Irish actor, film director and screenwriter
Son of actor Brendan Gleeson and Mary (Weldon) Gleeson.
Was nominated for a Tony award for Best featured actor in a play for the role of Davey in Martin McDonagh s "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" on Broadway.
Has a degree in media arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
2011: Named as one of European films Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.
Older brother of Irish actor Brian Gleeson , Fergus Gleeson and Rory Gleeson.
His first name is pronounced "doh-nall" with the "m" being silent.
Appeared in four films in 2015 and all four titles received nominations at the 88th Academy Awards. The films were: The Revenant , Ex Machina , Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens and Brooklyn . The only other actor to achieve a similar record was Benedict Cumberbatch , who also appeared in four films that were Oscar nominated in 2013 - though he made a fifth movie that wasnt nominated.
As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: True Grit , The Revenant and Brooklyn .
Every film Domnhall appeared in in 2015 subsequently received multiple Academy Award nominations - Brooklyn, Ex Machina, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Revenant.
Competed with his father for Best Supporting Actor at the British Independent Film Awards in 2015. Brendan Gleeson won the category.
Competed with his father for Best Lead Actor - Film at the Irish Film and Television Awards in 2014. Brendan Gleeson won the award.
In the episode "Black Mirror" {Be Right Back (#2.1)} he interpreted a synthetic that falls in love with a human; In the movie Ex Machina he is a human who falls in love with a synthetic.
He and his father Brendan Gleeson have both starred in films with Tom Cruise that were directed by Doug Liman: Brendan in Edge Of Tomorrow and Domhnall in American Made.
The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different,from what you did before.
I like cashew nuts.
I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful.
Thrillers, too.
I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine.
The rom-com genre is not something that necessarily lights my jets.
I think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience,will go along with it.
Fail again, fail better.
My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of,the way he approaches the work.
I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I,really connect to it.
I stand to learn more working as an actor with really talented people,than I do by directing a feature.
I find looking forward scary because you might die.
When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I,perceive myself.
My mum and my dad have really good taste in movies. My gran would tape,them off the TV and write notes about them, rating them.
The Olympia was a really special place for me as a kid. I saw Dad,perform there so many times, so it means a lot.
I did Never Let Me Go (2010) and there were amazing people on,that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special.
