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A versatile actor, who decided to become an actor at age 34 after teaching a secondary level for several years, made his debut as a quarryman in The Field. He had several small roles in major Hollywood movies based in Ireland, such as Far and Away and Into the West. Memorably played historical Irish figure "Michael Collins" in The Treaty... See full bio »

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in Dublin, Ireland
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2014 Connemara Days (pre-production)
Victor McLaglen (rumored)
 
???? The Shadow King (pre-production)
Darce
 
???? An Ordinary Man (pre-production)
 
2013 The Grand Seduction (filming)
Murray French
 
???? Sexual Healing (filming)
Freddy Cousaert
 
2013 Calvary (post-production)
Father James Lavelle
 
2013 The Smurfs 2 (post-production)
Victor Doyle
 
2012 Immaturity for Charity (TV movie)
Various
 
2012 The Company You Keep
Henry Osborne
 
2012 So You Want to Be a Pirate! (video short)
The Pirate with Gout
 
2012 The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirate with Gout (voice)
 
2012/I The Raven
Capt. Charles Hamilton
 
2012 Safe House
David Barlow
 
2011 The Cup
Dermot Weld
 
2011 Albert Nobbs
Dr. Holloran
 
2011 The Guard
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
 
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
 
2010 1916 Seachtar na Cásca (TV series)
Narrator
– PH Pearse (2010) … Narrator
– Eamonn Ceannt (2010) … Narrator
– Thomas McDonagh (2010) … Narrator
– Joseph Plunkett (2010) … Narrator
– James Connolly (2010) … Narrator
 
2010 Noreen (short)
Con Keogh
 
2010 Green Zone
Martin Brown
 
2009 Perrier's Bounty
Darren Perrier
 
2009 Into the Storm (TV movie)
Winston Churchill
 
2009 The Secret of Kells
Abbot Cellach (voice)
 
2008 In Bruges
Ken
 
2007 Beowulf: The Game (Video Game)
Wiglaf (voice)
 
2007 Beowulf
Wiglaf
 
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Alastor 'Mad-­Eye' Moody
 
2007 Black Irish
Desmond McKay
 
2006 The Tiger's Tail
Liam O'Leary/The Double
 
2006 Studs
Keegan, Walter
 
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Professor Alastor 'Mad­Eye' Moody
 
2005 Breakfast on Pluto
John Joe Kenny
 
2005 Kingdom of Heaven
Reynald de Chatillon
 
2004 Six Shooter (short)
Donnelly
 
2004 The Village
August Nicholson
 
2004 Troy
Menelaus
 
2004 In My Country
De Jager
 
2003 Cold Mountain
Stobrod Thewes
 
2002 Dark Blue
Jack Van Meter
 
2002 Gangs of New York
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
 
2002 28 Days Later...
Frank
 
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Lord Johnson-Johnson
 
2001 The Tailor of Panama
Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas
 
2001 J.J. Biker
 
2001 The Cake (short)
Paul
 
2000 Wild About Harry
Harry McKee
 
2000 Saltwater
Simple Simon
 
2000 Harrison's Flowers
Marc Stevenson
 
2000 Mission: Impossible II
John C. McCloy
 
1999 My Life So Far
Jim Menzies
 
1999 Lake Placid
Sheriff Hank Keough
 
1998 Sweety Barrett
Sweety Barrett
 
1998/I This Is My Father
Garda Jim
 
1998 The General
Martin Cahill
 
1998 Making the Cut (TV movie)
Flanagan
 
1997 I Went Down
Bunny Kelly
 
1997 The Break
Richard
 
1997 The Butcher Boy
Father Bubbles
 
1997 Turbulence
Stubbs
 
1997 Messaggi quasi segreti
Frank Ferguson
 
1997 Before I Sleep (short)
John Harte
 
1996 Trojan Eddie
Ginger
 
1996 Michael Collins
Liam Tobin
 
1996 Angela Mooney
Barney Mooney
 
1995 Kidnapped (TV movie)
Red Fox
 
1995 The Life of Reilly (short)
Patient
 
1995 Braveheart
Hamish
 
1994 The Lifeboat (TV series)
Leslie Parry
– UN1407 (1994) … Leslie Parry
– Three Men in a Boat (1994) … Leslie Parry
– Homecomings (1994) … Leslie Parry
– The Pirates of Penrhys (1994) … Leslie Parry
– Breaking Point (1994) … Leslie Parry
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1993 Screenplay (TV series)
Thomas Macken
– Love Lies Bleeding (1993) … Thomas Macken
 
1993 The Snapper (TV movie)
Lester
 
1992 Into the West
Inspector Bolger
 
1992 Conneely's Choice (short)
Josie Conneely
 
1992 Far and Away
Social Club Policeman
 
1992 The Treaty (TV movie)
Michael Collins
 
1992 M.A.N.: Matrix Adjusted Normal (short)
Dr. Abraham
 
1992 The Bargain Shop
Jim Kennedy
 
1991 4 Play (TV series)
Farmer
– In the Border Country (1991) … Farmer
 
1991 Saint Oscar (TV movie)
 
1990 The Field
Quarryman
 
1990 Hard Shoulder (TV movie)
Lorry Driver
 
1989 The Punisher
Prison Guard (uncredited)
 
1989 Dear Sarah (TV movie)
Brendan Dowd
 
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2003 Cold Mountain (performer: "Bonaparte's Retreat", "Ruby with the Eyes That Sparkle", "Sittin' on Top of the World" 1966)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.32 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 8th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Award Presenter
 
2010 Inside 'The Green Zone' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.125 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #4.111 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #4.96 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #3.117 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 The 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Award Presenter
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2009 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
2009 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
 
2009 2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Beowulf: Mapping the Journey (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Sundance Film Festival: Part I (2008) … Himself
 
2007 The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Path to Redemption (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Colors of the Crusade (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Flann O'Brien: The Lives of Brian (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire': Dark Matters, New Masters (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Kingdom of Hope: The Making of 'Kingdom of Heaven' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 'Kingdom of Heaven': Interactive Production Grid (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 The Words and Music of 'Cold Mountain' (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 A Journey to 'Cold Mountain' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
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2010 An Cúpla Corr (TV documentary)
Barney Mooney
 
2006 The Maze: The Third Task (video documentary short)
Professor Alastor 'Mad­Eye' Moody (uncredited)
 
2006 Reflections on the Fourth Film (video documentary short)
Prof. Alastor 'Mad­Eye' Moo (uncredited)
 
1993 In Flags or Flitters: Pictures of Dublin (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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6' 2" (1.88 m)
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[About In Bruges director Martin McDonagh] Yeah, similar to that, I'd kind of worked with Martin on Six Shooter... he showed me that script before we knew it was going to happen... It was kind of a notion at that time, so you just kind of think, 'how cool this would be to make'. See more »

Trivia:

He has four sons from his marriage to Mary Gleeson: Domhnall Gleeson, Fergus Gleeson, Brian Gleeson and Rory Gleeson. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently makes historical films See more »

Star Sign:

Aries