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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
Judge Carl Finch
for Judge Carl Finch in Batman: City of Fear (2025)
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Bruce Wayne, three years into his crusade as Gotham's dark protector, stalks a city steeped in corruption and fear. When Dr. Jonathan Crane, a disgraced Arkham psychologist, unleashes a hallucinogenic toxin on Gotham's elite, nightmares spill into the streets. Crane's financiers in the underworld include Tony Zucco, a brutal enforcer who sabotages Haly's Circus to extort protection money. The tragedy claims the lives of the Graysons mid-performance, leaving their son Dick orphaned. Unlike others, Dick resists the terror of Crane's gas, showing defiance where fear should rule. Drawn to the boy's courage, Batman takes him in while unraveling the connection between Crane's experiments and Gotham's criminal networks. As paranoia spreads, Bruce confronts his own fractured psyche, visions of his parents' murder clawing at his resolve. The trail leads him into the depths of Arkham, where Crane plans to unleash fear on the entire city. In a nightmarish showdown through toxin-soaked corridors, Batman battles his demons while Dick thwarts Zucco's escape, and together they end the plot. For the first time, Bruce chooses family, not solitude, formally adopting Dick and beginning a new chapter of his crusade. Post Credits: Perched over the waking city, Batman watches dawn break. a thunderous boom shakes the skyline. High above, a red and blue streaks across the sky.
