Jack Gleeson (actor)

For the sportsman of the same name, see Jack Gleeson.
Jack Gleeson (actor)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002−present

Jack Gleeson is an Irish child actor, best known for his portrayal of Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO television series Game of Thrones.

Life

Gleeson started acting at the age of seven in the Independent Theatre Workshop. His first roles in feature films were minor roles in Batman Begins (2005), Shrooms (2007) and A Shine of Rainbows (2009).[1] In 2010 he appeared in a leading role in Alicia Duffy's All Good Children. The reviewer for the Variety magazine considered Gleeson "the pic's big discovery".[2]

In July 2009 Gleeson was chosen to portray Joffrey Baratheon in Game of Thrones, a television series based on the novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, written by George R. R. Martin.[3]

Sources

  1. ^ "Jack Gleeson Lands Major HBO Pilot!". In The Spotlight. 2010-03-10. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20100310123819/http://www.aweber.com/archive/inthespotlight/1aO9./h/ITW_In_The_Spotlight_Issue.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  2. ^ Felperin, Leslie (2010-05-20). "All Good Children - Film Reviews - Cannes". Variety.com. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942831?refcatid=31. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  3. ^ Kit, Borys. "Sean Bean ascends to Game of Thrones". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/07/20/us-seanbean-idUSTRE56J09D20090720. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 

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