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Emmett J. Scanlan

Actor • Born 1979

Emmett J. Scanlan

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About

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

MobLand posterMobLandSeries • 2025Peaky Blinders posterPeaky BlindersSeries • 2013In the Grey posterIn the GreyMovie • 2026Gangs of London posterGangs of LondonSeries • 2020A Working Man posterA Working ManMovie • 2025A Woman of Substance posterA Woman of SubstanceSeries • 2026Guardians of the Galaxy posterGuardians of the GalaxyMovie • 2014Krypton posterKryptonSeries • 2018Fool Me Once posterFool Me OnceSeries • 2024Derry Girls posterDerry GirlsSeries • 2018Constantine posterConstantineSeries • 2014Kin posterKinSeries • 2021The Fall posterThe FallSeries • 2013How to Get to Heaven from Belfast posterHow to Get to Heaven from BelfastSeries • 2026Treadstone posterTreadstoneSeries • 2019No Offence posterNo OffenceSeries • 2015Safe posterSafeSeries • 2018Lore posterLoreSeries • 2017The Tower posterThe TowerSeries • 2021Argylle posterArgylleMovie • 2024Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands posterBeowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsSeries • 2016A.D. The Bible Continues posterA.D. The Bible ContinuesSeries • 2015The Teacher posterThe TeacherSeries • 2022In the Flesh posterIn the FleshSeries • 2013