Emmett J. Scanlan
Known for acting · Born 31 January 1979 · 47 · Dublin, Ireland
51 credits
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
2025
The Fall
2013
Kin
2021
Fool Me Once
2024
Peaky Blinders
2013
A.D. The Bible Continues
2015
Safe
2018
In the Flesh
2013
The Tower
2021
Constantine
2014
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026
Gangs of London
2020
Acting (50)
2026In the GreyMick DunneFilm
2026How to Get to Heaven from BelfastOwen · 8 episodesSeries
2026A Woman of SubstanceAdam Fairley · 8 episodesSeries
2026EchoesFilm
2025A Working ManViperFilm
2025MobLandPaul · 19 episodesSeries
2024ArgylleHandsome ManFilm
2024Fool Me OnceShane Tessier · 8 episodesSeries
2024StrangersTonyFilm
2024Rob Beckett's Smart TVSelfSeries
2024The Jester from TransylvaniaMichael CunninghamFilm
2022The TeacherTim Oxley · 4 episodesSeries
2021The TowerDI Kieran Shaw · 11 episodesSeries
2021KinJimmy Kinsella · 16 episodesSeries
2021Here Are the Young MenHomeless ManFilm
2021LapwingDavidFilm
2021Blankety BlankSelf - PanellistSeries
2020Gangs of LondonJack O'Doherty · 5 episodesSeries
2020The DeceivedMichael · 4 episodesSeries
2019TreadstoneSpencer · 3 episodesSeries
2018KryptonLobo · 3 episodesSeries
2018Derry GirlsMadstabSeries
2018SafeJosh Mason · 8 episodesSeries
2018ButterflyStephen Duffy · 3 episodesSeries
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - GuestSeries
2018Women on the VergeKieran · 6 episodesSeries
2017LoreWilliam BurkeSeries
2017My Daughter Is MissingAlekFilm
2016Beowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsSkellan · 3 episodesSeries
2016BreakdownConnor MoranFilm
2016The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream GirlGerryFilm
2015A.D. The Bible ContinuesSaul · 12 episodesSeries
2015No OffenceAndrew CurtisSeries
2014Guardians of the GalaxyHead Riot GuardFilm
2014ConstantineJim Corrigan · 3 episodesSeries
2014BloodGuyFilm
2013Peaky BlindersBilly Grade · 3 episodesSeries
2013The FallGlenn Martin · 12 episodes, Glen Martin · 4 episodesSeries
2013In the FleshSimon Monroe · 6 episodesSeries
2012The InsideHughieFilm
2010Charlie CasanovaCharlie CasanovaFilm
2010LapseGuyFilm
2009SavageJackoFilm
2009Once Upon a Time in DublinJonnie LinskiFilm
2008Colour from the DarkLuigiFilm
2008Christian BlakeFloydFilm
2007ShatteredMatt ConnollyFilm
2006StudsJakeFilm
2006MebollixFilm
—An Impossible Way to Die · 6 episodesSeries
Production (1)
2012The InsideExecutive ProducerFilm