Emmett J. Scanlan

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

Guardians of the Galaxy Not in library

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

Peaky Blinders Not in library

Peaky Blinders

2013

A Working Man Not in library

A Working Man

2025

Argylle Not in library

Argylle

2024

Constantine Not in library

Constantine

2014

The Fall Not in library

The Fall

2013

The Fall Not in library

The Fall

2013

Gangs of London Not in library

Gangs of London

2020

MobLand Not in library

MobLand

2025

Krypton Not in library

Krypton

2018

Acting

2026 In the Grey In Library
2026 A Woman of Substance as Adam Fairley (8 episodes)
2026 How to Get to Heaven from Belfast as Owen (6 episodes)
2025 A Working Man as Viper
2025 MobLand as Paul (9 episodes)
2024 Argylle as Handsome Man
2024 Strangers as Tony
2024 The Jester from Transylvania as Michael Cunningham
2024 Fool Me Once as Shane Tessier (8 episodes)
2024 Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self (1 episode)
2022 The Teacher as Tim Oxley (4 episodes)
2021 Lapwing as David
2021 Here Are the Young Men as Homeless Man
2021 The Tower as DI Kieran Shaw (11 episodes)
2021 Kin as Jimmy Kinsella (16 episodes)
2020 Gangs of London as Jack O'Doherty (5 episodes)
2020 The Deceived as Michael (4 episodes)
2019 Treadstone as Spencer (3 episodes)
2018 Butterfly as Stephen Duffy (3 episodes)
2018 Women on the Verge as Kieran (6 episodes)
2018 Derry Girls as Madstab (1 episode)
2018 Safe as Josh Mason (8 episodes)
2018 Krypton as Lobo (3 episodes)
2018 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self (1 episode)
2017 My Daughter Is Missing as Alek
2017 Lore as William Burke (1 episode)
2016 Breakdown as Connor Moran
2016 The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl as Gerry
2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands as Skellan (3 episodes)
2015 A.D. The Bible Continues as Saul (12 episodes)
2015 No Offence as Andrew Curtis (1 episode)
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy as Head Riot Guard
2014 Blood as Guy
2014 Constantine as Jim Corrigan (3 episodes)
2013 The Fall as Glenn Martin (12 episodes)
2013 The Fall as Glen Martin (4 episodes)
2013 In the Flesh as Simon Monroe (6 episodes)
2013 Peaky Blinders as Billy Grade (3 episodes)
2012 The Inside as Hughie
2010 Charlie Casanova as Charlie Casanova
2010 Lapse as Guy
2009 Savage as Jacko
2009 Once Upon a Time in Dublin as Jonnie Linski
2008 Colour from the Dark as Luigi
2008 Christian Blake as Floyd
2007 Shattered as Matt Connolly
2006 Studs as Jake
2006 Mebollix

Production

2012 The Inside Executive Producer