Domhnall Gleeson, the Dublin-born actor now playing the idealistic editor of the Toledo Truth Teller on the Peacock mockumentary series The Paper, will be saluted at the Oscar Wilde Awards in March, it was announced Wednesday.
The event, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, is set for March 12 — in its traditional evening spot three days before the Academy Awards — at the Ebell theater in Los Angeles.
Boston native Maura Tierney also will be honored, and Irish singer Dave Lofts will perform at the 20th annual shindig. The party celebrates the work of those from Ireland (and some who are not) who contribute to film, television and music.
In addition to The Paper, Gleeson, 42, was seen this year in the Apple TV films Fountain of Youth, directed by Guy Ritchie, and Echo Valley, where he starred with Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney.
He also voiced several historical figures on Ken Burns’ recent PBS documentary series The American Revolution and will soon be heard on the BBC Christmas special The Scarecrow’s Wedding, where he worked with 2023 Oscar Wilde honoree Jessie Buckley.
The eldest son of Oscar-nominated actor Brendan Gleeson is well known for his turns as Bill Weasley in both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2010-11 and as the ruthless General Hux in the Star Wars films The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
In 2006, Gleeson earned a Tony nomination for his turn as Davey in his Broadway debut, Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore, where he was first noticed by US-Ireland Alliance president Trina Vargo.
“His talent was obvious twenty years ago, it’s been a pleasure to watch him go from strength to strength, and we look forward to honoring him,” she said in a statement.
Gleeson made his onscreen debut with his dad in the Oscar-winning short Six Shooter (2004), and his big-screen résumé includes Never Let Me Go (2010), True Grit (2010), Anna Karenina (2012), About Time (2013), Ex Machina (2014), Brooklyn (2015), The Revenant (2015), American Made (2017), Mother! (2017), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) and Peter Rabbit (2018).
He appeared on the HBO series Run and White House Plumbers in 2020 and ’23; starred in and co-created (with brother Brian) the 2021 Prime Video series Frank of Ireland; starred with Steve Carell on the 2022 FX/Hulu limited series The Patient; and starred with Andrea Riseborough and executive produced the 2023-24 Channel 4/PBS limited series Alice & Jack.
Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland are among the sponsors of the Oscar Wilde Awards.
