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Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
MOMAXeThu, Feb 11, 3:00 PMIn BrugesBuy
HBO2eFri, Feb 12, 9:00 AMThe Tailor of PanamaBuy
TMCeSat, Feb 13, 12:15 AMMission: Impossible 2Buy
HBO2eSun, Feb 14, 3:15 AMTurbulenceBuy
HBOeWed, Feb 17, 10:30 AMInto the StormBuy
TMCeThu, Feb 18, 7:55 AMMission: Impossible 2Buy
IFCThu, Feb 18, 8:00 PMGangs of New YorkBuy
TMCeThu, Feb 18, 8:00 PMMission: Impossible 2Buy
IFCFri, Feb 19, 3:15 AMGangs of New YorkBuy
TMCeFri, Feb 19, 6:30 AMBeowulfBuy
TMCeFri, Feb 19, 4:15 PMBeowulfBuy
AMCFri, Feb 19, 8:00 PMTroyBuy
TNTFri, Feb 19, 11:00 PMBraveheartBuy
SPIKESat, Feb 20, 1:30 PMLake PlacidBuy
TNTSat, Feb 20, 4:15 PMBraveheartBuy
CINEMAXSun, Feb 21, 9:00 AMA.I. Artificial IntelligenceBuy
MOMAXeTue, Feb 23, 11:15 AMIn BrugesBuy

Brendan Gleeson Biography

Brendan Gleeson attends the Kickin' It party on January 19, 2008 in Park City, Utah.
2008 Park City - Kickin' It Party
Park City, Utah United States
January 19, 2008
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  • Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/29/1955, Aries
  • Profession: Actor
Brendan Gleeson Fast Facts:
  • Is a very talented fiddle player, and used to perform as a street musician.
  • Auditioned for the Abbey Theatre when he was 18; the audition went so poorly, he decided to abandon acting. 
  • Worked as a schoolteacher at Belcamp College for nearly ten years.
  • Had his breakthrough role in Braveheart as Hamish, William Wallace's childhood friend.
  • As Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he's the first actor to play a Hogwarts professor to have been a teacher in real life.
    Brendan Gleeson Relationships:
  • Briain Gleeson - Son
  • Domhnall Gleeson - Son
  • Fergus Gleeson - Son
  • Frank Gleeson - Brother
  • Mary Gleeson - Wife
  • Rory Gleeson - Son

  • Brendan Gleeson Awards:
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
  • 2010 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee

  • College:
  • University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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