The broad audience reach of Game of Thrones guaranteed every cast member’s long-run career in Hollywood.
However, Jack threw those opportunities in 2014 when his time as the ruthless Joffrey Baratheon ended in the show. He was 21 then, while he was only 17 when he started playing the character.
Independent reported that the actor was completely different from his on-screen persona, and living his future as a busy celebrity was not something he was looking forward to.
Moreover, Gleeson had been pursuing a philosophy and theology degree in Trinity at that time. Likewise, Jack had been spending in Haiti at that time with the aid-agency Goal to look out for the underprivileged people.
As he had not found out what he wanted to do in life as a young 21-year-old, Jack had made the tough decision to come over the glitz and glamour and live a simple life.
However, he was back in 2020 with two appearances in the BBC series “Out of Her Mind” as Casper. His return to the screen was followed by 2021’s movie “Rebecca’s Boyfriend” where he was seen as Rory.
His fans avidly wait for his upcoming project, “In the Land of Saints and Sinners,” alongside the hit name Liam Neeson in 2022.
To be clear, Gleeson had not quit acting as he had only been away from the big screen. He was active in theatres and portrayed Nico and Skin in “Bears in Space” from 2014 to 2016.
The GOT actor worked in two more theatres ventures under Collapsing Horse brand in 2017 and 2018.
