Emmett J. Scanlan

Born: 1979-01-31, Dublin, 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.

Filmography

• Peaky Blinders (2013)
• MobLand (2025)
• In the Grey (2026)
• Gangs of London (2020)
• A Working Man (2025)
• Krypton (2018)
• Fool Me Once (2024)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• Treadstone (2019)
• Kin (2021)
• No Offence (2015)
• Lore (2017)
• Argylle (2024)
• Derry Girls (2018)
• The Tower (2021)
• A Woman of Substance (2026)
• How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)
• The Teacher (2022)
• The Deceived (2020)
• Women on the Verge (2018)
• Lapwing (2021)
• Christian Blake (2008)
• Here Are the Young Men (2021)
• Studs (2006)
• My Daughter Is Missing (2017)
• Colour from the Dark (2008)
• The Jester from Transylvania (2024)
• The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl (2016)
• Once Upon a Time in Dublin (2009)
• Charlie Casanova (2010)