Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992) is an Irish actor who played Joffrey Baratheon on the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2014). Following this role, Gleeson took a hiatus from acting, but has since taken part in independent theatre and the 2020 BBC miniseries Out of Her Mind. He has since then appeared in the 2023 Irish thriller film In the Land of Saints and Sinners.
Set on the American frontier with a vague historical context, the narrative follows a fictional Tennessee teenager known as "the kid," and the bulk of the text is devoted to his experiences with the Glanton Gang, a historical group of scalp hunters.
