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    Domhnall Gleeson on Brooklyn, Star Wars 7, The Revenant And Harry Potter (Exclusive)

    Domhnall Gleeson is about to become a household name thanks to a little film called ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. The 32-year-old Irishman will play the villainous General Hux in the upcoming sci-fi sequel, a character he describes as “merciless”, but before that he’s appearing as someone much less menacing in ‘Brooklyn’. Based on Colm Tóibín’s best-selling novel of the same name, ‘Brooklyn’ is a reassuringly old-fashioned love story about a young Irish girl who migrates to America in search

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    Domhnall Gleeson: Harry Potter Prepared Me For Star Wars 7

    Irish star Domhnall Gleeson’s career is about to go stratospheric thanks to a little movie called ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. The actor who’ll next be seen in November’s ‘Brooklyn’ will appear as the villainous First Order commander General Hux in this December’s sci-fi sequel, but he actually got his big break playing Bill Weasley in last two ‘Harry Potter’ films. He credits his experience playing the eldest Weasley brother for helping him keep his cool on his first day on the set of JJ A