1. Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and screenwriter.
56 Facts About Domhnall Gleeson
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Domhnall Gleeson began his career by directing and writing several short films, and garnered a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his role in the Broadway production The Lieutenant of Inishmore.
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Domhnall Gleeson had a supporting role in Never Let Me Go and became known to a wider audience for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the last two entries of the Harry Potter film series.
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Domhnall Gleeson had starring roles in the period drama Anna Karenina, the romantic comedy About Time, the Black Mirror episode "Be Right Back", and the war drama Unbroken.
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Domhnall Gleeson's career progressed with roles in the films Ex Machina, Brooklyn, The Revenant and Peter Rabbit, as well as for his role as General Hux in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
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Domhnall Gleeson was raised in Malahide, County Dublin, the eldest son of Mary and Brendan Gleeson.
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Domhnall Gleeson has three brothers: Fergus, Brian, and Rory.
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Domhnall Gleeson attended Malahide Community School, where he performed in school productions of Grease and King Lear.
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Domhnall Gleeson later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
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Domhnall Gleeson first appeared in the British television miniseries Rebel Heart in 2001 with James D'Arcy and Paloma Baeza.
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Domhnall Gleeson made his film debut in Martin McDonagh's short film Six Shooter in 2004, which starred his father.
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Domhnall Gleeson was featured in a small role in the 2005 horror comedy Boy Eats Girl.
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In 2006, Domhnall Gleeson starred in the feature film Studs, with his father appearing alongside him.
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Domhnall Gleeson was among the main cast members of RTE comedy television series The Last Furlong in 2005.
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Domhnall Gleeson appeared on the Broadway theatre show The Lieutenant of Inishmore at age twenty-three, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his role as the dim-witted Davey.
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In late 2007, Domhnall Gleeson played Herbert Pocket in the Hugh Leonard adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations at the Gate Theatre in Dublin.
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In 2008, Domhnall Gleeson starred in the one-off RTE comedy sketch show Your Bad Self, which was broadcast on 26 December that year and later developed into a series in 2010.
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Domhnall Gleeson initially been reluctant to act alongside his father in the same film but later changed his mind.
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Also that year, in the film Sensation, Domhnall Gleeson played the role of a young farmer whose "soulless encounter" with a call-girl "develops into a bittersweet love story".
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Domhnall Gleeson portrayed musician Bob Geldof as he organises the 1985 Live Aid concert in the television film When Harvey Met Bob, which was broadcast on BBC Four on 26 December 2010.
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Domhnall Gleeson won the 2011 Ifta Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.
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Domhnall Gleeson played landowner Kostya Levin in the historical romance Anna Karenina, based on the Leo Tolstoy novel.
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Domhnall Gleeson made a guest appearance in "Be Right Back", an episode of the science-fiction anthology series Black Mirror in 2013.
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Later in 2013, Domhnall Gleeson starred in About Time, a romantic comedy written and directed by Richard Curtis.
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The story follows a young man, played by Domhnall Gleeson, who uses time travel to win over an American girl, played by Rachel McAdams.
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Domhnall Gleeson played a small role as a psychotic killer in the Irish drama Calvary, starring his father as a Catholic priest who visits him in prison.
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Domhnall Gleeson lost what he described as a "sizable amount of weight" for the role.
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Domhnall Gleeson directed and starred in a music video for the Squarehead charity single "2025" in 2014, with all proceeds going to Immaturity For Charity.
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Domhnall Gleeson was announced to be a part of the Star Wars sequel trilogy in April 2014.
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Domhnall Gleeson plays the ruthless General Hux, commander of the First Order's Starkiller Base.
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Alongside his brother Brian and his father Brendan, Domhnall Gleeson starred in a revival of the Enda Walsh play The Walworth Farce from January to February 2015.
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In February 2016, Domhnall Gleeson narrated the BBC Two nature documentary series Earth's Greatest Spectacles.
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Domhnall Gleeson played fashion house Burberry's founder, Thomas Burberry, in a short Christmas-themed advertisement film for the company in 2016.
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Domhnall Gleeson made a guest appearance on the Channel 4 sitcom Catastrophe as a recruitment consultant in March 2017.
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Domhnall Gleeson then played fictional CIA agent Monty Schafer in American Made, released in September 2017, starring Tom Cruise as drug smuggler Barry Seal.
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Domhnall Gleeson reprised his role as General Hux in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, released in December 2017.
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The adaptation received a mixed reception from critics, although Deadline Hollywood critic Pete Hammond praised "an appealing Domhnall Gleeson" for "overcoming the unlikable aspects of Thomas".
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Domhnall Gleeson starred alongside his brother and father in the short film Psychic, which was directed by the latter and premiered in 2018 on Sky Arts.
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Also in 2018, Domhnall Gleeson starred in the supernatural thriller The Little Stranger, with Ruth Wilson.
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Domhnall Gleeson next featured in a supporting role in the crime drama The Kitchen as an intense Vietnam War veteran who becomes a hitman for the Irish Mob.
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In late 2019, Domhnall Gleeson returned to the role of General Hux in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the last film of the nine-movie series.
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Domhnall Gleeson reprised his role as Thomas McGregor in Peter Rabbit 2.
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Brian Domhnall Gleeson confirmed in 2022 that the series would not be returning.
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Domhnall Gleeson returned to theatre in 2021 starring in Enda Walsh's Medicine.
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Domhnall Gleeson received acclaim for his performance and was nominated for Best Actor in The Irish Times Theatre Awards.
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Domhnall Gleeson received Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations for his role in the limited series.
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The series was released on Channel 4 on February 14,2024 and received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with praise for Domhnall Gleeson's acting, but with criticism over the plot and character arc.
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Domhnall Gleeson voiced the role of Lawrence in James Acaster's scripted podcast Springleaf.
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Domhnall Gleeson voiced the character of "Boy" in the 2023 animated short story Worry World.
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In January 2024 it was announced that Domhnall Gleeson had joined the cast of Guy Ritchie's Fountain of Youth opposite John Krasinski and Natalie Portman in an undisclosed role.
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Domhnall Gleeson described the team's FA Cup semifinal win over Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in 2015, as one of the "great days of my life".
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Domhnall Gleeson's reasoning was that his father was not as well known internationally at that time, and everyone in the Irish film industry already knew of their relationship.
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Domhnall Gleeson has been in a relationship with Irish producer Juliette Bonass since meeting in college.
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Domhnall Gleeson is close friends with Irish actors Laurence Kinlan, Tadhg Murphy, Mark Huberman and Paul Reid after meeting on the set of Boy Eats Girl.
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Alongside his father, Domhnall Gleeson is an ambassador for St Francis Hospice, Dublin, after both his paternal grandparents received end-of-life care in St Francis Hospice in Raheny.
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In 2013 Domhnall Gleeson penned a series of comedy shorts in aid of St Francis Hospice in Raheny and Blanchardstown, called Immaturity for Charity.