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Jack Gleeson
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| Born | (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 Cork, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–2014 |
Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992)[1] is an Irish actor, who won critical acclaim playing Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2014). Since retiring from screen acting in 2014, Gleeson has been part of his Dublin-based theatre company Collapsing Horse.[2]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
4.3 Theatre
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Gleeson was born in Cork, Ireland and raised in Ranelagh, Dublin where he attended Gonzaga College. He has two older sisters, Rachel and Emma, who are also involved in theatre in Ireland.[3] He attended drama classes with them when he was young as well as performing in youth theatre.
Gleeson attended Trinity College, Dublin between 2010 and 2015.[4] He studied philosophy and theology and was elected a scholar at the university in 2012.[5][6][7] At Trinity, Gleeson was a member of the DU Players, where he met his future co-founders of Collapsing Horse Theatre Company.[3]
Career
Gleeson in September 2016.
Gleeson began acting at the age of 7, in the Independent Theatre Workshop.[8] His first roles were in films such as Reign of Fire (2002), Batman Begins (2005), Shrooms (2007), and A Shine of Rainbows (2009).[9] In 2010, he appeared in a leading role in All Good Children. The reviewer for Variety magazine considered Gleeson "the pic's big discovery".[10]
Gleeson starred as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones.[11] He cites Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Commodus in Gladiator (2000) as an influence on his performance.[12]
In 2012, Gleeson indicated an intention to retire from acting to pursue an academic career once his work on Game of Thrones was finished.[7] In 2014, Gleeson retired from acting after concluding his work in Game of Thrones. In an interview, he stated that while he had previously been interested in pursuing academia, he had since 'gone off that idea'.[13]
Gleeson is a founder, producer and company member of Collapsing Horse Theatre Company, based in Dublin.[14] He was part of the original cast in the company's first theatre production Monster / Clock, a children's theater show which premiered in Dublin in 2012.[15] He next appeared in the company's 'lo-fi comedy' Bears in Space which premiered in Dublin in July 2014 and took part of the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[16] The show was well reviewed and had revival productions in Dublin and London in 2015 and off-Broadway in New York in September 2016 as part of Origin's 1st Irish theatre festival.[17][18]
Personal life
Gleeson is a notably private person. Gleeson lives in Dublin; he previously lived in London.[4]
In May 2018, Gleeson publicly supported the repeal of Ireland's Eighth Amendment.[19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |
Reign of Fire |
Kid |
Uncredited |
Moving Day |
Jack |
Short film |
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| 2003 |
Fishtale |
Boy with the Fish |
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| 2004 |
Tom Waits Made Me Cry |
Young Vincent |
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| 2005 |
Batman Begins |
Little Boy |
|
| 2007 |
Shrooms |
Lonely Twin |
|
| 2009 |
A Shine of Rainbows |
Seamus |
|
| 2010 |
All Good Children |
Dara |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2014 |
Game of Thrones |
Joffrey Baratheon |
HBO |
26 episodes IGN People's Choice Award for Best TV Villain (2012–2013) Nominated—IGN Award for Best TV Villain (2011–2013) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series (2013) Nominated—Scream Award for Best Ensemble (2011) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2011, 2013) Nominated—Young Hollywood Award: We Love to Hate You (2014) |
Theatre
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Venue |
Production Company |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
The Giant Blue Hand |
Actor, Timmy Time |
The Ark |
The Ark |
[20] |
| 2012 |
Monster / Clock |
Actor, Toby; Associate Producer |
Smock Alley Theatre |
Collapsing Horse |
[15][20] |
| 2013 |
Distance from the Event |
Associate Producer |
Dublin Fringe Festival |
[21][20] |
|
| 2013 |
Human Child |
Co-Producer |
Smock Alley Theatre (original production) |
[20] | |
| 2014–2016 |
Bears in Space |
Actor, Nico/Skin |
Project Arts Centre: July 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: August 2014 Smock Alley Theatre: July 2015 Soho Theatre: August, December 2015 59e59 Theater: September 2016 |
[16] | |
| 2017 |
The Water Orchard |
Dramaturg |
Project Arts Centre |
[22] | |
| 2018 |
Science Fiction Radio Hour |
Performer |
Set Theatre: May 2018 Sugar Club: July 2018 |
Podcast; 2 episodes[23] |
References
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^ http://collapsinghorsetheatre.com/
^ ab O'Rourke, Frances. "First encounters: Jack Gleeson and Matt Smyth". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ ab "Dear Fresher Me: Jack Gleeson". www.universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ Email: Fellows & Scholars (Email) (2 July 2012). "Welcome – Fellows & Scholars: Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland". Tcd.ie. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ "Meanwhile, At Trinity College". Broadsheet.ie. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ ab O'Regan, Mark (17 April 2012). "Jack Gleeson swaps 'Game of Thrones' for seat of learning". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^ Itwstudios.ie
^ "Jack Gleeson Lands Major HBO Pilot!". In The Spotlight. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ Felperin, Leslie (20 May 2010). "All Good Children – Film Reviews – Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ Kit, Borys (19 July 2009). "Sean Bean ascends to Game of Thrones". Reuters. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ Hill, Logan (June 2012). "The Villains Questionnaire: Jack Gleeson". GQ. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
^ Hibberd, James (13 April 2014). "'Game of Thrones': Jack Gleeson talks royal wedding shocker -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
^ "Company". Collapsing Horse. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ ab "Monster / Clock". Collapsing Horse. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ ab "Bears | in | Space". Collapsing Horse. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/jack-gleeson-aka-king-joffrey-baratheon-is-playing-with-puppets-now
^ Brantley, Ben (2016-10-02). "Review: 'Bears in Space,' an Interstellar Romp Through Winsome Silliness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ "Jack Gleeson in conversation with Mark O'Halloran — District". Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ abcd www.irishplayography.com http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=44575. Retrieved 2019-04-01. Missing or empty|title=(help)
^ "Distance from the Event". Collapsing Horse. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ "The | Water Orchard". Collapsing Horse. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ "Collapsing Horse Science Fiction Radio Hour". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
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