David Gleeson

David Gleeson (born December 21, 1996 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish screenwriter and director, known for directing the 2003 Irish comedy Cowboys and Angels, and working on other short films. He was born into a family in the cinema business.

Fox Searchlight's biographical film Tolkien, first conceived in 2013 and coming to theaters on May 10 2019, is based on a screenplay by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford, about J.R.R. Tolkien's life experiences in the mid-1910's.