Domhnall Gleeson
| Domhnall Gleeson | |
|---|---|
 Gleeson at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Born |
12 May 1983 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Parent(s) | Brendan Gleeson (father) |
| Relatives | Brian Gleeson (brother) |
Domhnall Gleeson (/ˈdoʊnəl ˈɡliːsən/; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of General Hux in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise, Caleb in Ex Machina and Tim Lake in About Time. He has acted on both stage and screen, earning a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his role in the Broadway production The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He has performed in several shows at Dublin's Gate Theatre, including adaptations of American Buffalo and Great Expectations.
Gleeson's screen roles includes appearances in the television series The Last Furlong (2006) and the comedy sketch show Your Bad Self (2010), as well as the films Six Shooter (2004), Boy Eats Girl (2005), Never Let Me Go (2010), True Grit (2010), Anna Karenina (2012), Dredd (2012), Frank (2014), Calvary (2014), and Unbroken (2014). In 2015, he starred in four films, all of which received multiple Academy Award nominations: Ex Machina, Brooklyn, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Revenant.
Early life
Gleeson was born in Dublin, the oldest son of Mary (née Weldon) and actor Brendan Gleeson.[1] He has three brothers: Fergus, Brian (also an actor), and Rúairí. He attended Malahide Community School, and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology.[2]
Career
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After graduating, Gleeson began directing and writing for both film and stage.[2] In 2006, Gleeson starred in the feature film Studs, with his father appearing alongside him.[2]
Gleeson also starred in the Academy Award-winning movie short Six Shooter[3] and Boy Eats Girl, as well as the RTÉ television series The Last Furlong.[2] He also appeared on the Broadway theatre show The Lieutenant of Inishmore at age twenty-three, receiving a Tony Award nomination for the role.[2][3]
In late 2007, Gleeson played Herbert Pocket in the Hugh Leonard adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations at the Gate Theatre in Dublin.[4] The role was described as "wittily played" by Irish Independent critic Bruce Arnold.[5] Earlier that year he had a role as Bobby in the David Mamet play American Buffalo, also at the Gate Theatre.[6]
In 2008, Gleeson starred in the one-off RTÉ comedy sketch show Your Bad Self, which was broadcast on 26 December that year.[2][3] Other roles in 2008 included A Dog Year and Paddyville.[2]
In March 2009, it was confirmed that he had been cast as Bill Weasley in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[7][8] His father, Brendan, plays Alastor Moody in the series.[7][8] Gleeson had initially been reluctant to act alongside his father in the same film but later changed his mind.[9] In 2006, he said of his acting: "I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the role'."[8]
In the 2009 film Sensation, Gleeson plays the role of a young farmer whose "soulless encounter" with a call-girl "develops into a bittersweet love story".[10][11]
He had his break-out year in 2010 with his role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Also in 2010, he starred alongside Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan in Never Let Me Go, and with Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon in the Academy Award–nominated Coen Brothers' film True Grit.
Gleeson won the 2011 Ifta Award for Best Actor for his performance as Bob Geldof in the biopic When Harvey Met Bob.
Dohmnall played Konstantin Levin in the film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina,[12] directed by Joe Wright. It was released in late 2012. In 2013 Gleeson starred in About Time, a romantic comedy written and directed by Richard Curtis.[13] The story follows a young man, played by Gleeson, who travels back in time and meets "the girl of his dreams", played by Rachel McAdams. Filming took place in London, England, in June 2012.[14] In 2014, he portrayed Jon in the Lenny Abrahamson film Frank, starring alongside Michael Fassbender, and in 2015, played Caleb in Alex Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina, Jim Farrell in Brooklyn,[15] General Hux in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and fur trader Andrew Henry in Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant.
