Jack Gleeson

Who they were

Personal life Gleeson divides his time between London , where he moved in 2015, and Dublin . [ 1 ] On 27 August 2022, he married his long-time girlfriend Róisín O'Mahony in a small Catholic ceremony in County Kerry . [ 2 ] Gleeson publicly supported the successful campaign to legalise abortion in Ireland in 2018. [ 3 ] ^ White, Hilary (31 July 2021). "Game of Thrones actor Jack Gleeson: 'All I wanted to do growing up was to act in a big film or TV show and I achieved my utmost dream' " .

Jack Gleeson is an Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2014). Following this role, Gleeson took a six-year hiatus from screen acting. He returned to the screen in 2020 and has since appeared in the Irish film In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023) and the series The Sandman (2025) and House of Guinness (2025).

Early life

Educated at: Trinity College, Dublin and Gonzaga College.

Early life Jack Gleeson was born in Cork , Ireland, and raised in Ranelagh , Dublin, where he attended Gonzaga College . Both of his parents are lawyers. He has two older sisters, Rachel and Emma, who are also involved in Irish theatre. [ 1 ] He attended drama classes with them when he was young, and also performed in youth theatre. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Gleeson attended Trinity College Dublin between 2010 and 2015. [ 4 ] He studied philosophy and theology and was elected a scholar in 2012.

Path and career

Career Gleeson began acting at the age of eight in the Independent Theatre Workshop. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His first roles were in films such as Reign of Fire (2002), Batman Begins (2005), Shrooms (2007), and A Shine of Rainbows (2009). In 2010, he played a leading role in the film All Good Children , which was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival . [ 3 ] A reviewer for Variety considered Gleeson "the pic's big discovery". [ 4 ] In 2011,

Why this date

Jack Gleeson appears on our May 20 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.