Jack Gleeson
Biography
Jack Gleeson is an Irish actor who started performing as a child and became best known for his role as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Born in Cork and raised in Dublin, he took drama classes and began acting at eight, with early screen parts in Shrooms (2007) and A Shine of Rainbows (2009). His work as Joffrey, from 2011 to 2014, earned critical acclaim, and the character is often called one of television's finest villains. He stepped away from screen acting in 2014 and co-founded the Dublin theater company Collapsing Horse, performing in its puppet show Monster/Clock and the comedy Bears in Space. He returned to screens in 2020 and has since appeared in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023), Sex Education, The Sandman and House of Guinness.
34years old
Turns 35 on May 20in 191 days
- Born Cork
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 16 years2007 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023In the Land of Saints and SinnersIMDb rating 6.4
- 2009A Shine of RainbowsIMDb rating 7.1
- 2007ShroomsIMDb rating 4.6
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Behind the camera
Gleeson helped found the Dublin-based Collapsing Horse Theatre Company and was a producer there. He acted in the company's first show, Monster/Clock, a puppet production that opened in Dublin in 2012.
A change of course
Gleeson retired from screen acting in 2014 after finishing Game of Thrones, having said in 2012 that he meant to step back from professional acting and pursue an academic career.
First role
At eight years old, Gleeson started out at the Independent Theatre Workshop. Roles in Reign of Fire, Batman Begins, Shrooms and A Shine of Rainbows were among his earliest film work.
Big break
Gleeson's leading role in the 2010 film All Good Children helped the film get selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, and a Variety reviewer called him the picture's big discovery.
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Worked with
Jack Gleeson made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Liam Neeson's page
Colm Meaney's page
Ciarán Hinds's page
Aidan Quinn's page
Connie Nielsen's page
Jack Huston's page
Robert LorenzDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Robert Lorenz
Paddy BreathnachDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Paddy Breathnach
Vic SarinDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Vic Sarin
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