Personal life
Gleeson shares a love of the Premier League team Aston Villa FC with his father Brendan. Domhnall described the team's FA Cup semifinal win over Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium in 2015 as one of the "great days of my life".[16]
Along with his father and brother Brian, Gleeson created and stars in the Immaturity for Charity sketches, which raises money for the St. Francis Hospice in Raheny, Dublin.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Six Shooter | Cashier | Short film |
| 2005 | Stars | Brian (voice) | Short film |
| Boy Eats Girl | Bernard | ||
| 2006 | Studs | Trampis | |
| 2009 | Dog Year, AA Dog Year | Anthony Armstrong | |
| What Will Survive of Us | Short film; Writer and director | ||
| Perrier's Bounty | Clifford | ||
| Corduroy | Mahon | Short film | |
| 2010 | Sensation | Donal Duggan | |
| Noreen | Short film; Writer and director | ||
| Never Let Me Go | Rodney | ||
| True Grit | Moon (The Kid) | ||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Bill Weasley | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Bill Weasley | |
| 2012 | Dredd | Clan Techie | |
| Anna Karenina | Konstantin Levin | ||
| Shadow Dancer | Connor McVeigh | ||
| 2013 | About Time | Tim Lake | |
| 2014 | Frank | Jon Burroughs | |
| Calvary | Freddie Joyce | ||
| Unbroken | Russell Allen Phillips | ||
| 2015 | Ex Machina | Caleb Smith | |
| Brooklyn | Jim Farrell | ||
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | General Hux | ||
| The Revenant | Andrew Henry | ||
| 2017 | Mena | Monty Schafer | Post-production |
| A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Henry Beard | Filming | |
| Star Wars: Episode VIII | General Hux | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Last Furlong, TheThe Last Furlong | Sean Flanagan | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Your Bad Self | Various | 6 episodes; Also writer |
| When Harvey Met Bob | Bob Geldof | Television film | |
| 2013 | Black Mirror | Ash | Episode: "Be Right Back" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Nominated | The Lieutenant of Inishmore |
| 2007 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Breakthrough Talent | Nominated | Studs |
| 2011 | Berlin International Film Festival | Shooting Stars Award | Won | N/A |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television | Won | When Harvey Met Bob | |
| 2012 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | Shadow Dancer |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer | Won | Anna Karenina | |
| 2013 | Empire Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Nominated | |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor Film | Won | ||
| 2014 | Best Lead Actor - Film | Nominated | About Time | |
| 2015 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Film | Won | Frank | |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | Brooklyn |
References
- ↑ Gleeson, B. (1989). Breaking Up. Passion Machine. ISBN 9781872313009. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Domhnall Gleeson to star in RTÉ Christmas Special". Evening Herald. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- 1 2 3 "The last laugh". The Irish Times. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
Domhnall Gleeson Nominated for a Tony at the age of 23 for his role in the 2006 Broadway production of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore. May have felt like déjà-vu for Gleeson who also appeared in McDonagh's Oscar-winning short, Six Shooter. Domhnall's father, Brendan Gleeson, co-starred with Peter McDonald in 1997's I Went Down.
- ↑ "Domhnall Gleeson–Actor". Irish Independent. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ Arnold, Bruce (29 November 2007). "Festive fare for all the family lives up to the greatest of expectations". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ "American Buffalo". RTÉ. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- 1 2 "Bill Nighy in "Die Heiligtümer des Todes"". Spielfilm.de (German). 1 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Headlines: Tony Nominee Domhnall Gleeson to Appear in Final Harry Potter Films". Broadway.com. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ "Domhnall Gleeson confirmed as Bill Weasley for 'Deathly Hallows'". HPANA. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ "Follow-Up May Keep Hall From Edinburgh". California Chronicle. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ "Follow-Up May Keep Hall From Edinburgh (original)". The Irish Times. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
Tony-award nominee Domhnall Gleeson plays a randy young farmer with New Zealand actress Luanne Gordon as an aging Antipodean escort. "They begin as client and call-girl, evolve into lovers and finally business partners,” according to the synopsis. "What starts as a soulless contract develops into a bittersweet love story."
- ↑ "Domhnall Gleeson Lands Role in Joe Wright's 'Anna Karenina'". IFTN. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (10 May 2012). "Rachel McAdams to Star in Working Title's 'About Time' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (10 May 2012). "Rachel McAdams to Star in Working Title's 'About Time' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (10 May 2012). "Ex Machina". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Star Wars actor Gleeson: Villa Wembley win was special day". Aston Villa. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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