Emmett J. Scanlan
Emmett J. Scanlan | |
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| Born | Emmett John Scanlan 31 January 1979 Finglas, Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Emmett John "Emo" Scanlan (born 31 January 1979) is an Irish actor, known for playing villainous, bad boy characters. His credits include Hollyoaks (2011-2013), The Fall (2013-2014), Peaky Blinders (2013-2016), Breakdown (2014), In The Flesh (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Tower (2021), Ten Percent (2022), Kin (2022), Fool Me Once (2024), and MobLand (2025).
Early life
[edit]Scanlan was born on January 31, 1979, in Dublin.[1]
Career
[edit]He played the lovable rogue and bad boy Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks from 2011 to 2013, for which he was nominated and won many soap awards.[2] He appeared alongside Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan in the BBC Two drama The Fall (2013-2014).[3]
From 2013-2016, he starred alongside Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders,[3] Series 5 and Series 6,[3] and worked alongside Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Bruce Payne, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan in Breakdown (2014),[3] .
Scanlan has acted in BBC Three's In The Flesh series 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).[4] In 2021, he starred as Inspector Kieran Shaw in ITV's The Tower.[5]
In 2022, Scanlan appeared as Marcus MacLeod in the British remake of Call My Agent!: Ten Percent.[3] He played a main role as Jimmy Kinsella in the RTÉ family gangster drama Kin.[3]
In 2024, he starred alongside Michelle Keegan and Adeel Akhtar in the Netflix series Fool Me Once (2024),[3] and worked alongside Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy, Paddy Considine and Joanne Froggatt, playing a heavy for the Harrigan family in the British Gangster series MobLand (2025).[3]
Personal life
[edit]Scanlan married girlfriend Claire Cooper on 31 December 2015 in New York City.[6] On 18 July 2020, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean.[7] In October 2020, Cooper disclosed that she had suffered a miscarriage of their baby the previous year. On 12 November 2022, Cooper gave birth to their daughter.[8][9] Scanlan has a daughter, Kayla, born September 2002 from a previous relationship.
Scanlan is a vegan and supports PETA.[10] He is a supporter of Manchester United.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Triple Bill | Jack | Short |
| 2006 | Studs | Jake | |
| 2006 | Mebollix | Copier man | Short |
| 2007 | Shattered | Matt Connolly | |
| 2008 | Christian Blake | Floyd | |
| 2008 | Anton | Prison Officer McMahon | |
| 2008 | Freakdog | Stranger | |
| 2008 | Colour From The Dark | Luigi | |
| 2008 | The Bet | Anthony | |
| 2008 | Pass Them On | James Collins | Short |
| 2009 | Savage | Gym changing room guy 1 | |
| 2009 | The Rise of the Bricks | Ste | |
| 2009 | 3 Crosses | Jonnie Linski | |
| 2010 | Lapse | Guy | Post-Production |
| 2010 | BLOOD | Guy | |
| 2010 | Imperfect Couple | Him | Short |
| 2010 | Glassjaw | Christian Connolly | Short |
| 2011 | Charlie Casanova | Charlie Barnum | |
| 2011 | Legends of Valhalla: Thor | Sindri | Voice |
| 2011 | Analogue Love | Guy | Short |
| 2012 | Black Coffee | Him | Short |
| 2012 | The Inside | Hughie | |
| 2012 | Big Top | Lead role | Short |
| 2013 | Personal Appearance | Lead role | Short Film |
| 2014 | Patrick's Day | Concierge | Post-Production |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy[4] | Head Riot Guard | |
| 2016 | Breakdown | Connor Moran | |
| 2018 | In the Cloud | Alfie | |
| 2020 | Here Are the Young Men | Homeless man | |
| 2021 | Lapwing | David | |
| 2024 | Argylle | Handsome man | |
| 2025 | A Working Man | Viper |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Big Bow Wow | Robert | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Paddywhackery | Stephen | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Roaring Twenties | Pierre Leguin | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | The Clinic | Jimmy Rice | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Marú | John Cousins | Episode: "The Murder of John Cousins" |
| 2009 | The Phone | The Operator | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Mattie | Paul | Episode: "The Pilot" |
| 2010 | The Guards | Diarmuid O'Briain | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Mariana | Leonard Dalton | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hollyoaks: King of Hearts | Brendan Brady | 1 episode |
| 2010–2013 | Hollyoaks | series regular, 340 episodes | |
| 2012 | Hollyoaks Later | 5 episodes | |
| 2013–2016 | The Fall | D.C. Glenn Martin | Series 1 (4 episodes; recurring) Series 2 (5 episodes; main) Series 3 (main) |
| 2014 | In the Flesh | Simon | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Atlantis | Delmos | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Constantine | Jim Corrigan | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Saul of Tarsus | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | No Offence | Andrew Curtis | 8 Part series |
| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Skellen | 13 Part series |
| 2017 | My daughter is missing | Alek | TV movie |
| 2018 | Safe | Josh | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Butterfly | Stephen Duffy | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Krypton | Lobo | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Peaky Blinders | Billy Grade | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Spencer | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Gangs of London | Jack O'Doherty | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Deceived | Michael Callaghan | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Kin | Jimmy Kinsella | Main Cast |
| The Tower | Inspector Kieran Shaw | Main Cast[5] | |
| 2022 | Ten Percent | Marcus MacLeod | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Derry Girls | Mad Stab | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Fool Me Once | Shane Tessier | Main Cast |
| 2025 | MobLand | Paul | 2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Won | Finglas Soap Awards | Villain of the Year | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady |
| Won | British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Shortlisted* | British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Onscreen Partnership (with Kieron Richardson) | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady (with Ste Hay) | |
| Shortlisted* | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Shortlisted* | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Won | Melbourne Underground Film Festival | Best Actor[11] | Charlie Casanova | Charlie Barnum | |
| 2012 | Shortlisted* | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady |
| Shortlisted* | British Soap Awards | Best Actor[12] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actor[13] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bad Boy[13] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Nominated* | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Nominated | Irish Film & Television Awards | Rising Star Award | |||
| 2013 | Won | British Soap Awards | Best Onscreen Partnership (with Kieron Richardson)[2] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady (with Ste Hay) |
| Shortlisted* | British Soap Awards | Best Actor[2] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Shortlisted* | British Soap Awards | Villain of the Year[2] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Exit[2] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Nominated | National Television Awards | Most Popular Serial Drama Performance | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady | |
| Won | All About Soap Awards | Forbidden Romance (with Kieron Richardson)[14] | Hollyoaks | Brendan Brady (with Ste Hay) |
- (*) means there were two main rounds of nominations for that category. Shortlisted means he made it to the second and final round of voting.
References
[edit]- ^ "RTÉ Television – Hollywood Trials: Emmett Scanlan". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "British Soap Awards 2013 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Emmett J. Scanlan Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b entertainment (20 April 2014). "We talk to Emmet J. Scanlan about Hollyoaks, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and The Fall". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Emmett J. Scanlan, Tahirah Sharif and Jimmy Akingbola join the cast of ITV crime thriller, The Tower". itv.com/presscentre. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021.
- ^ Gardner, Alison (1 March 2016). "It's a dream come true!' Newlywed Hollyoaks ex Claire Cooper is In The Club!". What's on TV. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Saunders, Emmeline (19 July 2020). "Hollyoaks' Claire Cooper gives birth to her and Emmett Scanlan's first baby". Daily Mirror. Reach PLC. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Claire (10 October 2020). "Claire Cooper on Instagram: "It's baby loss awareness week and although I wasn't quiet about our loss privately, I didn't share it with the public, mainly I didn't have..."". Instagram.
- ^ "'We lost our baby and she almost lost her life' – Emmett J Scanlan on loss, family, and his role in RTÉ drama Kin". independent. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "'I'm convinced that if we eat meat, we're ingesting bad karma' - Emmett J Scanlan fronts PETA's new pro-vegan campaign". independent.ie. 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Irish Film 'Charlie Casanova' Wins Three Top Awards at Melbourne Film Festival". iftn.ie. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "British Soap Awards 2012 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Ireland's Scanlan wins Best Soap Actor". RTÉ Ten. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "'Hollyoaks' leads 2013 All About Soap Award winners". Digital Spy. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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