Brendan Gleeson

From 28 Days Later to Green Zone, Brendan Gleeson has a habit of making peripheral roles the highlight of a filmIn these pages a few months ago, Joe Queenan saluted the mighty Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, unsung hero of countless historical blockbusters. If only, suggested Queenan, Gleeson was allowed to be the leader rather than the trusty lieutenant, "things would have turned out a whole lot better for everyone". The 55-year-old Gleeson, who...  

Brendan Gleeson's much-praised performance as Winston Churchill in the TV drama Into the Storm won him the best actor gong at the seventh annual Irish Film & Television Awards in Dublin at the weekend.  

ACTOR Brendan Gleeson spoke last night of the conflict he felt calling for his own son to be shot in a new Irish gangster film.  

Green Zone also stars Brendan Gleeson. Gleeson is an Irish character actor probably best known for the role of Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter franchise. Gregg Kinear plays Clark Poundstone, a shady Pentagon Special Intelligence ...  

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The Belfast Telegraph has an article online featuring actor Domhnall Gleeson, who is set to portray the character of Bill Weasley in the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" films, discussing the role of his father in an independent feature produced by the young filmmaker.  His father, Brendan Gleeson, has appeared in the Harry Potter films as Mad-Eye Moody, and was also cast in this...  

Wicklow PeopleGleeson and Cheadle take time out to visit lifeboat volunteersWicklow PeopleBRENDAN GLEESON and American actor Don Cheadle took time out from filming scenes for the new movie 'The Guard' on Wednesday night to drop in and say hello ...Smugglers aplenty take over HarbourWicklow Peopleall 2 news articles »  

ABC OnlineTo cap or not to cap - the great Queensland population debateNEWS.com.auQueensland Premier Anna Bligh, Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, Sunshine Coast Mayor Bob Abbott and Griffith University Professor Brendan Gleeson will ...Civic leaders want accurate forecasts to manage population growthCourier MailQueensland to draw up migration plan to curb populationNEWS.com.auall 104 news articles »  

Ciaran Hinds talks filming Deathly Hallows Part: 2 Hog's Head scene with trioSnitchSeeker.comAlso, Ciaran attended the Irish Film and Television awards, alongside Deathly Hallows costar Brendan Gleeson (who won Actor in a Lead Role – Television for ...and more »  

Daemon's MoviesPERRIER'S BOUNTY Movie Trailer with Cillian MurphyDaemon's MoviesCheck out the trailer for PERRIER'S BOUNTY which stars Cillian Murphy, Jodie Whittaker, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson, and directed by Ian FitzGibbon. ...  

Film dramaUp in the Airsecured six Golden Globe nominations today as Irish actor Brendan Gleeson received a nomination for best actor in a TV mini-series.  

Double IFTA glory for Cartoon Saloon and 'Kells'Kilkenny PeopleMore than 150 nominated actors, directors, animators turned out for the show including Brendan Gleeson, who lent his voice to the Abbot in Kells, ...  

Samuel Beckett Bridge opens for trafficBusinessandleadership.comIrish actor Brendan Gleeson plays Winston Churchill in the HBO/BBC mini-series Into the Storm, a role for which he won an Emmy Award. ...and more »  

Daily guide to television and radioBoston GlobeR (1998) In Bruges 10 pm (HBO2) Chatty hit men (Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell) lie low in picturesque Bruges, Belgium. R (2008) Inkheart 10 pm (MAX) A dad ...  

Independent & Foreign FilmsCaribbean LifeWith Brendan Gleeson, Michael McGrath and Paul Young. We Live in Public (Unrated) 15 minutes of fame documentary revisiting the rise and fall of dotcom ...