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Brendan Gleeson
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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish actor. He lives in Malahide, Co. Dublin.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life and education
- 1.2 Career
- 2 Selected filmography
- 3 External link
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Biography
Early life and education
Graduating from University College Dublin he worked for several years as a secondary school teacher in Belcamp College, in North County Dublin.
He had been a teacher before becoming an actor. He and his wife, Mary, have been married since 1982 and have four sons, Domhnall, Fergus, Brían and Rory. Brendan is also a very talented fiddle player. He is good friends with fellow Irish actors Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea.
Career
He started acting at age 34 and has acted in more than 30 films including
Braveheart,
Michael Collins,
Cold Mountain,
28 Days Later,
Troy,
Kingdom of Heaven, and
The Village. He frequently appears in the role of mentor or authority figure; he played
Hogwarts professor
Mad-Eye Moody in the fourth
Harry Potter movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and will reprise the role in the upcoming
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Gleeson won critical acclaim for playing Irish gangster
Martin Cahill in
John Boorman's
The General in 1998. Rumours have it that he will soon be taking on the role of Winston Churchill in a new TV series involving
Gladiator director
Ridley Scott.
[citation needed]
Selected filmography
External link
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