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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
Commissioner Gordon
for Commissioner Gordon in Batman Continues
Suggested by s105042
On a dark Halloween night, Lisa and Douglas Crane have a fight in front of their young son Johnathan Crane. Terrified, Crane lunges at his father but he is beaten down. He watches as his father kill Lisa in a fit of rage. After the police came and arrested Douglas, a scared shaken kid becomes scarred for life. As he is comforted by a police officer, he looks toward a scarecrow and sees a bat with glowing orange eyes staring at him. 33 years later, Halloween is almost here. When everyone in Gotham is out shopping for treats and costumes, several civilians began to disappear. This gets the attention of the Batman who investigates the matter. Harvey Dent returns to Gotham after a long absents. As the disappearances begin to increase, Albit blames Batman for these disappearances and urges Commissioner Gordon to reissue the manhunt. Meanwhile, street orphan Dick Grayson and his gang are attacked by Scarecrow’s men whom attempts to abduct them. Here Bruce meets Dr. Chase Meridian and an older Dr. Jonathan Crane. Bruce explains to them that the man he brought in is a friend who needs urgent psychiatric help. Crane takes him in. Meridian and Bruce however start have a romantic relationship even going so far as Bruce asking her out for dinner. While Bruce and Meridian start their date, Crane speaks with his patient (Bruce’s friend). The man reveals too much as he speaks about the Scarecrow and Crane slices his throat with a large knife.
