Actor profile

Emmett J. Scanlan

31st January 1979 Dublin, Ireland Acting

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.

20 Movies 27 TV Shows 51 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

In the Grey poster

In the Grey 13th May 2026 as Mick Dunne

A Working Man poster

A Working Man 26th March 2025 as Viper

The Jester from Transylvania poster

The Jester from Transylvania 20th September 2024 as Michael Cunningham

Strangers poster

Strangers 16th August 2024 as Tony

Argylle poster

Argylle 31st January 2024 as Handsome Man

Lapwing poster

Lapwing 26th November 2021 as David

Here Are the Young Men poster

Here Are the Young Men 27th May 2021 as Homeless Man

My Daughter Is Missing poster

My Daughter Is Missing 1st June 2017 as Alek

The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl poster

The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl 24th September 2016 as Gerry

Breakdown poster

Breakdown 15th January 2016 as Connor Moran

Blood poster

Blood 9th September 2014 as Guy

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy 30th July 2014 as Head Riot Guard

The Inside poster

The Inside 31st October 2012 as Hughie

Charlie Casanova poster

Charlie Casanova 6th December 2010 as Charlie Casanova

Lapse poster

Lapse 22nd August 2010 as Guy

Savage poster

Savage 10th July 2009 as Jacko

Once Upon a Time in Dublin poster

Once Upon a Time in Dublin 1st January 2009 as Jonnie Linski

Colour from the Dark poster

Colour from the Dark 19th October 2008 as Luigi

Christian Blake poster

Christian Blake 3rd May 2008 as Floyd

Studs poster

Studs 16th March 2006 as Jake

A Woman of Substance poster

A Woman of Substance 11th March 2026 as Adam Fairley

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast poster

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast 12th February 2026 as Owen

MobLand poster

MobLand 30th March 2025 as Paul

Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV 29th February 2024 as Self

Fool Me Once poster

Fool Me Once 1st January 2024 as Shane Tessier

The Teacher poster

The Teacher 31st January 2022 as Tim Oxley

The Tower poster

The Tower 8th November 2021 as DI Kieran Shaw

Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank 2nd October 2021 as Self - Panellist

Kin poster

Kin 9th September 2021 as Jimmy Kinsella

The Deceived poster

The Deceived 3rd August 2020 as Michael

Gangs of London poster

Gangs of London 23rd April 2020 as Jack O'Doherty

Treadstone poster

Treadstone 15th October 2019 as Spencer

Butterfly poster

Butterfly 14th October 2018 as Stephen Duffy

Women on the Verge poster

Women on the Verge 11th October 2018 as Kieran

Safe poster

Safe 10th May 2018 as Josh Mason

Krypton poster

Krypton 21st March 2018 as Lobo

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer 6th March 2018 as Self - Guest

Derry Girls poster

Derry Girls 4th January 2018 as Madstab

Lore poster

Lore 13th October 2017 as William Burke

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands poster

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 3rd January 2016 as Skellan

No Offence poster

No Offence 5th May 2015 as Andrew Curtis

A.D. The Bible Continues poster

A.D. The Bible Continues 5th April 2015 as Saul

Constantine poster

Constantine 24th October 2014 as Jim Corrigan

Peaky Blinders poster

Peaky Blinders 12th September 2013 as Billy Grade

The Fall poster

The Fall 12th May 2013 as Glenn Martin

The Fall poster

The Fall 12th May 2013 as Glen Martin

In the Flesh poster

In the Flesh 17th March 2013 as Simon Monroe