Brendan GLEESON was born in Dublin, Ireland on March 29, 1955. After a teacher career , he definitively give in to follow his heart and "art" to become a professional actor on stage and on screen. His filmography includes "Gang of New York", "Calvary", "In Bruges", "The Guard", "Mission Impossible", "Cold Mountain", "The General", "Suffragette", etc...

"Art at its best makes people feel less alone..." --Brendan GLEESON
Why aiming for less as an actor?

In this video, Dublin actor Brendan Gleeson talks about his work as an actor:
- looking at yourself to go beyond self-consciousness & gain professional insight
- recognising when a text is good and not being "dense"
- the doing being instinctual in the moment
- honouring humanity
- the communal experience of cinema
- vocation

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► AWARDS
• 2019 - Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie "Into the Storm" (2009) for playing: "Winston Churchill".
• 2015 - British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in "Suffragette "
• 2014- British Independent Film Award for Best Actor "Calvary"

► SOURCES:
• Upbeat Entertainment - Calvary - Brendan Gleeson Interview - [ Ссылка ]
• HeyUGuys - Brendan Gleeson Interview - Calvary - [ Ссылка ]
• DP/30: Calvary, John Michael McDonagh & Brendan Gleeson- [ Ссылка ]

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