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- Dublin-born actor, Brendan Gleeson’s name, might be familiar to you people; if you have seen the Harry Potter films where he plays the role of Professor Alastor ‘Mad-Eye’ Moody. He is also famous for the film like Troy, 28 Days Later, Mission: Impossible II and Gangs of New York.
- His legendary acting skills have led him to receipt the three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
- Net Worth, Income, and Salary
- Married, Wife, and Children
- Parents, Family, and Siblings
- Body Measurements: Height and Weight
Dublin-born actor, Brendan Gleeson’s name, might be familiar to you people; if you have seen the Harry Potter films where he plays the role of Professor Alastor ‘Mad-Eye’ Moody. He is also famous for the film like Troy, 28 Days Later, Mission: Impossible II and Gangs of New York.
His legendary acting skills have led him to receipt the three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1955 on the 29th of March. He holds the zodiac sign of Aries. Also, he possesses the Irish nationality and Irish ethnicity.
Net Worth, Income, and Salary
Before making his film career, Brendan was a member of the Dublin-based Passion Machine Theatre company portraying in the plays – Brownbread, Home, and Wasters. He even has written three plays Breaking Up, Passion Machine: The Birdtable, and acted in Babies and Bathwater.
At the age of 34, Brendan began acting on television as Brendan Dowd in Dear Sarah in 1989. Then, he played the Quarryman role in the film, The Field and as Lorry Driver in Hard Shoulder in 1990. He gained wide prominence from The Treaty as Michael Collins in 1991.
To this date, Brendan has played in the TV show and films like Kidnapped, Into the Storm, The Is My Father, Pursuit, Frankie, Assassin’s Creed, Paddington 2, Hampstead, and many more.
As of 2020, Brendan’s net worth of millions of dollars.
Married, Wife, and Children
Brendan walked the aisle with his partner, Mary Weldon. The couple got married in 1982 but haven’t shared any of their marriage and dating history in public. The love birds have welcomed four children – Domhnall, Brían, Fergus, and Rúairí.
Domhnall and Brian is also an actor where Domhall has played in About Time, The Revenant, Peter Rabbit, and many more. Also, Brian has played in Peak Blinders, Rebellion, Logan Lucky, and Hellboy.
Parents, Family, and Siblings
Brendon was born to parents Pat Gleeson and Frank Gleeson. Brendon is the oldest child in the family, where he has a younger brother, Frank.
Speaking about his childhood, he was described as an avid reader and got second-level education at St Joseph’s CBS in Fairview, Dublin. There, Brendon was a member of the school drama group.
Brendon graduated from the University College Dublin by majoring in Irish and English. During his training period in acting, he served as a English and Irish teacher for secondary school. In 1991, he left the teaching profession to pursue his career in acting.
Body Measurements: Height and Weight
Brendan has a tall height whopping at 6 feet 2 inches and weighs remains unknown. He has blonde hair with greenish eyes color.
