Emmett Scanlan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1979-01-31 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

  • Emmet J. Scanlan
  • Emmett John Scanlan
  • Emmett J Scanlan

Emmett Scanlan

Biography

Emmett J. Scanlan is an Irish actor from Dublin. He is best known for playing the villain Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks. He is currently filming BBC2 drama The Fall in 2013-2014 and hitman movie Breakdown in which he appears alongside Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Bruce Payne, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan. Scanlan recently finished filming BBC3 In The Flesh Series 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Known For

Guardians of the Galaxy
7.9%

Guardians of the Galaxy

Jul 30, 2014

Peaky Blinders
8.5%

Peaky Blinders

Sep 12, 2013

Constantine
7.8%

Constantine

Oct 24, 2014

Argylle
6.0%

Argylle

Jan 31, 2024

The Fall
7.7%

The Fall

May 12, 2013

The Fall
7.7%

The Fall

May 12, 2013

Gangs of London
7.9%

Gangs of London

Apr 23, 2020

Krypton
7.1%

Krypton

Mar 21, 2018

Fool Me Once
7.2%

Fool Me Once

Jan 1, 2024

A Working Man
6.3%

A Working Man

Mar 26, 2025

Derry Girls
8.1%

Derry Girls

Jan 4, 2018

Safe
6.9%

Safe

May 10, 2018

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Acting

In the Grey
2025
MobLand as Paul
2025
A Working Man as Viper
2024
Strangers as Tony
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self
2024
Argylle as Handsome Man
2024
Fool Me Once as Shane Tessier
2022
The Teacher as Tim
2021
Lapwing as David
2021
The Tower as DI Kieran Shaw
2021
Kin as Jimmy Kinsella
2021
Here Are the Young Men as Homeless Man
2020
The Deceived as Michael
2020
Gangs of London as Jack O'Doherty
2020
The Jester from Transylvania as Michael Cunningham
2019
Treadstone as Spencer
2018
Butterfly as Stephen Duffy
2018
Women on the Verge as Kieran
2018
Safe as Josh Mason
2018
Krypton as Lobo
2018
Derry Girls as Madstab
2017
My Daughter Is Missing as Alek
2016
The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl as Gerry
2016
Breakdown as Connor Moran
2016
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands as Skellan
2015
A.D. The Bible Continues as Saul
2014
Constantine as Jim Corrigan
2014
Blood as Guy
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy as Head Riot Guard
2013
Peaky Blinders as Billy Grade
2013
The Fall as Glenn Martin
2013
The Fall as Glen Martin
2013
In the Flesh as Simon Monroe
2012
The Inside as Hughie
2011
Legends of Valhalla: Thor as Sindri
2010
Charlie Casanova as Charlie Casanova
2010
Lapse as Guy
2009
Savage as Jacko
2009
Once Upon a Time in Dublin as Jonnie Linski
2008
Colour from the Dark as Luigi
2008
Christian Blake as Floyd
2006
Mebollix
2006
Studs as Jake

Production

2012
The Inside as Executive Producer
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