Emmett J. Scanlan

Emmett John Scanlan (born 31 January 1979)[1][2] is an Irish actor from Finglas, Dublin. He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks. He appeared in the BBC Two drama The Fall in 2013 and 2014 and hitman movie Breakdown in which he appears alongside Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Bruce Payne, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan.

Emmett J. Scanlan
BornEmmett John Scanlan
(1979-01-31) 31 January 1979
Clontarf Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​
Children2

Scanlan has acted in BBC Three's In The Flesh series 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Filmography

Film
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[3]Head Riot Guard
2016BreakdownConnor Moran
2018In the CloudAlfie
2020Here Are the Young Men

Television
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
2010–2013Hollyoaksseries regular, 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
2019Peaky BlindersBilly Grade3 episodes
2019TreadstoneSpencer3 episodes
2020Gangs of LondonJack O'Doherty3 episodes
2020The DeceivedMichael Callaghan4 episodes

Awards and nominations
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[4] Charlie Casanova Charlie Barnum
2012 Shortlisted* TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Shortlisted* British Soap Awards Best Actor[5] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Won Inside Soap Awards Best Actor[6] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Won Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy[6] 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)[7] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady (with Ste Hay)
Shortlisted* British Soap Awards Best Actor[7] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Shortlisted* British Soap Awards Villain of the Year[7] Hollyoaks Brendan Brady
Nominated British Soap Awards Best Exit[7] 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)[8] 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
  1. "RTÉ Television – Hollywood Trials: Emmett Scanlan". Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1631384/.html%5B%5D
  3. Scanlan, Emmett J. (19 February 2014). "Myself & the brilliant @KarenGillan2 in @JamesGunn AWESOME LOOKING #GuardiansOfTheGalaxypic.twitter.com/S2Uma3Lf7q".
  4. "Irish Film 'Charlie Casanova' Wins Three Top Awards at Melbourne Film Festival". iftn.ie. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. "British Soap Awards 2012 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. "Ireland's Scanlan wins Best Soap Actor". RTÉ Ten. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. "British Soap Awards 2013 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  8. "'Hollyoaks' leads 2013 All About Soap Award winners". Digital Spy. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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