Jack Gleeson - wikipedia Jack Gleeson Jump to : navigation , search Not to be confused with Jackie Gleason or Jack Gleeson ( hurler ) . Jack Gleeson Gleeson in 2012 ( 1992 - 05 - 20 ) 20 May 1992 ( age 25 ) Cork , Ireland Alma mater Trinity College , Dublin Occupation Actor Years active 2002 -- 2014 Jack Gleeson ( born 20 May 1992 ) is an Irish former actor , best known for his portrayal of Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO television series Game of Thrones . Despite his early breakthrough on Thrones , which won critical acclaim , Gleeson has stated that he disliked acting for television and film , and has left that profession since 2014 . He currently runs his own touring theatre company , whose debut show -- Bears in Space -- premiered in Ireland in 2016 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early life ( edit ) Gleeson was born in Cork , Ireland . Gleeson attended Gonzaga College for his secondary education . He attended drama classes when young , with his sisters Rachel and Emma who are also actresses in Ireland . Gleeson is a student of Trinity College , Dublin , studying philosophy and theology and he is also a member of DU Players . In 2012 , he was awarded a scholarship at the same university . Career ( edit ) Gleeson began acting at the age of seven in the Independent Theatre Workshop . His first roles were in films such as Reign of Fire in 2002 , Batman Begins in 2005 , Shrooms in 2007 , and A Shine of Rainbows in 2009 . In 2010 , he appeared in a leading role in All Good Children . The reviewer for Variety magazine considered Gleeson `` the pic 's big discovery '' . Gleeson starred as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones . He cites Joaquin Phoenix 's portrayal of Commodus in Gladiator as an influence on his performance . He is a founder and artistic director of Collapsing Horse Theatre Company , which is based in Dublin . In 2012 , Gleeson indicated an intention to retire from acting to pursue an academic career once his work on Game of Thrones was finished . In 2014 , Gleeson confirmed he would be permanently retiring from acting after concluding his work in Game of Thrones . In the same interview , he stated that while he had previously been interested in pursuing academia , he had since ' gone off that idea ' . In 2015 , Gleeson starred in the puppetry shows Bears in Space created by his theatre company Collapsing Horse and in mid-2016 the show premiered in New York . Filmography ( edit ) Film ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 2002 Reign of Fire Kid Uncredited Moving Day Jack Short film 2003 Fishtale Boy with the Fish Short film Tom Waits Made Me Cry Young Vincent Short film 2005 Batman Begins Little Boy 2007 Shrooms Lonely Twin 2009 A Shine of Rainbows Seamus All Good Children Dara Television ( edit ) Year Title Role Network Notes 2006 -- 2008 Killinaskully Pa Connors Jr . RTÉ One 4 episodes 2011 -- 2014 Game of Thrones Joffrey Baratheon HBO 26 episodes IGN People 's Choice Award for Best TV Villain ( 2012 -- 2013 ) Nominated -- IGN Award for Best TV Villain ( 2011 -- 2013 ) Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series ( 2013 ) Nominated -- Scream Award for Best Ensemble ( 2011 ) Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 2011 , 2013 ) Nominated -- Young Hollywood Award : We Love to Hate You ( 2014 ) References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Jack Gleeson Biography '' . TV Guide . Retrieved 16 March 2015 . ^ Jump up to : O'Regan , Mark ( 17 April 2012 ) . `` Jack Gleeson swaps ' Game of Thrones ' for seat of learning '' . Irish Independent . independent.ie . Retrieved 21 April 2012 . Jump up ^ Email : Fellows & Scholars ( Email ) ( 2 July 2012 ) . `` Welcome -- Fellows & Scholars : Trinity College Dublin , The University of Dublin , Ireland '' . Tcd.ie . Retrieved 5 April 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Meanwhile , At Trinity College '' . Broadsheet.ie. 16 April 2012 . Retrieved 5 April 2013 . Jump up ^ Itwstudios.ie Jump up ^ `` Jack Gleeson Lands Major HBO Pilot ! '' . In The Spotlight. 10 March 2010 . Archived from the original on 10 March 2010 . Retrieved 11 December 2011 . Jump up ^ Felperin , Leslie ( 20 May 2010 ) . `` All Good Children -- Film Reviews -- Cannes '' . Variety.com . Retrieved 11 December 2011 . Jump up ^ Kit , Borys ( 19 July 2009 ) . `` Sean Bean ascends to Game of Thrones '' . Reuters . Retrieved 11 December 2011 . Jump up ^ Hill , Logan ( June 2012 ) . `` The Villains Questionnaire : Jack Gleeson '' . GQ . Retrieved 1 June 2012 . Jump up ^ James Hibberd ( 13 April 2014 ) . `` ' Game of Thrones ' : Jack Gleeson talks royal wedding shocker -- EXCLUSIVE '' . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 14 April 2014 . Jump up ^ http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/jack-gleeson-aka-king-joffrey-baratheon-is-playing-with-puppets-now External links ( edit ) Wikiquote has quotations related to : Jack Gleeson Jack Gleeson on IMDb VIAF : 233353138 LCCN : no2012033144 GND : 1059836599 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Gleeson&oldid=805136777 '' Categories : 1992 births Living people 21st - century Irish male actors Irish male child actors Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Male actors from Cork ( city ) Hidden categories : EngvarB from October 2013 Use dmy dates from October 2013 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Български Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Euskara فارسی Français Gaeilge Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Қазақша Latina Magyar მარგალური Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 13 October 2017 , at 08 : 56 . 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Jack Gleeson Gleeson in 2012 ( 1992 - 05 - 20 ) 20 May 1992 ( age 25 ) Cork , Ireland Alma mater Trinity College , Dublin Occupation Actor Years active 2002 -- 2014 Jack Gleeson Gleeson in 2012 ( 1992 - 05 - 20 ) 20 May 1992 ( age 25 ) Cork , Ireland Alma mater Trinity College , Dublin Occupation Actor Years active 2002 -- 2014 Jack Gleeson ( born 20 May 1992 ) is an Irish former actor , best known for his portrayal of Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO television series Game of Thrones . Despite his early breakthrough on Thrones , which won critical acclaim , Gleeson has stated that he disliked acting for television and film , and has left that profession since 2014 . He currently runs his own touring theatre company , whose debut show -- Bears in Space -- premiered in Ireland in 2016 . Gleeson was born in Cork , Ireland . Gleeson attended Gonzaga College for his secondary education . He attended drama classes when young , with his sisters Rachel and Emma who are also actresses in Ireland . Gleeson is a student of Trinity College , Dublin , studying philosophy and theology and he is also a member of DU Players . In 2012 , he was awarded a scholarship at the same university . Gleeson began acting at the age of seven in the Independent Theatre Workshop . His first roles were in films such as Reign of Fire in 2002 , Batman Begins in 2005 , Shrooms in 2007 , and A Shine of Rainbows in 2009 . In 2010 , he appeared in a leading role in All Good Children . The reviewer for Variety magazine considered Gleeson `` the pic 's big discovery '' . Gleeson starred as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones . He cites Joaquin Phoenix 's portrayal of Commodus in Gladiator as an influence on his performance . He is a founder and artistic director of Collapsing Horse Theatre Company , which is based in Dublin . In 2012 , Gleeson indicated an intention to retire from acting to pursue an academic career once his work on Game of Thrones was finished . In 2014 , Gleeson confirmed he would be permanently retiring from acting after concluding his work in Game of Thrones . In the same interview , he stated that while he had previously been interested in pursuing academia , he had since ' gone off that idea ' . In 2015 , Gleeson starred in the puppetry shows Bears in Space created by his theatre company Collapsing Horse and in mid-2016 the show premiered in New York . Year Title Role Notes 2002 Reign of Fire Kid Uncredited Moving Day Jack Short film 2003 Fishtale Boy with the Fish Short film Tom Waits Made Me Cry Young Vincent Short film 2005 Batman Begins Little Boy 2007 Shrooms Lonely Twin 2009 A Shine of Rainbows Seamus All Good Children Dara Year Title Role Notes 2002 Reign of Fire Kid Uncredited Moving Day Jack Short film 2003 Fishtale Boy with the Fish Short film Tom Waits Made Me Cry Young Vincent Short film 2005 Batman Begins Little Boy 2007 Shrooms Lonely Twin 2009 A Shine of Rainbows Seamus All Good Children Dara Year Title Role Network Notes 2006 -- 2008 Killinaskully Pa Connors Jr . RTÉ One 4 episodes 2011 -- 2014 Game of Thrones Joffrey Baratheon HBO 26 episodes IGN People 's Choice Award for Best TV Villain ( 2012 -- 2013 ) Nominated -- IGN Award for Best TV Villain ( 2011 -- 2013 ) Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series ( 2013 ) Nominated -- Scream Award for Best Ensemble ( 2011 ) Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 2011 , 2013 ) Nominated -- Young Hollywood Award : We Love to Hate You ( 2014 ) Year Title Role Network Notes 2006 -- 2008 Killinaskully Pa Connors Jr . RTÉ One 4 episodes 2011 -- 2014 Game of Thrones Joffrey Baratheon HBO 26 episodes IGN People 's Choice Award for Best TV Villain ( 2012 -- 2013 ) Nominated -- IGN Award for Best TV Villain ( 2011 -- 2013 ) Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series ( 2013 ) Nominated -- Scream Award for Best Ensemble ( 2011 ) Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 2011 , 2013 ) Nominated -- Young Hollywood Award : We Love to Hate You ( 2014 )
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