Biography
Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor, screenwriter and producer. Born on 12 May 1983 in Dublin, he is the son of actor Brendan Gleeson. He studied media arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology and began his career writing and directing short films before moving into acting.
Gleeson received a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway role in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2006). He gained wider recognition as Bill Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011). Other notable film roles include About Time (2013), Ex Machina (2015), The Revenant (2015) and General Hux in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). He also appeared as Ash Starmer in the Black Mirror episode 'Be Right Back' (2013).
