Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Emmett J. Scanlan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
Moderate attention
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Movies: 20Series: 24Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1111204
IMDb ID: nm1631384
Known for: Acting
Born: January 31, 1979
Age: 47
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2006 - 2026
Years active: 21
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q5373530
Also known as
Emmett John Scanlan • Emmett J Scanlan • Emmett Scanlan
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Emmett J. Scanlan.
May 14
In the Grey
2026 Movie
6.7
A Working Man
as Viper
2025 Movie
The Jester from Transylvania
as Michael Cunningham
2024 Movie
5.9
Strangers
as Tony
2024 Movie
6.0
Argylle
as Handsome Man
2024 Movie
6.4
Lapwing
as David
2021 Movie
5.5
Here Are the Young Men
as Homeless Man
2021 Movie
5.8
My Daughter Is Missing
as Alek
2017 Movie
The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl
as Gerry
2016 Movie
4.8
Breakdown
as Connor Moran
2016 Movie
1.0
Blood
as Guy
2014 Movie
7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Head Riot Guard
2014 Movie
3.5
The Inside
as Hughie
2012 Movie
4.2
Charlie Casanova
as Charlie Casanova
2010 Movie
2.7
Lapse
as Guy
2010 Movie
5.0
Savage
as Jacko
2009 Movie
6.0
Once Upon a Time in Dublin
as Jonnie Linski
2009 Movie
4.8
Colour from the Dark
as Luigi
2008 Movie
3.0
Christian Blake
as Floyd
2008 Movie
5.0
Studs
as Jake
2006 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Emmett J. Scanlan.
8.7
A Woman of Substance
as Adam Fairley • 8 eps
2026 Series
7.1
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
as Owen • 6 eps
2026 Series
8.3
MobLand
as Paul • 9 eps
2025 Series
5.4
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.1
Fool Me Once
as Shane Tessier • 8 eps
2024 Series
6.0
The Teacher
as Tim Oxley • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.7
The Tower
as DI Kieran Shaw • 11 eps
2021 Series
7.6
Kin
as Jimmy Kinsella • 16 eps
2021 Series
5.1
The Deceived
as Michael • 4 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Gangs of London
as Jack O'Doherty • 5 eps
2020 Series
7.1
Treadstone
as Spencer • 3 eps
2019 Series
5.9
Butterfly
as Stephen Duffy • 3 eps
2018 Series
6.0
Women on the Verge
as Kieran • 6 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Safe
as Josh Mason • 8 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Krypton
as Lobo • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.4
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.1
Derry Girls
as Madstab • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.4
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
as Skellan • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.5
No Offence
as Andrew Curtis • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
A.D. The Bible Continues
as Saul • 12 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Constantine
as Jim Corrigan • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.5
Peaky Blinders
as Billy Grade • 3 eps
2013 Series
7.7
The Fall
as Glenn Martin • 12 eps
2013 Series
7.2
In the Flesh
as Simon Monroe • 6 eps
2013 Series