Brendan Gleeson

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.

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

Occupation

actor / character actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor

University

University College Dublin

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Emmy Award
• 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• County Dublin
• actor
• character actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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