Gleeson steals the show as Irish net Emmy hat-trick
Taking the Emmy for what was described as an “outstanding performance” in a mini-series called Into The Storm, in which he plays the part of Winston Churchill, the 54-year-old Dublin actor, in an emotional acceptance speech which hardly left a dry eye in the house, thanked producer Frank Doelger for letting his mother see the first cut of the film before she died.
“It meant a huge amount to me, and I would like to thank him very much for that,” he said.
