ACTOR

Brendan Gleeson

1955 - Today

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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brendan Gleeson has received more than 14,165,437 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Brendan Gleeson is the 565th most popular actor (up from 693rd in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 44th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Actor.

Brendan Gleeson is most famous for his role as Mad-Eye Moody in the Harry Potter series, and as Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brendan Gleeson ranks 565 out of 13,578. Before him are Gabriel Byrne, Hildegard Knef, Michelle Yeoh, Michael Jai White, Milla Jovovich, and Forest Whitaker. After him are David Hasselhoff, R. Lee Ermey, Lillian Gish, Laurence Fishburne, Danielle Darrieux, and Buck Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Brendan Gleeson ranks 45. Before him are Mariano Rajoy, Lazarus Chakwera, Billy Bob Thornton, Shoko Asahara, Martin Schulz, and Roland Emmerich. After him are Gary Sinise, Pietro Parolin, Haitham bin Tariq, Denis Mukwege, François Cluzet, and Björn Andrésen.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Brendan Gleeson ranks 34 out of 549. Before him are Cillian Murphy (1976), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Iris Murdoch (1919), Bono (1960), Bertie Ahern (1951), and Gabriel Byrne (1950). After him are Francis Beaufort (1774), John Field (1782), Rory Gallagher (1948), Joseph Murphy (1898), Ernest Walton (1903), and Maureen O'Hara (1920).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Brendan Gleeson ranks 7. Before him are Michael Gambon (1940), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Richard Harris (1930), Lola Montez (1821), Cillian Murphy (1976), and Gabriel Byrne (1950). After him are Maureen O'Hara (1920), David Kelly (1929), Colin Farrell (1976), Brenda Fricker (1945), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), and Maureen O'Sullivan (1911).

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Television and Movie Roles

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.
Nov 16o 20057.8 / 10
Edge of Tomorrow
General Brigham
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.
May 27o 20147.625 / 10
In Bruges
Ken Daley
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Feb 8o 20087.5 / 10