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Brendan Gleeson Net Worth
Brendan Gleeson Net Worth 2023: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships
Brendan Gleeson net worth is
$4 Million
Brendan Gleeson Wiki Biography
Brendan Gleeson was born on the 29th March 1955, in Dublin, Ireland, and is an actor who is widely recognized for his roles in blockbusters such as “Braveheart” (1995), “Gangs of New York” (2002), “Troy” (2004), “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014) and the “Harry Potter” franchise, among numerous others. For his role of Winston Churchill in the 2009 historical drama “Into the Storm”, Gleeson was honored with Primetime Emmy Award, and for the leading role in 2014 drama “Calvary” he was rewarded with several awards including IFTA, BOFCA and British Independent Film Award.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this critically acclaimed actor has accumulated so far? How rich Brendan Gleeson is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Brendan Gleeson’s net worth, as of early 2017, exceeds the sum of $4 million, acquired through his career in the moviemaking industry which has been active since 1989.
Brendan Gleeson Net Worth $4 million
Brendan was born to Pat and Frank Gleeson. As an avid reader, he developed his interest in acting at an early age. He attended St. Joseph’s CBS where he was a member of its drama group, and began his career as an Irish and English language teacher in a secondary school. He debuted as an actor in 1989 with a side role in the TV movie “Dear Sarah”, followed by several similar roles in TV series and TV movies including “The Treaty” (1991), in which he portrayed Michael Collins and was rewarded with the Jacob’s Award; all these engagements provided the basis for Brendan’s current net worth, so that later in 1991, Brendan decided to abandon his teaching career in order to pursue his acting one full time.
Through the 1990s, Brendan managed to maintain an uninterrupted streak of acting appearances, primarily starring in various supporting roles. Some of his notable roles were in the movies “Into The West” (1992), “Braveheart” and “The Life of Reilly” both in 1995, “Michael Collins” (1996) and “The Butcher Boy” (1997) as well as leading roles in “I Went Down” (1997) and “The General” (1998). For the latter two performances, he was rewarded with BSFC Award in 1998. It is certain that all these appearances helped Brendan Gleeson to massively increase the amount of his wealth.
He came into greater prominence in 2000, when he appeared in “Mission: Impossible II” and later starred as Simple Simon in “Saltwater”, Marc Stevenson in “Harrison’s Flowers” before appearing in the title role of Harry McKee in “Wild About Harry”. In 2002, Gleeson was cast as Walter ‘Monk’ McGinn in the now cult classic crime drama “Gangs of New York”, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz. For his role of Stobrod Thewes in “Cold Mountain” (2003), Gleeson was nominated for a Gold Derby as well as ACC Award, and in the 2004 epic historical spectacle “Troy” featuring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana in the main roles, Gleeson starred as king Menelaus, while in 2005 Ridley Scott’s historical drama “Kingdom of Heaven” he portrayed Reynald de Chatillon. However, the real breakthrough in Gleeson’s career occurred later in 2005 when he was cast as Alastor ‘MadEye’ Moody in the fourth movie of the “Harry Potter” saga – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. He reprised the same role in its sequels as well, including “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007) and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1” (2010). Doubtlessly, all these ventures helped Brandon Gleeson to add a significant sum to his net worth.
Brendan Gleeson has since managed to add several more memorable appearances to his professional portfolio, including in “Black Irish” (2007), “Beowulf” (2007), “In Bruges” (2009), “The Secret of Kells” (2009), “Green Zone” (2010), “The Guard” (2011), “Safe House” (2012) as well as “The Grand Seduction” (2013), “Song of the Sea” (2014) and “In the Heart of the Sea” (2015).
Some of the most recent of Brendan Gleeson’s engagements include supporting roles in the 2016 WWII drama “Alone in Berlin” and Sci-Fi historical adventure “Assassin’s Creed”. All these roles have certainly helped Brendan Gleeson to further increase his net worth by a large margin.
When it comes to his personal life, Gleeson has been married since 1982, to Mary Weldon with whom he has four sons, of which the eldest two decided to purse acting careers as well.
| Full Name | Brendan Gleeson |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 29, 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Height | 1.88 m |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | University College Dublin, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse | Mary Gleeson (m. 1982) |
| Children | Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, Fergus Gleeson, Rory Gleeson |
| Parents | Frank Gleeson, Pat Gleeson |
| Siblings | Barry Gleeson |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322407/ |
| Awards | British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, European Film Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, BAFTA Award for Best Actor ... |
| Movies | Calvary, Assassin's Creed,The Guard, In Bruges, Braveheart, Paddington 2 |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tall heavy figure |
| 2 | Red hair |
| 3 | Irish accent |
| 4 | Frequently makes historical films |
| 5 | Frequently works with fellow Irish actor Liam Neeson |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| The Village (2004) | $1,500,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | When I first was able to fill in A-C-T-O-R for the occupation line on my passport, that was the first time I really felt, 'Wow, I'm home.' |
| 2 | My grandfather played a mandolin, so I got my hands on that. Then on down to a banjo, and I found I couldn't play any kind of soft or mournful music with that so I took up the fiddle in my late 20s or early 30s - and that was far too late. But it keeps me off the streets. It has been a love of mine since I was 17 maybe. |
| 3 | You can channel a lot within a comic framework, and I think The Guard (2011) had a lot going on outside of the comedy, which is satisfying. |
| 4 | The good thing about my part in 'Harry Potter' was that I was pretty well disguised. When I was walking down the street, there was no real recognition factor. Parents would sometimes call their children to come say hello to Mad-Eye, and the kids wouldn't know what they were looking at. |
| 5 | I don't maybe follow the normal star profile, and it's not something that I particularly want to embrace in terms of the publicity thing and wanting to be famous and known. |
| 6 | I think it's what art should do: make you feel less alone - either in the quest for truth or in dealing with any pain you have. |
| 7 | I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance. |
| 8 | I'd never had any problem finding inspiration; Ireland was always just there, you know? All this richness of culture was there to tap into. |
| 9 | I think every character actor at some stage likes to carry a film. It can be extremely liberating to just come in for a scene or two and do your thing. But I find it frustrating if I'm just doing little bits here and there for too long. |
| 10 | The whole point of film for me is that it's such a joy. It's such a wonder. The possibilities are literally endless in terms of what you can creatively do. |
| 11 | I don't plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They'll let you know things that you didn't know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise. |
| 12 | I tend to look for the good in bad people and the bad in good people, to make them human. 'Cause I don't think that people generally are that black and white. Maybe in movie-land they can be... but that isn't necessarily all there is. |
| 13 | I find myself really privileged to be able to go in and look at a set that the likes of Hollywood can provide, and say, 'My God, look at the craftsmanship in this; look at the ambition in it, the scale of it.' |
| 14 | What I voice, I voice though my art, if that's not too vainglorious a word. But I don't think it is. |
| 15 | I loved teaching. And I always used to say that acting was just something I did purely on my own terms, and that if I had to make a living from it there would be too much pressure. |
| 16 | I think it was a possibility, I think we're all kind of delusional like that, we think that we can all carry on being who we are without bending ourselves to make ourselves acceptable and expect someone to come along and see to us and rescue to us. |
| 17 | I'm aware now over the last 5 or 10 years that when you do an accent, you really have to kind of get down to the nitty gritty and go into the phonetics of it, if necessary. Find out not just the sounds but the rhythms and the music - or lack thereof - in a particular accent. |
| 18 | I worked with Steven Spielberg on 'AI' and his level of preparation was extraordinary. He told me there was a time at the beginning when he was a bit more spontaneous and went over budget, and it absolutely wrecked his head. When you look at the power and assuredness of his movies, it makes sense that he works out so much in advance. |
| 19 | I hope I'm worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn't become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I'm not afraid of it. It'd be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending. |
| 20 | Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn't just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge. |
| 21 | Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of the film becomes enriched. It's not the size of the thing, but the detail. |
| 22 | Actors will always tell you it's more fun playing bad guys. A lot of the time, it's criminals who are the people who don't care. There's something extraordinarily seductive about the guy who doesn't care, and to play that guy is terribly empowering, because you don't have to worry about the consequences of your actions. |
| 23 | Everyone's waiting for the seventh book, and looking at each other saying, 'Oh, I wonder will I be in the running?' |
| 24 | I'm very proud of Calvary (2014). It's been doing well; it has legs. It's no easy ride. It packs a punch, this one. |
| 25 | It's interesting going between small parts and then bigger roles where you carry the film. If the writing is good, and if the people involved have integrity, then you'll do it, even if it's only five minutes on screen. |
| 26 | When I started out at about 19, 20, it took me two years just to tell the difference between a jig and a reel. It does all sound the same, but what you can find once you go in - it's never-ending. So that's my love. |
| 27 | The horror of a death without dignity has so much implications for the people who are left behind. |
| 28 | For me, it's just about keeping the standards up. We're a small country, so we have to punch above our weight. I'm not a great man for doing something just because it's Irish, and you never know what's going to work. But as long as we keep the standards up, people will continue to invest in films. It's as simple as that. |
| 29 | I don't want people poking around in my private stuff. They've no business in it. My work is what I give to people, that's my job, and that's where it stops. |
| 30 | [About In Bruges (2008) director Martin McDonagh] Yeah, similar to that, I'd kind of worked with Martin on Six Shooter (2004)... 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'. |
| 31 | [on In Bruges (2008)] A real test of our acting ability. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He has worked 8 directors who have won an Oscar for Best Director: Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Anthony Minghella, Robert Zemeckis, and Robert Redford. |
| 2 | He is the only actor from the "Harry Potter" films to have co-starred with Daniel Radcliffe in his feature debut The Tailor of Panama (2001). |
| 3 | He worked with the three actors before they were cast as the Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) before they were cast in the role. He was worked with Christopher Eccleston in 28 Days Later... (2002), with David Tennant in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and with Matt Smith in In Bruges (2008). |
| 4 | Played British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in Into the Storm (2009). In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), he appears with Timothy Spall and Robert Hardy, both of whom have also played Churchill. |
| 5 | He has starred in feature films with two of his sons: Studs (2006) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) with his eldest son Domhnall Gleeson, and The Tiger's Tail (2006) with his second youngest, Brian Gleeson. |
| 6 | He taught English, Irish & Physical Education at Belcamp College Secondary School in Dublin. |
| 7 | He played Irish leader Michael Collins in The Treaty (1991). He later had a supporting role in the biopic Michael Collins (1996). |
| 8 | Taught Maths at St. Joseph's Secondary school in Fairview, Dublin. |
| 9 | He started acting at the age of 34. |
| 10 | Plays a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). This makes him the first, and to date, only actor to play a Hogwarts professor who has himself been employed as a teacher. |
| 11 | Participated in the Dublin Shakespeare Theatre Festival the during mid-eighties. |
| 12 | Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford Upon Avon, England, in the late eighties for two seasons where his credits included King Lear and King Richard II. |
| 13 | He was a teacher for 10 years before becoming an actor. |
| 14 | He has four sons from his marriage to Mary Gleeson: Domhnall Gleeson, Fergus Gleeson, Brian Gleeson and Rory Gleeson. Appeared with all his sons in the Irish television special Immaturity for Charity (2012). |
| 15 | He is a fine fiddle player and can be seen playing it in Michael Collins (1996) and also in Cold Mountain (2003). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Mercedes | 2018 | TV Series pre-production | Bill Hodges |
| Paddington 2 | 2017 | filming | 'Knuckles' McGinty |
| Hampstead | post-production | ||
| Assassin's Creed | 2016 | Joseph Lynch | |
| Live by Night | 2016 | Thomas Coughlin | |
| Trespass Against Us | 2016/I | Colby Cutler | |
| Alone in Berlin | 2016 | Otto Quangel | |
| In the Heart of the Sea | 2015 | Tom Nickerson | |
| Pursuit | 2015/I | Searbhán | |
| Suffragette | 2015 | Inspector Arthur Steed | |
| Song of the Sea | 2014 | Conor / Mac Lir (voice) | |
| The Hogwarts Express | 2014 | Short | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody |
| Stonehearst Asylum | 2014 | The Alienist | |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 2014 | General Brigham | |
| Calvary | 2014 | Father James | |
| The Money | 2014 | TV Movie | James Castman |
| 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Glór |
| The Grand Seduction | 2013 | Murray French | |
| The Smurfs 2 | 2013 | Victor | |
| Immaturity for Charity | 2012 | TV Movie | Various |
| The Company You Keep | 2012 | Henry Osborne | |
| So You Want to Be a Pirate! | 2012 | Video short | The Pirate with Gout (voice) |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | 2012 | The Pirate with Gout (voice) | |
| The Raven | 2012/I | Capt. Charles Hamilton | |
| Safe House | 2012 | David Barlow | |
| The Cup | 2011 | Dermot Weld | |
| Albert Nobbs | 2011 | Dr. Holloran | |
| The Guard | 2011 | Gerry Boyle | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | 2010 | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | |
| 1916 Seachtar na Cásca | 2010 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Noreen | 2010 | Short | Con Keogh |
| Green Zone | 2010 | Martin Brown | |
| Perrier's Bounty | 2009 | Darren Perrier | |
| Into the Storm | 2009 | TV Movie | Winston Churchill |
| The Secret of Kells | 2009 | Abbot Cellach (voice) | |
| In Bruges | 2008 | Ken | |
| Beowulf | 2007 | Wiglaf | |
| Beowulf: The Game | 2007 | Video Game | Wiglaf (voice) |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2007 | Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | |
| Black Irish | 2007 | Desmond McKay | |
| The Tiger's Tail | 2006 | Liam O'Leary / The Double | |
| Studs | 2006 | Keegan, Walter | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 2005 | Professor Alastor 'MadEye' Moody | |
| Breakfast on Pluto | 2005 | John Joe Kenny | |
| Kingdom of Heaven | 2005 | Reynald de Chatillon | |
| Six Shooter | 2004 | Short | Donnelly |
| The Village | 2004 | August Nicholson | |
| Troy | 2004 | Menelaus | |
| In My Country | 2004 | Col. de Jager | |
| Wilde Stories: The Devoted Friend | 2003 | TV Movie | Hugh |
| Cold Mountain | 2003 | Stobrod Thewes | |
| Dark Blue | 2002 | Jack Van Meter | |
| Gangs of New York | 2002 | Walter 'Monk' McGinn | |
| 28 Days Later... | 2002 | Frank | |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | 2001 | Lord Johnson-Johnson | |
| The Tailor of Panama | 2001 | Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas | |
| Cáca Milis | 2001 | Short | Paul |
| J.J. Biker | 2001 | ||
| Wild About Harry | 2000 | Harry McKee | |
| Saltwater | 2000 | Simple Simon | |
| Harrison's Flowers | 2000 | Marc Stevenson | |
| Mission: Impossible II | 2000 | John C. McCloy | |
| My Life So Far | 1999 | Jim Menzies | |
| Lake Placid | 1999 | Sheriff Hank Keough | |
| Making the Cut | 1998 | TV Movie | Flanagan |
| Sweety Barrett | 1998 | Sweety Barrett | |
| This Is My Father | 1998/I | Garda Jim | |
| The General | 1998 | Martin Cahill | |
| Before I Sleep | 1997 | Short | John Harte |
| I Went Down | 1997 | Bunny Kelly | |
| The Break | 1997 | Richard | |
| The Butcher Boy | 1997 | Father Bubbles | |
| Turbulence | 1997 | Stubbs | |
| Angela Mooney | 1996 | Barney Mooney | |
| Messaggi quasi segreti | 1996 | Frank Ferguson | |
| Trojan Eddie | 1996 | Ginger | |
| Michael Collins | 1996 | Liam Tobin | |
| Kidnapped | 1995 | TV Movie | Red Fox |
| The Life of Reilly | 1995 | Short | Patient |
| Braveheart | 1995 | Hamish | |
| The Lifeboat | 1994 | TV Series | Leslie Parry |
| Screenplay | 1993 | TV Series | Thomas Macken |
| Screen Two | 1993 | TV Series | Lester |
| M.A.N.: Matrix Adjusted Normal | 1992 | Short | Dr. Abraham |
| The Bargain Shop | 1992 | Jim Kennedy | |
| Into the West | 1992 | Inspector Bolger | |
| Conneely's Choice | 1992 | Short | Josie Conneely |
| Far and Away | 1992 | Social Club Policeman | |
| The Treaty | 1991 | TV Movie | Michael Collins |
| 4 Play | 1991 | TV Series | Farmer |
| Saint Oscar | 1991 | TV Movie | |
| The Field | 1990 | Quarryman | |
| Hard Shoulder | 1990 | TV Movie | Lorry Driver |
| Dear Sarah | 1989 | TV Movie | Brendan Dowd |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Mountain | 2003 | performer: "Bonaparte's Retreat", "Ruby with the Eyes That Sparkle", "Sittin' on Top of the World" 1966 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffragette: Looking Back, Looking Forward | 2016 | Video short | Himself / Inspector Arthur Steed |
| Días de cine | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Atlantic | 2016 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Today | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 11th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Raven Guts: Bringing Death to Live | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
| The Making of 'The Guard' | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| The One Show | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 8th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Award Presenter |
| Inside 'The Green Zone' | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Xposé | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Award Presenter |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Motion Picture Made for Television |
| 2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| Braveheart: A Look Back | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
| Beowulf: Mapping the Journey | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Buzz: AT&T Original Documentaries | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Shootout | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Interviews with the Cast of 'Braveheart' | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Colors of the Crusade | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Path to Redemption | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Flann O'Brien: The Lives of Brian | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| HBO First Look | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Kingdom of Hope: The Making of 'Kingdom of Heaven' | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Deconstructing 'The Village' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 'Kingdom of Heaven': Interactive Production Grid | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Words and Music of 'Cold Mountain' | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Journey to 'Cold Mountain' | 2003 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' | 2002 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Signé croisette | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Cúpla Corr | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Barney Mooney |
| Reflections on the Fourth Film | 2006 | Video documentary short | Prof. Alastor 'MadEye' Moo (uncredited) |
| The Maze: The Third Task | 2006 | Video documentary short | Professor Alastor 'MadEye' Moody (uncredited) |
| In Flags or Flitters: Pictures of Dublin | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Suffragette (2015) |
| 2014 | BOFCA Award | Boston Online Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Lead Actor - Film | Calvary (2014) |
| 2011 | Best Actor | Valladolid International Film Festival | The Guard (2011) | |
| 2010 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television | Into the Storm (2009) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Into the Storm (2009) |
| 2009 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Into the Storm (2009) |
| 2008 | Career Achievement Award | Dublin International Film Festival | ||
| 1999 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Male Role | The General (1998) |
| 1999 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Actor of the Year | The General (1998) |
| 1998 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | The General (1998) |
| 1992 | Jacob's Award | Jacob's Awards | Best Actor in a TV Series - Drama | The Treaty (1991) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | Song of the Sea (2014) |
| 2015 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | The Grand Seduction (2013) |
| 2014 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | European Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2014 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actor | Calvary (2014) |
| 2013 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) |
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | The Guard (2011) |
| 2012 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Actor | The Guard (2011) |
| 2012 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor - Film | Albert Nobbs (2011) |
| 2012 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor - Film | The Guard (2011) |
| 2012 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Actor of the Year | The Guard (2011) |
| 2011 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | The Guard (2011) |
| 2011 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film | Perrier's Bounty (2009) |
| 2011 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | The Guard (2011) |
| 2011 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | The Guard (2011) |
| 2010 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Into the Storm (2009) |
| 2010 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Into the Storm (2009) |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | In Bruges (2008) |
| 2009 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | In Bruges (2008) |
| 2009 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actor | In Bruges (2008) |
| 2009 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film | In Bruges (2008) |
| 2009 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Into the Storm (2009) |
| 2008 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | In Bruges (2008) |
| 2008 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | In Bruges (2008) |
| 2007 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film | Studs (2006) |
| 2006 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Supporting Actor of the Year | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
| 2004 | Chainsaw Award | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actor | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2004 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Cold Mountain (2003) |
| 2004 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Supporting Actor of the Year | Cold Mountain (2003) |
| 2003 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Cold Mountain (2003) |
| 2003 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Feature Film | Wild About Harry (2000) |
| 2002 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Gangs of New York (2002) |
| 1999 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Male Role | I Went Down (1997) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | The General (1998) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actor | The General (1998) |
| 1998 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | The General (1998) |
Known for movies
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
as General Brigham
Troy (2004)
as Menelaus
Gangs of New York (2002)
as Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Braveheart (1995)
as Hamish
