US-Ireland Alliance president, Trina Vargo, said Gleeson's talent was "obvious 20 years ago".

Domhnall Gleeson and Jessie Buckley will voice the lead roles in a BBC animation called 'The Scarecrows' Wedding'

Gleeson, 42, best known for About Time, now stars in the mockumentary series The Paper, a spin-off from the American sitcom The Office.