Emmett J. Scanlan
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Acting Credits
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
In the Grey
2026
as Mick Dunne
Echoes
2026
A Woman of Substance
2026
as Adam Fairley
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026
as Owen
A Working Man
2025
as Viper
MobLand
2025
as Paul
Argylle
2024
as Handsome Man
Strangers
2024
as Tony
The Jester from Transylvania
2024
as Michael Cunningham
Fool Me Once
2024
as Shane Tessier
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
as Self
The Teacher
2022
as Tim Oxley
Lapwing
2021
as David
Here Are the Young Men
2021
as Homeless Man
The Tower
2021
as DI Kieran Shaw
Kin
2021
as Jimmy Kinsella
Blankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
Gangs of London
2020
as Jack O'Doherty
The Deceived
2020
as Michael
Treadstone
2019
as Spencer
Butterfly
2018
as Stephen Duffy
Women on the Verge
2018
as Kieran
Derry Girls
2018
as Madstab
Safe
2018
as Josh Mason
Krypton
2018
as Lobo
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
My Daughter Is Missing
2017
as Alek
Lore
2017
as William Burke
Breakdown
2016
as Connor Moran
The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl
2016
as Gerry
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
as Skellan
A.D. The Bible Continues
2015
as Saul
No Offence
2015
as Andrew Curtis
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Head Riot Guard
Blood
2014
as Guy
Constantine
2014
as Jim Corrigan
The Fall
2013
as Glenn Martin
The Fall
2013
as Glen Martin
In the Flesh
2013
as Simon Monroe
Peaky Blinders
2013
as Billy Grade
The Inside
2012
as Hughie
Charlie Casanova
2010
as Charlie Casanova
Lapse
2010
as Guy
Savage
2009
as Jacko
Once Upon a Time in Dublin
2009
as Jonnie Linski
Colour from the Dark
2008
as Luigi
Christian Blake
2008
as Floyd
Shattered
2007
as Matt Connolly
Studs
2006
as Jake
Mebollix
2006