Emmett J. Scanlan
Acting
Born 1979-01-31 · Dublin, Ireland
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
6.7
A Working Man
2025 · Movie
7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · Movie
Coming Soon
In the Grey
Releases May 13, 2026
6.0
Argylle
2024 · Movie
5.8
Strangers
2024 · Movie
6.4
Lapwing
2021 · Movie
7.5
Once Upon a Time in Dublin
2009 · Movie
5.4
Here Are the Young Men
2021 · Movie
5.8
My Daughter Is Missing
2017 · Movie
5.2
Studs
2006 · Movie
4.8
Breakdown
2016 · Movie
5.0
Savage
2009 · Movie
4.8
Colour from the Dark
2008 · Movie
4.2
Charlie Casanova
2010 · Movie
3.5
The Inside
2012 · Movie
3.0
Christian Blake
2008 · Movie
2.7
Lapse
2010 · Movie
1.0
Blood
2014 · Movie
The Jester from Transylvania
2024 · Movie
The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl
2016 · Movie