Irish child actor Jack Gleeson rocketed to fame for playing Joffrey Baratheon on the HBO award-winning series Game of Thrones. Prior to his breakthrough role, he became part of the short films like Moving Day, Fishtale and Tom Waits Made Me Cry. Gradually, he gained more exposure as he appeared in the 2005 movie Batman Begins and then later in A Shine of Rainbows and All Good Children.