Brendan Gleeson 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 thrice for a Golden Globe Award.
His best-known performances include supporting roles in Braveheart, Mission: Impossible 2, Gangs of New York, 28 Days Later, Troy, as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films, Edge of Tomorrow, and Paddington 2, and leading roles in films such as In Bruges, The Guard, Calvary, and Live by Night. He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm.
