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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA's, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award, five times for a Golden Globe Award and once for an Academy Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson. He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films (2005–2010). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), 28 Days Later (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2017), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as The General (1998), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014), Frankie (2019), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the lattermost film. He won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance as Donald Trump in the Showtime series The Comey Rule (2020). From 2017 to 2019 he starred in the crime series Mr. Mercedes. He received an Emmy Award nomination for Stephen Frears' Sundance TV series State of the Union (2022).
Brendan Gleeson
Oswald Cobblepot | The Penguin
for Oswald Cobblepot | The Penguin in Batman: Arkham - Episode 4: Dark Wings Fly Away in Fear
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Batman and Nightwing meet and Dick reveals that Penguin uses the trucks to smuggle weapons. Dick delivers a prototype disruptor that jams firearms and tracks vehicles. Batman tracks the van to the Penguin's hideout. Batman and Nightwing break in and interrogate Penguin, who says that the Arkham Knight and Scarecrow were meeting with Simon Stagg, a businessman who runs a pharmaceutical company. Batman and Nightwing destroy the weapons cache. Batman heads to Stagg's Airships. Batman rescues Stagg from the militia, but begins to hallucinate The Joker, who almost overpowers him and breaks his mind. Batman wakes up and sees Stagg being taken to the second airship. Batman arrives at the second airship, where he learns that Scarecrow paid Stagg to create a device called the Cloudburst, but Stagg betrayed them. Batman finds Stagg trapped, and while interrogating him, Simon is exposed to fear toxin. Batman knocks him out and goes to find Crane. Batman is exposed to fear toxin, which triggers a powerful hallucinogenic response, making him more violent and brutal. The Joker tries to convince Batman to kill Crane. Bruce gets rid of the toxin, but sees Scarecrow escape with the militia helicopter, and Arkham Knight stops him from following them. The Scarecrow transmits a message that shows Barbara trapped in the same spot where Ivy was being held. Batman rushes to save her.
