Bio
Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor known for his supporting roles in movies such as Braveheart, Michael Collins, Cold Mountain, 28 Days Later, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, and The Village.
His only foray into serial television to date was a leading role in the 1994 series The Life Boat, about the lives and missions of the crew of a Welsh rescue boat. He appeared in seven of the nine episodes that were made.
Gleeson has however appeared in the following made-for-TV movies:
Dear Sarah (1989)
Hard Shoulder (1990)
Saint Oscar (1991)
The Treaty (1991)
The Snapper (1993)
Love Lies Bleeding (1993)
Kidnapped (1995)
Making the Cut (1998)
Other feature films he has appeared in include Far and Away (1992); Turbulence (1997); The Butcher Boy (1997); The General (1998); Lake Placid (1999); My Life So Far (1999); Mission: Impossible II (2000); Gangs of New York (2002); Country of My Skull (2004); Kingdom of Heaven (2005); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005); and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).