Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992) is an Irish actor who played Joffrey Baratheon on the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2014). Following this role, Gleeson took a hiatus from acting, but has since taken part in independent theatre and the 2020 BBC miniseries Out of Her Mind. He will appear in the upcoming Irish thriller film In the Land of Saints and Sinners.
Why did Jack Gleeson quit acting after Game of Thrones?
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 retired from acting after concluding his work in Game of Thrones. In an interview, he stated that while he had previously been interested in pursuing academia, he had since “gone off that idea”.
Where is Jack Gleeson now?
Gleeson currently lives in Dublin; he previously lived in London. In May 2018, Gleeson publicly supported the campaign to repeal Ireland’s Eighth Amendment. On August 27, 2022, Gleeson married his longtime girlfriend Roisin O’Mahony in a ceremony in County Kerry, Ireland.
Meanwhile, Gleeson was born in Cork, Ireland, and raised in Ranelagh, Dublin, where he attended Gonzaga College. He has two older sisters, Rachel and Emma, who are also involved in Irish theatre. He attended drama classes with them when he was young, and also performed in youth theatre. Gleeson was part of the Independent Theatre Workshops (ITW) in Clonskeagh.
