Brian Gleeson
Date of birth: 1987-11-14
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Brian Gleeson is an Irish actor. Gleeson was born in Dublin, the son of actor Brendan Gleeson and his wife Mary (Weldon). He is the brother of actor Domhnall Gleeson and writer Rúairí Gleeson. He grew up in Malahide, Dublin. As a child, he appeared in school plays, before joining the Gaiety's Youth Theatre Company. Gleeson started acting in 2006, first appearing alongside his father in The Tiger's Tail directed by John Boorman, which was filmed the year he completed the Leaving Certificate. In 2010, Gleeson appeared as Hughie in the first season of Love/Hate, and earned a nomination for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Television) for the role. He also appeared in the Hollywood film The Eagle. He appeared in the 2012 Academy Award nominated film Snow White and the Huntsman. Gleeson portrayed the lead role in Standby opposite Jessica Paré in 2014. The same year, he filmed Tiger Raid, an Iraq War drama; it was released in 2016. Along with his father Brendan and brother Domhnall, Gleeson appeared in the Enda Walsh play The Walworth Farce in early 2015. He starred as Jimmy in the 2016 Irish drama series Rebellion, based on the 1916 Easter Rising.
Movie Credits
The Tiger's Tail
2006-09-26
After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012-05-30
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and
Wake Wood
2011-03-25
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days
Noreen
2010-06-24
Two guards are headed to a house where there has been a shot due to a statement of a neighbour who c
Stay
2013-09-08
A woman finds out she's pregnant and returns home when the expected father wants nothing to do with
The Stag
2013-09-10
At his fiancée’s urging, a very modern Irish groom-to-be reluctantly agrees to a stag weekend with h
How to be Happy
2013-07-14
Following a bad breakup, relationship councilor Cormac Kavanagh starts sleeping with his clients in
Standby
2014-11-14
Twenty-something Alan (Gleeson) is down on his luck. Stood up at the altar and recently fired from h
The Eagle
2011-02-08
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mounta
Darkness on the Edge of Town
2014-07-09
A troubled teenage sharpshooter decides to avenge the death of her estranged sister after she is fou
Coda
2013-07-13
A lost soul stumbles drunken through the city. In a park, Death finds him and shows him many things.
What Will Survive of Us
2009-11-01
We meet John and Noreen, two young lovers from Boyle, Roscommon, at a turning point in their lives t
Assassin's Creed
2016-12-21
Through a technology that unlocks the genetic memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum
History's Future
2016-01-28
Losing his memory after a mugging, a man known only as 'MP' (Missing Person) leaves his home and set
Tiger Raid
2016-10-07
While on a covert mission, two cold blooded mercenaries form an unlikely bond as they race across th
Craggy Confidant
2025-11-08
We look in on two men, Jim and his insurance agent Pete, as Jim's stolen car is revealed to be part
Logan Lucky
2017-08-17
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate rob
mother!
2017-09-13
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranq
The Flag
2016-10-14
Builder Harry Hambridge is a down-on-his-luck paddy living in London. In one day he loses his job, f
Hellboy
2019-04-10
Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But thei
Phantom Thread
2017-12-25
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his rel
Psychic
2018-07-15
A light and dark tale of family, showmanship and the suspension of disbelief.
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2018-02-22
Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited se
Angela's Christmas
2017-12-02
A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartw
Death of a Ladies' Man
2021-03-12
A carousing college professor's life takes a series of unimaginable turns, and all the old stories a
Life's a Breeze
2013-07-19
An unemployed slacker, his aged mother and his niece must overcome their many differences to find a
I Found a Place
2024-08-09
A thought provoking film about the devastating effects caused by a family feud and Ireland's economi
The Brightening Air
2025-10-14
The family home is more than merely a building. It can be a destination of pilgrimage, an inherited
Songs of Blood and Destiny
2023-07-15
Based on the epic poem, iGirl, by Irish playwright Marina Carr. A writer throws a cold eye, with Bec