Emmett J. Scanlan
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
In the Grey
Peaky Blinders
MobLand
A Working Man
Gangs of London
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Derry Girls
The Teacher
All Movies (22)
- In the Grey2026 · as Mick Dunne
- A Working Man2025 · as Viper
- The Jester from Transylvania2024 · as Michael Cunningham
- Strangers2024 · as Tony
- Argylle2024 · as Handsome Man
- Lapwing2021 · as David
- Here Are the Young Men2021 · as Homeless Man
- My Daughter Is Missing2017 · as Alek
- The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl2016 · as Gerry
- Breakdown2016 · as Connor Moran
- Blood2014 · as Guy
- Guardians of the Galaxy2014 · as Head Riot Guard
- The Inside2012 · as Hughie
- Charlie Casanova2010 · as Charlie Casanova
- Lapse2010 · as Guy
- Savage2009 · as Jacko
- Once Upon a Time in Dublin2009 · as Jonnie Linski
- Colour from the Dark2008 · as Luigi
- Christian Blake2008 · as Floyd
- Shattered2007 · as Matt Connolly
- Mebollix2006
- Studs2006 · as Jake
All TV Shows (27)
- A Woman of Substance2026 · as Adam Fairley
- How to Get to Heaven from Belfast2026 · as Owen
- MobLand2025 · as Paul
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV2024 · as Self
- Fool Me Once2024 · as Shane Tessier
- The Teacher2022 · as Tim Oxley
- The Tower2021 · as DI Kieran Shaw
- Blankety Blank2021 · as Self - Panellist
- Kin2021 · as Jimmy Kinsella
- The Deceived2020 · as Michael
- Gangs of London2020 · as Jack O'Doherty
- Treadstone2019 · as Spencer
- Butterfly2018 · as Stephen Duffy
- Women on the Verge2018 · as Kieran
- Safe2018 · as Josh Mason
- Krypton2018 · as Lobo
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer2018 · as Self - Guest
- Derry Girls2018 · as Madstab
- Lore2017 · as William Burke
- Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands2016 · as Skellan
- No Offence2015 · as Andrew Curtis
- A.D. The Bible Continues2015 · as Saul
- Constantine2014 · as Jim Corrigan
- Peaky Blinders2013 · as Billy Grade
- The Fall2013 · as Glenn Martin
- The Fall2013 · as Glen Martin
- In the Flesh2013 · as Simon Monroe