
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.

MobLand
Paul · (9 episodes)
2025

A Working Man
Viper
2025

Strangers
Tony
2024

Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self · (1 episode)
2024

Argylle
Handsome Man
2024

Fool Me Once
Shane Tessier · (8 episodes)
2024

The Teacher
Tim Oxley · (4 episodes)
2022

Lapwing
David
2021

The Tower
DI Kieran Shaw · (11 episodes)
2021

Kin
Jimmy Kinsella · (16 episodes)
2021

Here Are the Young Men
Homeless Man
2021

The Deceived
Michael · (4 episodes)
2020

Gangs of London
Jack O'Doherty · (5 episodes)
2020

The Jester from Transylvania
Michael Cunningham
2020

Treadstone
Spencer · (3 episodes)
2019

Butterfly
Stephen Duffy · (3 episodes)
2018

Women on the Verge
Kieran · (6 episodes)
2018

Safe
Josh Mason · (8 episodes)
2018

Krypton
Lobo · (3 episodes)
2018

Derry Girls
Madstab · (1 episode)
2018

My Daughter Is Missing
Alek
2017

The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl
Gerry
2016

Breakdown
Connor Moran
2016

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Skellan · (3 episodes)
2016

A.D. The Bible Continues
Saul · (12 episodes)
2015

Constantine
Jim Corrigan · (3 episodes)
2014

Blood
Guy
2014

Guardians of the Galaxy
Head Riot Guard
2014

Peaky Blinders
Billy Grade · (3 episodes)
2013

The Fall
Glenn Martin · (12 episodes)
2013

The Fall
Glen Martin · (4 episodes)
2013

In the Flesh
Simon Monroe · (6 episodes)
2013

The Inside
Hughie
2012

Charlie Casanova
Charlie Casanova
2010

Lapse
Guy
2010

Savage
Jacko
2009

Once Upon a Time in Dublin
Jonnie Linski
2009

Colour from the Dark
Luigi
2008

Christian Blake
Floyd
2008
Mebollix
2006

Studs
Jake
2006

In the Grey
A Woman of Substance
Adam Fairley · (8 episodes)