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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).

After the events of Perks of Being A Wallflower (2012), Charlie starts to show affections for his friend, Sam. But when Sam tells Charlie she dosn't like him and that she has moved on with her new boyfriend Max, Charlie starts going out with a girl called Emma, one of Sam's new friends and Sam gets jealous. However, that changes when Charlie receives a deperate phone call from Sam, telling him that she has gotten pregnant, leading Charlie to believe Max is the father. But when they arrive at the hospital, they discover that Charlie is the true father of the baby, leading Sam to let of Max and begin her romantic relationship with Charlie. However, things start to change for Charlie yet again as during their relationship, Charlie sees Sam hitting things off with another guy called Eric and he becomes infuriated, dreading that it would affect their relationship and the life they were about to have.

