Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

CountryIreland Ireland
GenderMale
BirthdayMay 12, 1983
BiographyDomhnall Gleeson (born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and screenwriter. The son of actor Brendan Gleeson, he studied media arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He began his career by directing and writing several short films, and garnered a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his role in the Broadway production The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He had a supporting role in Never Let Me Go (2010) and became known to a wider audience for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the last two entries of the Harry Potter film series (2010–2011).

Gleeson had starring roles in the period drama Anna Karenina (2012), the romantic comedy About Time (2013), the Black Mirror episode "Be Right Back" (2013), and the war drama Unbroken (2014). His career progressed with roles in the films Ex Machina (2014), Brooklyn (2015), The Revenant (2015) and Peter Rabbit (2018), as well as for his role as General Hux in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). In 2020, he had a main role in the HBO black comedy series Run, and was listed at number 21 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. In 2023, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the limited series The Patient, and also starred in the satirical political miniseries White House Plumbers.

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as Billy Johnson
The Patient
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as Sam Fortner
White House Plumbers
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as John Dean

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Alice & Jack
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as Executive Producer
Frank of Ireland
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Frank of Ireland

as Creator

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