Brendan Gleeson
Actor · Screenwriter
Known for Spider-Noir, Joker: Folie à Deux and The Banshees of Inisherin.
Harry Potter · Marvel · Superhero · Drama · Comedy
Overview
Brendan Gleeson is the Irish actor and screenwriter behind Silvermane in Spider-Noir (2026). Gleeson’s TV and film work also takes in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) as Jackie Sullivan, The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) as Colm Doherty and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) as King Duncan. Gleeson was born on March 29, 1955, in Dublin, Ireland.
Quick Facts
- Known for
- Spider-Noir, Joker: Folie à Deux, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Occupation
- Actor, Screenwriter
- Born
- March 29, 1955 in Dublin, Ireland
- Credits listed
- 12 (2005–2026)
Film & Television Credits
- 2026 Spider-Noir as Silvermane IMDb ↗
- 2024 Joker: Folie à Deux as Jackie Sullivan IMDb ↗
- 2022 The Banshees of Inisherin as Colm Doherty IMDb ↗
- 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth as King Duncan IMDb ↗
- 2015 In the Heart of the Sea as Thomas Nickerson IMDb ↗
- 2015 Trespass Against Us as Colby Cutler IMDb ↗
- 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 as Alastor Moody IMDb ↗
- 2009 Into the Storm as Winston Churchill IMDb ↗
- 2007 Beowulf as Wiglaf IMDb ↗
- 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Alastor Moody IMDb ↗
- 2005 Kingdom of Heaven as Raynald of Châtillon IMDb ↗
- 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Alastor Moody IMDb ↗
Connections
Family & partners
- Children
- Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson
Worked with
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Zazie Beetz
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan
- Spider-Noir
- Nicolas Cage, Jack Huston, Lamorne Morris, Abraham Popoola