---
name: "Jack Gleeson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-gleeson"
fi1m_id: "jack-gleeson"
imdb_id: "nm0322416"
tmdb_id: 489467
wikidata_id: "Q777260"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 May 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:07:33.910612+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jack Gleeson

## Identity

Jack Gleeson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-gleeson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jack-gleeson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0322416
- **TMDB ID:** 489467
- **Wikidata ID:** Q777260
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Gleeson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777260, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/489467

Actor. Born 20 May 1992 in Cork, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 May 1992, Cork, Ireland
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** 杰克·格里森, Джек Ґлісон, جک گلیسون
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (1), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Gleeson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777260, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/489467

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*House of Guinness*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-guinness.md) (74)

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## Biography

Jack Gleeson is an Irish actor born on 20 May 1992 in Cork. He is best known for portraying Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series *Game of Thrones* (2011–2014). He studied at Trinity College Dublin and began acting as a child, appearing in early films including *Batman Begins* (2005) and *A Shine of Rainbows* (2009).

After *Game of Thrones*, Gleeson took a hiatus from screen acting before returning in 2020. Subsequent credits include the film *In the Land of Saints and Sinners* (2023), the series *Sex Education* (2023) and *The Sandman* (2025), and the role of Byron Hedges in the 2025 series *House of Guinness*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *House of Guinness* (2025), Fi1m 74, as Byron Hughes — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-guinness.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Joffrey Baratheon — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *House of Guinness* (2025), series, as Byron Hughes — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-guinness.md)
- *Safe Harbor* (2025), series, as Farrell Walsh
- *Mystery at the Prospect Hotel* (2024), as Wentworth
- *Learners* (2024), as Charlie
- *The Eye of the Sunrise* (2024), as Thomas Wentworth
- *The Famous Five* (2023), series, as Thomas Wentworth
- *The Curse of Kirrin Island* (2023), as Thomas Wentworth
- *In the Land of Saints and Sinners* (2023), as Kevin Lynch
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Puck
- *Rebecca’s Boyfriend* (2021), as Rory
- *Out of Her Mind* (2020), series, as Casper
- *Sex Education* (2019), series, as Dodgy Mo — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md)
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Joffrey Baratheon
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Joffrey Baratheon — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *All Good Children* (2010), as Dara
- *A Shine of Rainbows* (2009), as Seamus
- *Shrooms* (2007), as Lonely Twin
- *Batman Begins* (2005), as Little Boy — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Killinaskully* (2003), series, as Pa Connors Jr
- *Reign of Fire* (2002), as Kid (uncredited)
- *Hercule*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Jack Gleeson](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-0bb06b7c1bea.jpg) Jack Gleeson — Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma (Photos Vrac), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/2023-04-29_18-11-19_ILCE-7C_DSC15774_Kiri_DxO.jpg/1280px-2023-04-29_18-11-19_ILCE-7C_DSC15774_Kiri_DxO.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-4d5e89cbe8ca.jpg) Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami — Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma (Photos Vrac), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/2023-04-29_13-25-58_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8781.jpg/1280px-2023-04-29_13-25-58_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8781.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-e4e41c2d23b9.jpg) Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami — Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma (Photos Vrac), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2023-04-29_13-26-02_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8782.jpg/1280px-2023-04-29_13-26-02_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8782.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-54d49108fedd.jpg) Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami — Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma (Photos Vrac), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/2023-04-29_13-26-04_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8783.jpg/1280px-2023-04-29_13-26-04_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8783.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jack Gleeson](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-15242596b320.jpg) Jack Gleeson — Image via TMDB
- ![Jack Gleeson](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-e660519bfa44.jpg) Jack Gleeson — Image via TMDB
- ![Jack Gleeson](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-69d7ae0348be.jpg) Jack Gleeson — Image via TMDB
- ![Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-8c3185601e85.jpg) Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami — Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma (Photos Vrac), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/2023-04-29_13-26-15_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8784.jpg/1280px-2023-04-29_13-26-15_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8784.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami](https://film.one/media/person/40221/gallery-5f9d5d51e233.jpg) Comiccon Holland 2023 - Day 1 - The Comiccon Comic Con Holland is the event in the Netherlands for all true fans and enthusiasts of Comics, Manga, Cosplay, Gami — Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma (Photos Vrac), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/2023-04-29_13-26-17_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8785.jpg/1280px-2023-04-29_13-26-17_ILCE-7C_DSCGO8785.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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