Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA Awards, and an Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and twice for a Golden Globe Award. He is best-known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films from (2004-2010), and for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Gangs of New York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2018), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), as well as leading roles in films such as In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), and Calvary (2014). He has starred as detective Bill Hodges in the television adaptation of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes. He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson.