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Acting · age 71

Brendan Gleeson

Best rated: Song of the Sea (8.0)

Films
48
Avg rating
6.64
Peak run
2007’11
Oscar noms
1
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Brendan Gleeson, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2007 to 2011, 7.4256781995200020052010201520202025Song of the Sea 8.0Turbulence 5.1Career avg 6.64

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Brendan Gleeson's career barcodecoolhot
199248 films2025
Current formLast 5: 6.42 vs career 6.64 (−0.22)
  1. WThe Tragedy of Macbeth2021 · 7.1+0.5
  2. LRiverdance: The Animated Adventure2021 · 5.6−1.0
  3. WThe Banshees of Inisherin2022 · 7.6+1.0
  4. LJoker: Folie à Deux2024 · 5.2−1.4
  5. WH Is for Hawk2025 · 6.60.0
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Brendan by the numbers

Average
6.64
40 rated films
Vote weighted
6.69
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.79
rating spread
Career
34y
1992 to 2025
Total votes
6.03M
across every film
Best
8.0
Song of the Sea
Worst
5.1
Turbulence
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2025H Is for Hawk posterH Is for HawkDad6.62,780
2024Joker: Folie à Deux posterJoker: Folie à DeuxJackie Sullivan5.2189K
2023A Greyhound of a GirlPaddy·320
2022The Banshees of Inisherin posterThe Banshees of InisherinColm Doherty7.6301K
2021The Tragedy of Macbeth posterThe Tragedy of MacbethDuncan7.145,208
2021Riverdance: The Animated AdventureThe Huntsman5.62,716
2019FrankieJimmy5.42,173
2018Captain Morten and the Spider QueenCaptain Vicks·282
2017HampsteadDonald Horner6.18,470
2016Assassin's Creed posterAssassin's CreedJoseph Lynch5.6221K
2016Live by Night posterLive by NightThomas Coughlin6.462,974
2016Alone in Berlin posterAlone in BerlinOtto Quangel6.510,717
2016Trespass Against UsColby Cutler5.89,730
2015In the Heart of the Sea posterIn the Heart of the SeaTom Nickerson6.9161K
2014Edge of Tomorrow posterEdge of TomorrowGeneral Brigham7.9818K
2014Stonehearst Asylum posterStonehearst AsylumThe Alienist6.865,568
2014Song of the Sea posterSong of the SeaConor8.069,101
2014Calvary posterCalvaryFather James7.468,766
2013The Smurfs 2 posterThe Smurfs 2Victor5.351,546
2013The Grand Seduction posterThe Grand SeductionMurray French7.021,326
Better together?

Brendan Gleeson's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Brendan Gleeson

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2023
    Brendan Gleeson
    Nominated

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