# He is in EVERYTHING! - Domhnall Gleeson edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971 "2018-02-17T00:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/1 "2018-02-17T00:44:19Z")
So, a bit of a minor rant - it seems that the actor Domhnall Gleeson is in every movie I see lately. I fly a lot and watch movies on the plane. Recently I caught “American Made”, the Tom Cruise as a pilot one, and Gleeson was the CIA handler. Next I saw “Mother!” and he popped up in a small but significant role as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer & Ed Harris (his real life brother plays his brother). Also available to watch is “Good Bye Christopher Robin” starring - Domhnall Gleeson as A.A. Milne. Now I recall recently seeing him in the new Star Wars series, in “The Revenant”, and “Brooklyn”. Before those it was “Ex Machina” and “Unbroken”. Every time my reaction is, “Oh, him again.” Last evening I downloaded “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” to watch on my tablet. I recognized many of the main actors, but I couldn’t place who was playing Henry Beard - it was only in the end credits that I found out - Domhnall Gleeson (in a dark wig and glasses). Geez, I can’t get away from this guy. I’m planning on catching “Black Panther” this weekend, and I’m sure he’ll sneak in there somehow… I mean, he’s fine, but isn’t there anyone else available? I have a wee issue with children of successful actors getting careers, and I also have a wee issue with the pathological obsession with casting actors from “over the pond” to play Americans (I guess all of the American actors were busy, yah?) Anywho, asking the SDMB, do you have any actors or actresses who seem to show up in EVERYTHING you see? ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/2 "2018-02-17T00:50:29Z")
I was prepared to say that I had never seen him in anything, but I recently binge watched “Catastrophe” and see he was “Dan” in 2 episodes, though I don’t remember him or that character at all. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/3 "2018-02-17T01:04:27Z")
On TCM I noticed that James Gleason (oddly enough) and Edward Everett Horton showed up in almost everything in their day. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/4 "2018-02-17T01:23:14Z")
Hm. I saw him in Harry Potter (Deadly II: Electric Bugaloo), The Last Jedi, The Force Awakens and About Time. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/5 "2018-02-17T02:03:22Z")
And don’t forget that Black Mirror where he played the boyfriend and his double. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/6 "2018-02-17T11:02:40Z")
Yeah, I have not been able to help but notice his ubiquity as well. I was starting Futile and Stupid and kinda went “naw - really?!” He really does a good job across roles and genres. His lack of Leading Man Vibe™ serves him well. A character actor indeed. Every character! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/7 "2018-02-17T11:33:52Z")
Too late to edit — at least there is one good thing about his omnipresence: I figured out how to pronounce his name! (It’s basically “DON-all” isn’t it??). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/8 "2018-02-17T13:03:56Z")
Whatever you do, don’t watch _Peter Rabbit_. Well, that’s good advice anyway, but you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/9 "2018-02-17T22:59:52Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > On TCM I noticed that James Gleason (oddly enough) and Edward Everett Horton showed up in almost everything in their day. From the 40s in movies to the 70s in TVs. Charles Lane would show up in a lot of productions. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/10 "2018-02-18T19:09:38Z")
Buster Keaton shows up in a lot of '40’s comedies. Vito Scotti appeared in virtually every single TV series that was produced in the '60’s. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/11 "2018-02-18T19:25:42Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > Buster Keaton shows up in a lot of '40’s comedies. > Vito Scotti appeared in virtually every single TV series that was produced in the '60’s. Joseph Ruskin, who had a distinctive That Guy thing going, was all over the place. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/12 "2018-02-18T20:01:48Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Too late to edit — at least there is one good thing about his omnipresence: I figured out how to pronounce his name! (It’s basically “DON-all” isn’t it??). IMDB’s Trivia section on him indicates it’s “DOH-nall”. It also says: > [@](#): > > Every film Domnhall appeared in in 2015 subsequently received multiple Academy Award nominations - Brooklyn, Ex Machina, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Revenant. So, that’s a talking point for his agent. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/13 "2018-02-18T21:13:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IMDB’s Trivia section on him indicates it’s “DOH-nall”. I just read that and thought “well yes, that’s exactly what I meant…and did not spell out.” Sigh. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/14 "2018-02-18T23:10:11Z")
Coincidentally was looking up something unrelated to anything you could imagine (vintage life rafts) and a Domhnall Gleeson movie frame dominated the search results. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/15 "2018-02-19T02:21:17Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Coincidentally was looking up something unrelated to anything you could imagine (vintage life rafts) and a Domhnall Gleeson movie frame dominated the search results. Oh right, the one directed by Angelina Jolie about the WW2 survivor. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/16 "2018-02-19T22:08:22Z")
Fun fact: Zeljko Ivanek is in every movie Domhnall Gleeson is not in. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/17 "2018-02-23T21:13:59Z")
Never realized he was Brendan Gleeson’s son. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/18 "2018-02-23T21:18:40Z")
For those of us who don’t know who Domhnall Gleeson is, [here](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727304/) is his IMDB page. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/19 "2018-02-23T21:42:10Z")
I’d recommend “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” for anyone who grew up in the States in the late 60s… National Lampoon was pivotal in my radicalization. Gleeson’s Henry Beard is played so low key that he’s almost scenery (Will Forte and Martin Mull, both playing Doug kenney, make up for him). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-in-everything-domhnall-gleeson-edition/808971/20 "2018-02-23T23:35:50Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Never realized he was Brendan Gleeson’s son. They were both in _Harry Potter_, but as unrelated characters. It was remarked upon at the time, but nobody knew to pay much attention.