Date of Birth

20 December 1992, Cork, Ireland

Height

5' 7" (1.7 m)

Trivia

• Has a sister named Hannah.
• Is a student at Trinity College in Dublin.
• Is a member of the DU Players.
• Is a co-founder of Collapsing Horse, a production company. "Monster/Clock: A Play on Time" was the recent puppet production performed at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin, Spring, 2012. He was the puppeteer for the lead character, Toby.
• Dublin, Ireland: Studying [August 2012]
• Croatia, Dubrovnik: Filming Game of Thrones [April 2012]
• He went to Gonzaga College, a private school in Dublin from 2004-2010.
• Gleeson is the founder and artistic director of Collapsing Horse Theatre Company, which is based in Dublin.
• Has said he doesn't plan to continue acting after finishing Game of Thrones (2011).
• Doesn't like to swear and usually avoids it in rehearsal and does it in the take.
• Despite playing the monstrous Joffrey on Game of Thrones (2011), all of his co-stars have described him as one of the nicest and friendliest actors they have ever worked with.
• He based his performance as Joffrey in Game Of Thrones (2011- ) on Joaquin Phoenix's performance in Gladiator (2000).

Quotes

• I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel.
• I think audiences will always like bad guys who kill for no apparent reason. We just like to hate them.
• Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
• I'd like to be an academic, a philosophy lecturer if possible. I'd do a Masters in Ancient Hebrew maybe, and a Ph.D. hopefully, if I get in.