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Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Actor, also producer and writer · Born May 12, 1983 (43) · Dublin, Ireland

Golden Globe nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Domhnall Gleeson (born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and son of the renowned actor Brendan Gleeson. Known for his versatility, Domhnall has appeared on Broadway, showcasing his stage talents in productions like The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He gained international recognition for his role as Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film series and has starred in acclaimed films such as Ex Machina, About Time, and The Revenant.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 12, 1983 (43)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Domhnall Gleeson's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
21%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 7 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 25 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 25
Ally
7 of 25
Shadow
4 of 25
Mentor
3 of 25
Threshold guardian
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
19
Warm
10
Dread
8
Absurd
8
Other
49

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Domhnall Gleeson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Domhnall Gleeson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Daniel O'Connell: The Emancipator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Narrator

  • The Incomer(2026)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bucking Fastard(2026)

    as Timothy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Scarecrows' Wedding(2025)

    as Harry O'Hay (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Loftus Cliffe / Roger Lamb / John MacPherson / John Bowater / William Barton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Paper(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ned Sampson

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Echo Valley(2025)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Fountain of Youth(2025)

    as Owen Carver

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as General Hux

  • Retirement Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Ray (voice)

  • Alice & Jack(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Worry World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Boy

  • White House Plumbers(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as John Dean

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Patient(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sam Fortner

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Frank of Ireland(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Doofus

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway(2021)

    as Mr. Thomas McGregor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Run(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Billy Johnson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    as General Hux

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Kitchen(2019)

    as Gabriel O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Resistance(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Hux (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    as Dr. Faraday

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Psychic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Shergar

  • Peter Rabbit(2018)

    as Thomas McGregor / Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Futile and Stupid Gesture(2018)

    as Henry Beard

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    as General Hux

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Crash Pad(2017)

    as Stensland

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Christopher Robin(2017)

    as Alan Alexander Milne / Blue

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mother!(2017)

    as Oldest Son

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • American Made(2017)

    as Monty 'Schafer'

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Tale of Thomas Burberry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Thomas Burberry

  • The Revenant(2015)

    as Captain Andrew Henry

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    as General Hux

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn(2015)

    as Jim Farrell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ex Machina(2014)

    as Caleb

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Unbroken(2014)

    as Russel Allen 'Phil' Phillips

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Frank(2014)

    as Jon Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Calvary(2014)

    as Freddie Joyce

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • About Time(2013)

    as Tim Lake

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dredd(2012)

    as Clan Techie

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina(2012)

    as Levin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Dancer(2012)

    as Connor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ash Starmer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Sensation(2010)

    as Donal

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Bill Weasley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • When Harvey Met Bob(2010)

    as Bob Geldof

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • True Grit(2010)

    as Moon (The Kid)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

    as Bill Weasley

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Noreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Never Let Me Go(2010)

    as Rodney

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Perrier's Bounty(2009)

    as Clifford

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • What Will Survive of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • A Dog Year(2009)

    as Anthony Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Corduroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mahon

  • Studs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Trampis

  • Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Brian (voice)

  • Boy Eats Girl(2005)

    as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Six Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Cashier

  • Rebel Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Byrne

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Joe Quimby Sr. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Bridgets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 59 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

$2.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Revenant (2015)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Incomer (2026)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 60: 55 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting2 of 60: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 60: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing3 of 60: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 60: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

60 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew2010s33 · 32 acting · 1 crew2020s17 · 17 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 19% of 31 roles
041419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2011–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2011
    • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Domhnall Gleeson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 36; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Mother! (2017)

64th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Domhnall Gleeson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore25 titles25–81 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles13–53 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles19–81 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles15–64 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles30–71 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Domhnall Gleeson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Domhnall Gleeson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daisy Ridley shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers