Domhnall Gleeson Robert Tractenberg/Peacock Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment 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. Related Stories Movies Austria's International Oscar Submission 'Peacock' Is a Darkly Comic Take on Rent-A-Friend, Social Media Culture Movies Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds 'A World Gone Mad - The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren' 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. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Oscars 2026 Austria's International Oscar Submission 'Peacock' Is a Darkly Comic Take on Rent-A-Friend, Social Media Culture Pippi Longstocking Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds 'A World Gone Mad - The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren' Sentimental Value 'Sentimental Value,' 'Toni Erdmann' Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor Heat Vision '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple': First Reactions SCAD Savannah Film Festival 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' Documentarian on Brazil's Surge of Christian Nationalism and Its Own January 6th Heat Vision Kathryn Newton "Literally Fell on the Floor" When Sarah Michelle Gellar Joined 'Ready or Not 2' Oscars 2026 Austria's International Oscar Submission 'Peacock' Is a Darkly Comic Take on Rent-A-Friend, Social Media Culture Pippi Longstocking Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds 'A World Gone Mad - The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren' Sentimental Value 'Sentimental Value,' 'Toni Erdmann' Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor Heat Vision '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple': First Reactions SCAD Savannah Film Festival 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' Documentarian on Brazil's Surge of Christian Nationalism and Its Own January 6th Heat Vision Kathryn Newton "Literally Fell on the Floor" When Sarah Michelle Gellar Joined 'Ready or Not 2'