Domhnall Gleeson to be honoured with an Oscar Wilde Award
Posted: 10th December 2025
The US-Ireland Alliance has announced that Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson will be honoured with an Oscar Wilde Award at the 12 March 2026 event. The annual event will again be held at The Ebell of Los Angeles. It was previously announced that actress Maura Tierney will also be honored and Irish singer, Dave Lofts, will perform at what will be the 20th anniversary of event.
Gleeson currently leads NBCU’s The Paper, a new mockumentary series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, bringing fresh energy to a beloved comedic legacy. The same documentary crew who followed the employees of Dunder Mifflin search for a new subject to focus on, landing on the historic, but struggling Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller. As Ned Samson, the idealistic Editor-in-Chief determined to revive the failing paper, Domhnall brings a scene-stealing, nuanced and hilarious performance.
Domhnall’s recent voiceover work includes the Screen Ireland supported animated short Retirement Plan, Ken Burns’ documentary The American Revolution, and the upcoming BBC1 Christmas special The Scarecrow’s Wedding, opposite Jessie Buckley.
This year he was seen back-to-back in two Apple TV+ global hits: Guy Ritchie’s The Fountain of Youth alongside John Krasinski and Natalie Portman and Echo Valley opposite Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney. Domhnall earned Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, and Astra Television Award nominations for his performance in FX/Hulu’s limited series The Patient opposite Steve Carell. He also starred in and Executive Produced the limited series Alice & Jack opposite Andrea Riseborough for Channel 4/PBS. His additional television work includes HBO’s White House Plumbers opposite Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux; Amazon’s Frank of Ireland, which he co-wrote and co-produced with Michael Moloney and his brother Brian Gleeson; HBO’s comedy thriller Run from Executive Producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge; and Amazon’s Catastrophe created by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney.
Gleeson made his screen debut in the Academy Award–winning short Six Shooter in 2004 and built early credits in Never Let Me Go and Academy Award Best Picture nominee True Grit before gaining global recognition as Bill Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Additional credits include Brooklyn, Frank, Calvary, Frank and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
On stage, Gleeson earned a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway debut in Martin McDonagh’s “The Lieutenant of Inishmore.” US-Ireland Alliance president Trina Vargo said, “I first saw Domhnall in 2006 when he played the role of Davey in Martin McDonagh’s play The Lieutenant of Inishmore. 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.”
Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland are among the event’s major sponsors.