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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).
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for Arthur Scargill in Thatcher
Suggested by captainwhaddock
This is an idea I have for a Second Margaret Thatcher Biopic that goes into more detail about her life and career than 2012's Iron Lady did. This wouldn't be a cheap production like the 2012 movie; this would be a big-budget period drama like Malcom X and Gandhi. This provides more detail about Thatcher and her era as Prime Minister, including the Miners' Strikes, the IRA bombings, the Poll Tax, and her relationship with Ronald Ragon. It also touches on aspects that were left out of The Iron Lady, such as her relationships with her children, Mark and Carol, and what it was like to be a teenager during the Thatcher Era. It also focuses more on her Cabinet Members than Thatcher herself in the same way as stuff like Hamilton and Jesus Christ Superstar does, So over all, this would be a more honest portail of Thatcher that doesn't shy away from all the ugly details and shows her how she actually was.
