Emmett J. Scanlan
Acting1979Dublin, Ireland
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
Acting History
2026
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
TVas Owen• 6 eps
A Woman of Substance
TVas Adam Fairley• 8 eps
2025
2024
Argylle
as Handsome Man
Strangers
as Tony
The Jester from Transylvania
as Michael Cunningham
Fool Me Once
TVas Shane Tessier• 8 eps
The Teacher
TVas Tim Oxley• 4 eps
2022
Derry Girls
TVas Madstab• 1 eps
2021
Here Are the Young Men
as Homeless Man
Lapwing
as David
The Tower
TVas DI Kieran Shaw• 11 eps
Kin
TVas Jimmy Kinsella• 16 eps
2020
Gangs of London
TVas Jack O'Doherty• 5 eps
The Deceived
TVas Michael• 4 eps
2019
2018
2017
My Daughter Is Missing
as Alek
2016
Breakdown
as Connor Moran
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
TVas Skellan• 3 eps
2015
No Offence
TVas Andrew Curtis• 1 eps
A.D. The Bible Continues
TVas Saul• 12 eps
2014
Blood
as Guy
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Head Riot Guard
In the Flesh
TVas Simon Monroe• 6 eps
Constantine
TVas Jim Corrigan• 3 eps
2013
The Fall
TVas Glen Martin• 4 eps
2012
The Inside
as Hughie
The Inside
Executive Producer
2010
Charlie Casanova
as Charlie Casanova
Lapse
as Guy
2009
Savage
as Jacko
Once Upon a Time in Dublin
as Jonnie Linski
2008
Christian Blake
as Floyd
Colour from the Dark
as Luigi
2007
Shattered
as Matt Connolly