Brendan Gleeson biography and movies
A versatile actor, who decided to become an actor at age 34 after teaching a secondary level for several years, made his debut as a quarryman in The Field (1990). He had several small roles in major Hollywood movies based in Ireland, such as Far and Away (1992) and Into the West (1992). Memorably played historical Irish figure 'Michael Collins' in The Treaty (1991) (TV). Made his breakthrough in Scottish themed Braveheart (1995), which was largely filmed in Ireland, opposite Mel Gibson. He played Gibson's right-hand man 'Hamish'. Since then, he has appeared in numerous major films such as Mission: Impossible II (2000), Lake Placid (1999), Turbulence (1997). He has made a name for himself taking the titular role in The General (1998), based on the life of Irish criminal 'Martin Cahill', for which he won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award. He appears in director John Boorman's film The Tailor of Panama (2001) as well as Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001).

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Rate: 9.7 The Secret Of Kells

Year: 2009

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore

Artists: Mick Lally, Liam Hourican, Brendan Gleeson, Venise du Bois du Roy, Evan McGuire


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Rate: 8.1 In Bruges

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Comedy

Director: Martin McDonagh

Artists: Elizabeth Berrington, Mark Donovan, Ann Elsley, Olivier Bonjour, Colin Farrell, Eric Godon, Zeljko Ivanek, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Louis Nummy, Denise, Anna Madeley, Imamoto, Sachi Kimura, Rudy Blomme


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Rate: 8.1 In Bruges

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Comedy

Director: Martin McDonagh

Artists: Eric Godon, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, Ann Elsley


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Rate: 8.1 In Bruges

Year: 2008

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime

Director: Martin McDonagh

Artists: Louis Nummy, Eric Godon, Denise, Mark Donovan, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, Anna Madeley, Imamoto, Sachi Kimura, Zeljko Ivanek, Elizabeth Berrington, Olivier Bonjour, Ann Elsley, Rudy Blomme


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Rate: 9.7 In Bruges

Year: 2008

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Director: Martin McDonagh

Artists: Jérémie Renier, Clémence Poésy, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell


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Rate: 7.4 Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Year: 2007

Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Family, Adventure

Director: David Yates

Artists: Richard Griffiths, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Hynes, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson


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Rate: 7.1 Tin Man Part I

Year: 2007

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, War

Director: Steven Long Mitchell, Craig Van Sickle

Artists: Donald Sumpter, Aleksei Petrenko, Len Cariou, Iain Glen, Brendan Gleeson


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Rate: 9.7 The Tigers Tail

Year: 2006

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Director: John Boorman

Artists: Brendan Gleeson, Sean McGinley, Sinéad Cusack, Ciarán Hinds, Kim Cattrall


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Rate: 6 Country of My Skull

Year: 2004

Genres: Drama

Director: John Boorman

Artists: Robert Hobbs, Dan Robbertse, Fiona Ramsey, Jeremiah Ndlovu, Louis Van Niekerk, Harriet Lenabe, Owen Sejake, Langley Kirkwood, Lionel Newton, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane, Sam Ngakane, Aletta Bezuidenhout


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Rate: 7.3 Cold Mountain

Year: 2003

Genres: Drama, Romance, War

Director: Anthony Minghella

Artists: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brendan Gleeson, Eileen Atkins, Nicole Kidman, Jude Law


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Rate: 6.6 Dark Blue

Year: 2002

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Action

Director: Ron Shelton

Artists: Jonathan Banks, Dash Mihok, Marin Hinkle, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman


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