Brendan Gleeson

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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor known for his roles in the Harry Potter films, Kingdom of Heaven, 28 Days Later..., Braveheart, and The General. <p>Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland. Graduating from University College Dublin, he worked for several years as a secondary school teacher in Belcamp College, in North County Dublin. Gleeson lives in Malahide, Co. Dublin. He and his wife, Mary, have been married since 1982 and have four sons, Domhnall, Fergus, Brían and Ruari. Brendan is also a very talented fiddle player. He is good friends with fellow Irish actors Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea and Cillian Murphy. <p>Gleeson started acting at age 34 and has acted in more than 30 films including Braveheart, I Went Down,Michael Collins, Gangs of New York, Cold Mountain, 28 Days Later, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, and The Village. He frequently appears in the role of mentor or authority figure; he played Hogwarts professor Mad-Eye Moody in the fourth and fifth Harry Potter films, ...