Ciarán Hinds
Born
February 9, 1953 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Ciarán Hinds (born February 9, 1953) is an Irish actor. A versatile character actor, he has appeared in feature films such as The Sum of All Fears, Road to Perdition, Munich, There Will Be Blood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Frozen, Silence, Red Sparrow, Justice League, First Man, and Frozen II.
His television roles include Gaius Julius Caesar in the series Rome, DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion, and Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones. As a stage actor Hinds has enjoyed spells with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre in London, and six seasons with Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, and he has continued to work on stage throughout his career.
Known For
Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland
Narrator
2025
The Family Plan
McCaffrey
2023
The Hour
Himself
2020
John Carter
Tardos Mors
2012
The Woman in Black
Mr. Daily
2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Roy Bland
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Aberforth Dumbledore
2011
The Rite
Father Xavier
2011
The Debt
David Peretz
2010
The Eclipse
Michael Farr
2009
Race to Witch Mountain
Burke
2009
Ca$h
Barnes
2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Joe Blomfield
2008
There Will Be Blood
Fletcher Hamilton
2007
Margot at the Wedding
Dick Koosman
2007
Hallam Foe
Julius Foe
2007
The Nativity Story
Herod
2006
The Tiger's Tail
Father Andy
2006
Amazing Grace
Lord Tarleton
2006
Miami Vice
FBI Agent John Fujima
2006
Munich
Carl
2005
The Phantom of the Opera
Firmin
2004
The Statement
Pochon
2003
Calendar Girls
Rod Harper
2003
Veronica Guerin
John Traynor
2003
Road to Perdition
Finn McGovern
2002
The Sum of All Fears
President Nemerov
2002
The Lost Son
Carlos
1999
Oscar and Lucinda
Reverend Dennis Hasset
1997
Jane Eyre
Edward Rochester
1997
Persuasion
Captain Frederick Wentworth
1995
Yellowbacks
Martin Pitt
1990
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Cory
1989
Midwinter Break
Gerry
Words of War
Dmitry Muratov
2025
A Bear Remembers
Voice of the Bear
2025
Is This Thing On?
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Dorrigo Evans 1980s · (5 episodes)
2025
Ireland's Coast
Narrator · (3 episodes)
2024
Cottontail
John
2024
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Vincent O'Shea
2023
Untameable
Narrator (voice)
2023
Treason
Sir Martin Angelis · (5 episodes)
2022
The English
Richard M Watts · (1 episode)
2022
The Wonder
Father Thaddeus
2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Dark Wizard · (5 episodes)
2022
The Dry
Tom Sheridan · (8 episodes)
2022
Belfast
Pop
2021
Kin
Eamon Cunningham · (8 episodes)
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Steppenwolf (voice)
2021
The Man in the Hat
The Man In The Hat
2020
Frozen II
Pabbie (voice)
2019
Lost Lives
Self
2019
First Man
Robert R. Gilruth
2018
Grace and Goliath
Surgeon
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Captain Stinger (voice)
2018
Elizabeth Harvest
Henry
2018
National Theatre Collection: Translations
Hugh
2018
Woman Walks Ahead
James McLaughlin
2018
The Terror
Sir John Franklin · (10 episodes)
2018
Red Sparrow
Alexei Zyuganov
2018
Justice League
Steppenwolf (voice)
2017
Axis
Jim (voice)
2017
Silence
Father Valignano
2016
My Mother and Other Strangers
Older Francis · (5 episodes)
2016
Bleed for This
Angelo Pazienza
2016
The Hope Rooms
Eamonn
2016
Last Days in the Desert
Father
2016
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Claudius
2015
Hitman: Agent 47
Litvenko
2015
Love is a Sting
Narrator (voice)
2015
The Driftless Area
Ned
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Mance Rayder
2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Spencer Ludlow
2014
Delirium
(1 episode)
2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Spencer Ludlow
2014
McCanick
Quinn
2014
Frozen
Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
2013
Closed Circuit
Devlin
2013
The Sea
Max Morden
2013
Shetland
Michael Maguire · (3 episodes)
2013
Political Animals
Bud Hammond · (6 episodes)
2012
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Self
2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Roarke
2011
Salvation Boulevard
Jim Hunt
2011
Game of Thrones
Mance Rayder · (5 episodes)
2011
The Shore
Joe
2011
Life During Wartime
Bill Maplewood
2010
Glock
Luger
2009
Above Suspicion
DCS James Langton · (11 episodes)
2009
The Tale of Despereaux
Botticelli (voice)
2008
Stop-Loss
Roy King
2008
In Bruges
Priest (uncredited)
2008
Rome
Julius Caesar · (22 episodes)
2005
Mickybo and Me
Jonjo's Da
2005
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Michael Henchard
2003
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Michael Henchard · (2 episodes)
2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Jonathan Reiss
2003
Thursday the 12th
Marius Bannister
2003
The Sleeper
Fergus Moon
2000
The Weight of Water
Louis Wagner
2000
Jason and the Argonauts
King Aeson · (2 episodes)
2000
The Lost Lover
Adam
1999
A Time to Love
Peter
1999
Titanic Town
Aidan McPhelimy
1998
Getting Hurt
Charlie Cross
1998
The Life of Stuff
David Arbogast
1997
Ivanhoe
Brian de Bois-Guilbert · (6 episodes)
1997
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Lucifer (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Some Mother's Son
Danny Boyle
1996
Cold Lazarus
Fyodor · (4 episodes)
1996
Mary Reilly
Sir Danvers Carew
1996
The Affair
Edward Leyland
1995
Circle of Friends
Professor Flynn
1995
The Man Who Cried
Abel Mason
1993
Hostages
Brian Keenan
1992
Between the Lines
Det. Insp. Micky Flynn · (1 episode)
1992
Soldier Soldier
Clive Hickey · (1 episode)
1991
Prime Suspect
Edward Parker-Jones · (2 episodes)
1991
December Bride
Frank Echlin
1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Richard McIlkenny
1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Jack Vosper · (1 episode)
1990
The Mahabharata
Ashwatthaman
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Jack Lynch · (1 episode)
1989
The Play on One
Martin Pitt · (1 episode)
1988
Sherlock Holmes
Jim Browner · (1 episode)
1984
Excalibur
Lot
1981
Our Boys
Brother
1981
The Long March
Michael Canning
1980
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
East of Eden
Samuel Hamilton · (7 episodes)