Acting
Emmett J. Scanlan
Born 1979-01-31· Dublin, Ireland
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
Full filmography
MobLand
2025
CRIME
Peaky Blinders
2013
DRAMA
In the Grey
2026
ACTION
A Working Man
2025
ACTION
Gangs of London
2020
ACTION
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
ACTION
Argylle
2024
ACTION
Krypton
2018
ACTION
Constantine
2014
ACTION
Kin
2021
CRIME
The Fall
2013
DRAMA
Derry Girls
2018
COMEDY
No Offence
2015
MYSTERY
Fool Me Once
2024
DRAMA
Treadstone
2019
ACTION
Lore
2017
MYSTERY
The Tower
2021
DRAMA
Safe
2018
DRAMA
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
ACTION
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026
MYSTERY
A.D. The Bible Continues
2015
DRAMA
In the Flesh
2013
DRAMA
The Teacher
2022
DRAMA
The Deceived
2020
DRAMA
Butterfly
2018
DRAMA
Here Are the Young Men
2021
DRAMA
Strangers
2024
ACTION