid reader as a child.[2] He received his second level education at St. Joseph's CBS in Fairview, Dublin where he was a member of the school drama group. After training as an actor, he returned to Ireland and worked for several years as a secondary school teacher of Irish and English at the now defunct Catholic Belcamp College in North County Dublin, which closed in 2004.[3][4] He was working simultaneously as an actor while teaching, doing semi-professional and professional productions in Dublin and surrounding areas. He left the teaching profession to commit full-time to acting in 1991.
Career
Gleeson started his film career at the age of 34.[5] 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 II, 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.[6]
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.[7] 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 film.
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.[8]
Gleeson starred in the short film Six Shooter in 2006, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. This film was written and directed by Martin McDonagh who also wrote and directed In Bruges in 2008. 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."[9]
Gleeson will be making his directorial debut in a film adaptation of Flann O'Brien's novel At Swim Two Birds. The Irish production company Parallel Pictures will produce the film with a budget of $11 million. Colin Farrell, Gabriel Byrne, and Cillian Murphy have been attached to star in the film, which was originally set for release in 2010.[10] In October, 2009, however, Gleeson expressed concern that the Irish Film Board's budget might be reduced given the state of the Irish economy and that At Swim Two Birds might fall through.[11] Gleeson confirmed in July, 2011, that he has secured funding for the project. He described the writing of the script as tortuous, saying that it has taken fourteen drafts so far.[12]
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.[13]
Musical talent
Gleeson is a fiddle player, with an interest in Irish folklore.[2] He played the fiddle during his role in Cold Mountain and in Michael Collins, and also features on Altan's 2009 live album.[14]
Personal life
He has been married to Mary (née Weldon) since 1982. He has four sons, Domhnall, Bríain, Fergus and Rúairí. Domhnall and Bríain are also actors.[15] His brother, Barry Gleeson, is a well-known singer in An Góilín traditional singers' club.
Filmography
References
- ^ "The heart of the matter" 17 February 2011, RTE.ie
- ^ a b In Conversations with Eamon Dunphy 10 November 2007, RTE
- ^ "School is out for Brandon Gleeson", 23 July 1999, Entertainment Weekly
- ^ "Gannon to get €400m for Belcamp College site" 10 September 2006, Business Post
- ^ "STARS WHO HIT IT BIG AFTER 30". The Hype.
- ^ "The Devoted Friend". Wilde Stories. Channel 4. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ Brendan Gleeson on Foodandwine.net
- ^ "THE SECRET OF KELLS to screen at the Dublin International Film Festival" 10 December 2008, Irish Film Board web site
- ^ Review of In Bruges by Ebert at Rogerebrt.com
- ^ RTÉ article on At Swim Two Birds RTE
- ^ Quote from Irish Examiner re Irish Film Board funding Irish Examiner
- ^ Gleeson, Sinead (2011-07-16). "Capturing the Glee Factor". Irish Times. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (July 30, 2012). "Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch Find 'The Grand Seduction'". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ "Altan EPK". Mpibands.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ "Capturing the Glee factor", 16 July 2011, The Irish Times.
- ^ "Ireland: The unusual suspect". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Brendan's voyage: A-list star and outraged citizen" March 08, 2009, Irish Independent
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- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Irish expatriates in the United States
- Irish film actors
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- Jacob's Award winners
- Living people
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