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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 Drayton Sawyer in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2027 American psychological slasher horror film directed by Mike Flanagan and written by David Fincher and Jordan Peele. Produced by Blumhouse Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the tenth overall installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise and the second reboot of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. A modern and realistic retelling of the original film's story, the film stars Ella Purnell as Sally Hardesty and Vincent D'Onofrio as Leatherface; like the original films and the first reboot, it follows Sally and four other young adults who stumble across Leatherface and his family of cannibalistic murderers and eventually try to escape their home. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had its world premiere at the 84th Venice International Film Festival on September 6th, 2027, and was released theatrically on October 19th; the film received generally positive reviews, with critics calling it a return to form and praising its performances, characters, scares and violent kills, though some of them criticized its longer runtime of 150 minutes compared to previous films. Audiences lauded the fan service, such as casting D'Onofrio as the central villain, a fan favorite, and for revamping the story. It was a financial success, grossing $471 million, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series. A sequel is in development with Purnell and D'Onofrio set to return.
