Brian Gleeson is an Irish actor. who is best known for portraying Hughie in a TV series Love/Hate for which he also received an Irish Film and Television Awards nomination for best supporting role on television.
On October 18, 2018, it was announced that Gleeson would be joining the cast for an unspecified role in the upcoming Series 5 of Peaky Blinders.[1] This role was later confirmed as Jimmy McCavern, leader of the Billy Boys.