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Emmett J. Scanlan

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Emmett J. Scanlan
Scanlan Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2024
Born
Emmett John Scanlan

(1979-01-31) 31 January 1979 (age 47)
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children3

Emmett John 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 (2016), In The Flesh (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Tower (2021), Ten Percent (2022), Kin (2021–2023), Fool Me Once (2024), MobLand (2025), and How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026).[1]

Early life

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Scanlan was born on 31 January 1979, in Dublin. His family are natives of Clontarf, Dublin.[2]

Career

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He played the lovable rogue and bad boy Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks from 2010 to 2013, for which he was nominated and won many soap awards.[3] He appeared alongside Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan in the BBC Two drama The Fall (2013–2014).[4]

From 2013–2016, he starred alongside Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders,[4] Series 5 and Series 6,[4] and worked alongside Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Bruce Payne, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan in Breakdown (2016),.[4]

Scanlan has acted in BBC Three's In The Flesh series 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).[5] In 2021, he starred as Inspector Kieran Shaw in ITV's The Tower.[6]

In 2022, Scanlan appeared as Marcus MacLeod in the British remake of Call My Agent!: Ten Percent.[4] He played a main role as Jimmy Kinsella in the RTÉ family gangster drama Kin.[4]

In 2024, he starred alongside Michelle Keegan and Adeel Akhtar in the Netflix series Fool Me Once (2024),[4] 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).[4]

Personal life

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Scanlan married girlfriend Claire Cooper on 31 December 2015 in New York City.[7] In July 2020, she gave birth to a boy.[8] 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.[9][10] Scanlan also has a daughter born in September 2002 from a previous relationship.

For a period of time whilst filming Hollyoaks, Scanlan lived with friend and then-co star Joe Tracini. Tracini has credited Scanlan with helping him through his addiction issues, and addressed Scanlan's support during his 2026 comedy tour 10 Things I Hate About Me.

Scanlan is a vegan and supports PETA.[11] He is a supporter of Manchester United.

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Triple BillJackShort
2006StudsJake
2006MebollixCopier manShort
2007ShatteredMatt Connolly
2008Christian BlakeFloyd
2008AntonPrison Officer McMahon
2008FreakdogStranger
2008Colour From The DarkLuigi
2008The BetAnthony
2008Pass Them OnJames CollinsShort
2009SavageGym changing room guy 1
2009The Rise of the BricksSte
20093 CrossesJonnie Linski
2010LapseGuyPost-Production
2010BLOODGuy
2010Imperfect CoupleHimShort
2010GlassjawChristian ConnollyShort
2011Charlie CasanovaCharlie Barnum
2011Legends of Valhalla: ThorSindriVoice
2011Analogue LoveGuyShort
2012Black CoffeeHimShort
2012The InsideHughie
2012Big TopLead roleShort
2013Personal AppearanceLead roleShort Film
2014Patrick's DayConciergePost-Production
2014Guardians of the Galaxy[5]Head Riot Guard
2016BreakdownConnor Moran
2018In the CloudAlfie
2020Here Are the Young MenHomeless man
2021LapwingDavid
2024ArgylleHandsome man
2025A Working ManViper
2026In the GreyTBAPost-production

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2004The Big Bow WowRobert3 episodes
2007PaddywhackeryStephen2 episodes
2008The Roaring TwentiesPierre Leguin3 episodes
2008–2009The ClinicJimmy Rice2 episodes
2009MarúJohn CousinsEpisode: "The Murder of John Cousins"
2009The PhoneThe Operator6 episodes
2009MattiePaulEpisode: "The Pilot"
2010The GuardsDiarmuid O'Briain2 episodes
2010MarianaLeonard Dalton2 episodes
2010Hollyoaks: King of HeartsBrendan Brady1 episode
2010–2013HollyoaksRegular role; 340 episodes
2012Hollyoaks Later5 episodes
2013–2016The FallD.C. Glenn MartinSeries 1 (4 episodes; recurring)
Series 2 (5 episodes; main)
Series 3 (main)
2014In the FleshSimon6 episodes
2014AtlantisDelmos3 episodes
2014–2015ConstantineJim Corrigan2 episodes
2015A.D. The Bible ContinuesSaul of Tarsus6 episodes
2015No OffenceAndrew Curtis8 Part series
2016Beowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsSkellen13 Part series
2017My daughter is missingAlekTV movie
2018SafeJosh7 episodes
2018ButterflyStephen Duffy3 episodes
2019KryptonLobo4 episodes
2019–2022Peaky BlindersBilly Grade5 episodes
2019TreadstoneSpencer3 episodes
2020Gangs of LondonJack O'Doherty3 episodes
2020The DeceivedMichael Callaghan4 episodes
2021–2023KinJimmy KinsellaMain Cast; 16 episodes
2021The TowerInspector Kieran ShawMain Cast[6]
2022Ten PercentMarcus MacLeod3 episodes
2022Derry GirlsMad Stab1 episode
2024Fool Me OnceShane TessierMain Cast
The TeacherTim Oxley4 episodes
2025MobLandPaul O'DonnellRecurring role; 9 episodes
2026How to Get to Heaven from BelfastOwen8 episodes
A Woman of SubstanceAdam Fairley8 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Film or series Character
2011 Won British 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[12] Charlie Casanova Charlie Barnum
2012 Shortlisted* TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Shortlisted* British Soap Awards Best Actor[13] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Won Inside Soap Awards Best Actor[14] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Won Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy[14] 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)[3] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady (with Ste Hay)
Shortlisted* British Soap Awards Best Actor[3] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Shortlisted* British Soap Awards Villain of the Year[3] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Nominated British Soap Awards Best Exit[3] 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)[15] 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

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  1. ↑ Mangan, Lucy (12 February 2026). "How to Get to Heaven from Belfast review – if you see nothing else this year, watch this". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "RTÉ Television – Hollywood Trials: Emmett Scanlan". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "British Soap Awards 2013 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Emmett J. Scanlan Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "'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.
  11. ↑ "'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.
  12. ↑ "Irish Film 'Charlie Casanova' Wins Three Top Awards at Melbourne Film Festival". iftn.ie. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2012 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Ireland's Scanlan wins Best Soap Actor". RTÉ Ten. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "'Hollyoaks' leads 2013 All About Soap Award winners". Digital Spy. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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