Emmett J. Scanlan
Known for Acting
- Born
- January 31, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- Emmett John Scanlan, Emmett J 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.
Upcoming
Latest
Echoes2026
In the GreyMick Dunne2026Rating: 7.6 out of 10
A Woman of SubstanceAdam Fairley2026SeriesRating: 7.7 out of 10
How to Get to Heaven from BelfastOwen2026SeriesRating: 7.0 out of 10
MobLandPaul2025SeriesRating: 8.5 out of 10
A Working ManViper2025Rating: 6.7 out of 10
The Jester from TransylvaniaMichael Cunningham2024
StrangersTony2024Rating: 5.8 out of 10
ArgylleHandsome Man2024Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Fool Me OnceShane Tessier2024SeriesRating: 7.2 out of 10
The TeacherTim Oxley2022SeriesRating: 6.3 out of 10
LapwingDavid2021Rating: 6.4 out of 10
The TowerDI Kieran Shaw2021SeriesRating: 6.8 out of 10
KinJimmy Kinsella2021SeriesRating: 7.6 out of 10
Here Are the Young MenHomeless Man2021Rating: 5.4 out of 10
The DeceivedMichael2020SeriesRating: 5.2 out of 10
Gangs of LondonJack O'Doherty2020SeriesRating: 7.8 out of 10
TreadstoneSpencer2019SeriesRating: 7.1 out of 10
ButterflyStephen Duffy2018SeriesRating: 6.1 out of 10
Women on the VergeKieran2018SeriesRating: 5.5 out of 10
Known for
Guardians of the GalaxyHead Riot Guard2014Rating: 7.9 out of 10
Peaky BlindersBilly Grade2013SeriesRating: 8.5 out of 10- A Working ManViper2025Rating: 6.7 out of 10
- MobLandPaul2025SeriesRating: 8.5 out of 10
- In the GreyMick Dunne2026Rating: 7.6 out of 10
The FallGlenn Martin, Glen Martin2013SeriesRating: 7.7 out of 10- ArgylleHandsome Man2024Rating: 6.0 out of 10
ConstantineJim Corrigan2014SeriesRating: 7.7 out of 10- Gangs of LondonJack O'Doherty2020SeriesRating: 7.8 out of 10
- Fool Me OnceShane Tessier2024SeriesRating: 7.2 out of 10
SafeJosh Mason2018SeriesRating: 6.9 out of 10
KryptonLobo2018SeriesRating: 7.1 out of 10
Filmography
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