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Jack Gleeson

1992 - Today

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Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Gleeson is the 3,583rd most popular actor (up from 7,473rd in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 329th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Irish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jack Gleeson ranks 3,583 out of 13,578. Before him are Ona Munson, Mathilda May, George Nichols, Kati Outinen, Henry Golding, and Ken Davitian. After him are Andrey Makarevich, Diahnne Abbott, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Ian Richardson, Cynthia Rhodes, and Anna Maria Ferrero.

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Among people born in 1992, Jack Gleeson ranks 31. Before him are Koke, Joe Keery, Christian Eriksen, Christian Atsu, Édouard Mendy, and Freddie Highmore. After him are Stephan El Shaarawy, Taylor Lautner, Neslihan Atagül, Granit Xhaka, Park Chanyeol, and Disha Patani.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Jack Gleeson ranks 183 out of 549. Before him are Barry Fitzgerald (1888), Edna O'Brien (1930), Dorothea Jordan (1761), Yvonne Farrell (1951), John de Robeck (1862), and Herbert Brenon (1880). After him are Alan Cunningham (1887), Finn Bálor (1981), William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Violet Gibson (1876), and Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Jack Gleeson ranks 24. Before him are Aidan Gillen (1968), Colm Meaney (1953), Dan O'Herlihy (1919), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977), Barry Fitzgerald (1888), and Dorothea Jordan (1761). After him are Tom Moore (1883), Patrick Bergin (1951), Richard Todd (1919), Jason O'Mara (1972), Sinéad Cusack (1948), and Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913).

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