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My Take
Brendan Gleeson is, to my mind, the gold standard of the late bloomer. He did not fully commit to acting until his thirties, after years as a Dublin schoolteacher, and that lived-in maturity shows in every frame. His Churchill won him an Emmy, but I treasure him most in Irish films where his bulk and gentleness collide — menace and melancholy held in the same weathered face. He elevates everything he touches without ever seeming to ask for attention, and he raised a family of actors besides. If I could buy stock in screen presence, Gleeson would be a blue chip.
Overview
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brendan Gleeson
- Name (Japanese)
- ブレンダン・グリーソン
- Reading
- ぶれんだん・ぐりーそん
- Born
- March 29, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / character actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University College Dublin
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Emmy Award
- 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Character actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.