Emmett J. Scanlan

Actor

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.

• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) — Head Riot Guard
• A Working Man (2025) — Viper
• Argylle (2024) — Handsome Man
• In the Grey (2026) — Mick Dunne
• Here Are the Young Men (2021) — Homeless Man
• Strangers (2024) — Tony
• Colour from the Dark (2008) — Luigi
• My Daughter Is Missing (2017) — Alek
• Breakdown (2016) — Connor Moran
• Savage (2009) — Jacko
• The Inside (2012) — Hughie, Executive Producer
• Studs (2006) — Jake
• Charlie Casanova (2010) — Charlie Casanova
• Lapwing (2021) — David
• Lapse (2010) — Guy
• Once Upon a Time in Dublin (2009) — Jonnie Linski
• Christian Blake (2008) — Floyd
• Blood (2014) — Guy
• The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl (2016) — Gerry
• The Jester from Transylvania (2024) — Michael Cunningham
• Echoes (2026)