Emmett 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.
Acted in
A Working Man
2025
Strangers
2024
as Tony
Argylle
2024
as Handsome Man
Fool Me Once
2024
as Shane Tessier
The Teacher
2022
as Tim
Lapwing
2021
as David
The Tower
2021
as DI Kieran Shaw
Kin
2021
as Jimmy Kinsella
Here Are the Young Men
2021
as Homeless Man
The Deceived
2020
as Michael
Gangs of London
2020
as Jack O'Doherty
The Jester from Transylvania
2020
as Michael Cunningham
Treadstone
2019
as Spencer
Butterfly
2018
as Stephen Duffy
Women on the Verge
2018
as Kieran
Safe
2018
as Josh Mason
Krypton
2018
as Lobo
Derry Girls
2018
as Madstab
My Daughter Is Missing
2017
as Alek
The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl
2016
as Gerry
Breakdown
2016
as Connor Moran
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
as Skellan
A.D. The Bible Continues
2015
as Saul
Constantine
2014
as Jim Corrigan
Blood
2014
as Guy
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Head Riot Guard
Peaky Blinders
2013
as Billy Grade
The Fall
2013
as Glenn Martin
The Fall
2013
as Glen Martin
In the Flesh
2013
as Simon Monroe
The Inside
2012
as Hughie
Legends of Valhalla: Thor
2011
as Sindri
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
Studs
2006
as Jake
