Jack Gleeson

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 theatre in Ireland. He attended drama classes with them when he was young as well as performing in youth theatre. Gleeson attended Trinity College, Dublin between 2010 and 2015. He studied philosophy and theology and was elected a scholar at the university in 2012. At Trinity, Gleeson was a member of the DU Players, where he met his future co-founders of Collapsing Horse Theatre Company.