Brendan Gleeson Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Brendan Gleeson been in? This complete Brendan Gleeson filmography lists 74 credited roles (67 films, 7 TV series), in chronological order from 1989 to 2026, with links to our full guides where available.

Brendan Gleeson movies in order

• The Field (1990) as Quarryman
• Far and Away (1992) as Social Club Policeman
• Into the West (1992) as Inspector Bolger
• The Snapper (1993) as Lester
• Braveheart (1995) as Hamish Campbell
• Michael Collins (1996) as Liam Tobin
• Turbulence (1997) as Stubbs
• I Went Down (1997) as Bunny Kelly
• The Butcher Boy (1998) as Father Bubbles
• The General (1998) as Martin Cahill
• Lake Placid (1999) as Sheriff Hank Keough
• My Life So Far (1999) as Jim Menzies
• Mission: Impossible II (2000) as McCloy
• Harrison's Flowers (2000) as Marc Stevenson
• The Tailor of Panama (2001) as Mickie Abraxas
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) as Lord Johnson-Johnson
• 28 Days Later (2002) as Frank
• Gangs of New York (2002) as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
• Dark Blue (2002) as Jack van Meter
• Cold Mountain (2003) as Stobrod Thewes
• In My Country (2004) as De Jagar
• Troy (2004) as Menelaos
• The Village (2004) as August Nicholson
• Six Shooter (2004) as Donnelly
• Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Reynald de Chatillon
• Breakfast on Pluto (2005) as John Joe Kenny
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
• The Tiger's Tail (2006) as Liam O'Leary
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
• Black Irish (2007) as Desmond McKay
• Beowulf (2007) as Wiglaf
• In Bruges (2008) as Ken
• The Secret of Kells (2009) as Abbot Cellach (voice)
• Into the Storm (2009) as Winston Churchill
• Perrier's Bounty (2009) as Darren Perrier
• Green Zone (2010) as Martin Brown
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
• The Guard (2011) as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
• The Cup (2011) as Dermot Weld
• Albert Nobbs (2011) as Dr. Holloran
• Safe House (2012) as David Barlow
• The Raven (2012) as Colonel Hamilton
• The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) as The Pirate with Gout (voice)
• So You Want To Be A Pirate! (2012) as The Pirate With Gout
• The Company You Keep (2012) as Henry Osborne
• The Smurfs 2 (2013) as Victor Doyle
• Calvary (2014) as Father James Lavelle
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014) as General Brigham
• The Grand Seduction (2014) as Murray French
• Song of the Sea (2014) as Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
• Stonehearst Asylum (2014) as The Alienist
• Suffragette (2015) as Arthur Steed
• In the Heart of the Sea (2015) as Old Thomas Nickerson
• Alone in Berlin (2016) as Otto Quangel
• Trespass Against Us (2016) as Colby Culter
• Assassin's Creed (2016) as Joseph Lynch
• Live by Night (2016) as Thomas Coughlin
• Hampstead (2017) as Donald Horner
• Paddington 2 (2017) as Knuckles McGinty
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
• Frankie (2019) as Jimmy
• Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021) as Huntsman (voice)
• The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) as Duncan
• The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) as Colm Doherty
• A Greyhound of a Girl (2023) as Paddy (voice)
• Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) as Jackie Sullivan
• H Is for Hawk (2025) as Alisdair Macdonald

Brendan Gleeson TV shows

• The Simpsons (1989) as Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)
• Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003) as Ferny Toro (voice)
• Mr. Mercedes (2017) as Detective Bill Hodges
• State of the Union (2019) as Scott
• The Comey Rule (2020) as Donald Trump
• Frank of Ireland (2021) as Liam
• Spider-Noir (2026) as Finn 'Silvermane' Byrne

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.