- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 31, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Dublin, Ireland
Emmett J. Scanlan
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.
Filmography
movieIn the Grey
2026 · Mick Dunne
tvA Woman of Substance
2026 · Adam Fairley
tvHow to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026 · Owen
tvMobLand
2025 · Paul
movieA Working Man
2025 · Viper
movieThe Jester from Transylvania
2024 · Michael Cunningham
movieStrangers
2024 · Tony
tvRob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 · Self
movieArgylle
2024 · Handsome Man
tvFool Me Once
2024 · Shane Tessier
tvThe Teacher
2022 · Tim Oxley
movieLapwing
2021 · David
tvThe Tower
2021 · DI Kieran Shaw
tvBlankety Blank
2021 · Self - Panellist
tvKin
2021 · Jimmy Kinsella
movieHere Are the Young Men
2021 · Homeless Man
tvThe Deceived
2020 · Michael
tvGangs of London
2020 · Jack O'Doherty
tvTreadstone
2019 · Spencer
tvButterfly
2018 · Stephen Duffy
tvWomen on the Verge
2018 · Kieran
tvSafe
2018 · Josh Mason
tvKrypton
2018 · Lobo
tvThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 · Self - Guest
tvDerry Girls
2018 · Madstab
tvLore
2017 · William Burke
movieMy Daughter Is Missing
2017 · Alek
movieThe Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl
2016 · Gerry
movieBreakdown
2016 · Connor Moran
tvBeowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016 · Skellan
tvNo Offence
2015 · Andrew Curtis
tvA.D. The Bible Continues
2015 · Saul
tvConstantine
2014 · Jim Corrigan
movieBlood
2014 · Guy
movieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014 · Head Riot Guard
tvPeaky Blinders
2013 · Billy Grade
tvThe Fall
2013 · Glenn Martin, Glen Martin
tvIn the Flesh
2013 · Simon Monroe
movieThe Inside
2012 · Hughie, Executive Producer
movieCharlie Casanova
2010 · Charlie Casanova
movieLapse
2010 · Guy
movieSavage
2009 · Jacko
movieOnce Upon a Time in Dublin
2009 · Jonnie Linski
movieColour from the Dark
2008 · Luigi
movieChristian Blake
2008 · Floyd
Shattered
movieShattered
2007 · Matt Connolly
Mebollix
movieMebollix
2006
movieStuds
2006 · Jake
Echoes
movieEchoes
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An Impossible Way to Die
tvAn Impossible Way to Die
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