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Emmett J. Scanlan

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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

8.7

MobLand

2025 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

7.1

Krypton

2018 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

7.7

The Fall

2013 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

7.7

Constantine

2014 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

7.6

Kin

2021 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

7.5

No Offence

2015 · TV Series · Mystery · Crime

7.1

Treadstone

2019 · TV Series · Action & Adventure

6.0

Argylle

2024 · Movie · Action · Adventure

6.8

The Tower

2021 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

6.9

Lore

2017 · TV Series · Mystery · Drama

6.9

Safe

2018 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

5.8

Strangers

2024 · Movie · Action · Thriller

6.4

Lapwing

2021 · Movie · Drama · Thriller

Emmett J. Scanlan — movies & series · Netflix Discovery