Emmett J. Scanlan

Emmett J. Scanlan

Known for
Acting
Born
January 31, 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Dublin, Ireland

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

Filmography

—
An Impossible Way to Die

An Impossible Way to Die

TV · 6 eps

2026
In the Grey poster

In the Grey

Movie · as Mick Dunne

2026
Echoes poster

Echoes

Movie

2026
A Woman of Substance poster

A Woman of Substance

TV · as Adam Fairley · 8 eps

2026
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast poster

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

TV · as Owen · 8 eps

2025
A Working Man poster

A Working Man

Movie · as Viper

2025
MobLand poster

MobLand

TV · as Paul · 19 eps

2024
Argylle poster

Argylle

Movie · as Handsome Man

2024
Strangers poster

Strangers

Movie · as Tony

2024
The Jester from Transylvania poster

The Jester from Transylvania

Movie · as Michael Cunningham

2024
Fool Me Once poster

Fool Me Once

TV · as Shane Tessier · 8 eps

2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
The Teacher poster

The Teacher

TV · as Tim Oxley · 4 eps

2021
Lapwing poster

Lapwing

Movie · as David

2021
Here Are the Young Men poster

Here Are the Young Men

Movie · as Homeless Man

2021
The Tower poster

The Tower

TV · as DI Kieran Shaw · 11 eps

2021
Kin poster

Kin

TV · as Jimmy Kinsella · 16 eps

2021
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2020
Gangs of London poster

Gangs of London

TV · as Jack O'Doherty · 5 eps

2020
The Deceived poster

The Deceived

TV · as Michael · 4 eps

2019
Treadstone poster

Treadstone

TV · as Spencer · 3 eps

2018
Butterfly poster

Butterfly

TV · as Stephen Duffy · 3 eps

2018
Women on the Verge poster

Women on the Verge

TV · as Kieran · 6 eps

2018
Derry Girls poster

Derry Girls

TV · as Madstab · 1 ep

2018
Safe poster

Safe

TV · as Josh Mason · 8 eps

2018
Krypton poster

Krypton

TV · as Lobo · 3 eps

2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2017
My Daughter Is Missing poster

My Daughter Is Missing

Movie · as Alek

2017
Lore poster

Lore

TV · as William Burke · 1 ep

2016
Breakdown poster

Breakdown

Movie · as Connor Moran

2016
The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl poster

The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl

Movie · as Gerry

2016
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands poster

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

TV · as Skellan · 3 eps

2015
A.D. The Bible Continues poster

A.D. The Bible Continues

TV · as Saul · 12 eps

2015
No Offence poster

No Offence

TV · as Andrew Curtis · 1 ep

2014
Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy

Movie · as Head Riot Guard

2014
Blood poster

Blood

Movie · as Guy

2014
Constantine poster

Constantine

TV · as Jim Corrigan · 3 eps

2013
The Fall poster

The Fall

TV · as Glenn Martin, Glen Martin · 12 eps

2013
In the Flesh poster

In the Flesh

TV · as Simon Monroe · 6 eps

2013
Peaky Blinders poster

Peaky Blinders

TV · as Billy Grade · 3 eps

2012
The Inside poster

The Inside

Movie · as Hughie

2010
Charlie Casanova poster

Charlie Casanova

Movie · as Charlie Casanova

2010
Lapse poster

Lapse

Movie · as Guy

2009
Savage poster

Savage

Movie · as Jacko

2009
Once Upon a Time in Dublin poster

Once Upon a Time in Dublin

Movie · as Jonnie Linski

2008
Colour from the Dark poster

Colour from the Dark

Movie · as Luigi

2008
Christian Blake poster

Christian Blake

Movie · as Floyd

2007
Shattered

Shattered

Movie · as Matt Connolly

2006
Studs poster

Studs

Movie · as Jake

2006
Mebollix

Mebollix

Movie