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Emmett J. Scanlan

Emmett J. Scanlan

Known for: Acting

Born 31/01/1979
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland

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.

Filmography

In the Grey Film ★ 6,6

In the Grey

Mick Dunne

2026

Peaky Blinders Series ★ 8,5

Peaky Blinders

Billy Grade

2013

MobLand Series ★ 8,3

MobLand

Paul

2025

A Working Man Film ★ 6,7

A Working Man

Viper

2025

Gangs of London Series ★ 7,8

Gangs of London

Jack O'Doherty

2020

Krypton Series ★ 7,1

Krypton

Lobo

2018

The Fall Series ★ 7,7

The Fall

Glenn Martin

2013

The Fall Series ★ 7,7

The Fall

Glen Martin

2013

Guardians of the Galaxy Film ★ 7,9

Guardians of the Galaxy

Head Riot Guard

2014

Constantine Series ★ 7,8

Constantine

Jim Corrigan

2014

Derry Girls Series ★ 8,1

Derry Girls

Madstab

2018

Treadstone Series ★ 7,1

Treadstone

Spencer

2019

Kin Series ★ 7,6

Kin

Jimmy Kinsella

2021

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Series ★ 7,1

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Self - Guest

2018

Fool Me Once Series ★ 7,1

Fool Me Once

Shane Tessier

2024

The Teacher Series ★ 6,1

The Teacher

Tim Oxley

2022

Lore Series ★ 6,9

Lore

William Burke

2017

Argylle Film ★ 6,0

Argylle

Handsome Man

2024

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast Series ★ 7,1

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

Owen

2026

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Series ★ 5,4

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

Skellan

2016

No Offence Series ★ 7,5

No Offence

Andrew Curtis

2015

Blankety Blank Series ★ 7,0

Blankety Blank

Self - Panellist

2021

Safe Series ★ 6,9

Safe

Josh Mason

2018

The Tower Series ★ 6,8

The Tower

DI Kieran Shaw

2021

A Woman of Substance Series ★ 8,8

A Woman of Substance

Adam Fairley

2026

In the Flesh Series ★ 7,2

In the Flesh

Simon Monroe

2013

A.D. The Bible Continues Series ★ 7,5

A.D. The Bible Continues

Saul

2015

Strangers Film ★ 5,8

Strangers

Tony

2024

Rob Beckett's Smart TV Series ★ 5,4

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

Self

2024

Women on the Verge Series ★ 6,0

Women on the Verge

Kieran

2018

The Deceived Series ★ 5,1

The Deceived

Michael

2020

Butterfly Series ★ 5,9

Butterfly

Stephen Duffy

2018

Breakdown Film ★ 4,8

Breakdown

Connor Moran

2016

Here Are the Young Men Film ★ 5,4

Here Are the Young Men

Homeless Man

2021

Studs Film ★ 5,2

Studs

Jake

2006

My Daughter Is Missing Film ★ 5,8

My Daughter Is Missing

Alek

2017

Christian Blake Film ★ 3,0

Christian Blake

Floyd

2008

The Inside Film ★ 3,5

The Inside

Hughie

2012

The Jester from Transylvania Film

The Jester from Transylvania

Michael Cunningham

2024

Lapwing Film ★ 6,4

Lapwing

David

2021

Once Upon a Time in Dublin Film ★ 7,5

Once Upon a Time in Dublin

Jonnie Linski

2009

Savage Film ★ 5,0

Savage

Jacko

2009

Lapse Film ★ 2,7

Lapse

Guy

2010

Colour from the Dark Film ★ 4,8

Colour from the Dark

Luigi

2008

Blood Film ★ 1,0

Blood

Guy

2014

Film

Shattered

Matt Connolly

2007

The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl Film

The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl

Gerry

2016

Charlie Casanova Film ★ 4,2

Charlie Casanova

Charlie Casanova

2010

Film

Mebollix

2006