Emmett J. Scanlan
{{Short description|Irish actor (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Emmett J. Scanlan
| image = Emmett J Scanlan.jpg
| caption = Scanlan in 2011
| birth_name = Emmett John Scanlan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|01|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Finglas, Dublin, Ireland
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2004–present
| website =
| spouse = {{marriage|Claire Cooper|2015}}
| children = 3
}}
Emmett John "Emo" Scanlan (born 31 January 1979){{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/hollywoodtrials/emmettscanlan.html|title=RTÉ Television – Hollywood Trials: Emmett Scanlan|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720024218/http://www.rte.ie/tv/hollywoodtrials/emmettscanlan.html|archive-date=20 July 2014}} is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks.
He appeared in the BBC Two drama The Fall in 2013 and 2014, Peaky Blinders Series 5 and Series 6, and Breakdown in which he appears alongside Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Bruce Payne, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan. In 2022, Scanlan appeared as Marcus MacLeod in the British remake of Call My Agent!: Ten Percent. He has since been in the popular RTÉ drama Kin where he performs a leading role as a character named Jimmy Kinsella.
Scanlan has acted in BBC Three's In The Flesh series 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Personal life
Scanlan married girlfriend Claire Cooper on 31 December 2015 in New York City.{{cite journal|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/hollyoaks-home/hollyoaks-news/it-s-a-dream-come-true-newlywed-hollyoaks-ex-claire-cooper-is-in-the-club-201231/|date=1 March 2016|accessdate=8 April 2021|first=Alison|last=Gardner|journal=What's on TV|title=It's a dream come true!' Newlywed Hollyoaks ex Claire Cooper is In The Club!}} On 18 July 2020, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean.{{cite news| url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/hollyoaks-claire-cooper-gives-birth-22379182|first=Emmeline|last=Saunders|work=Daily Mirror|publisher=Reach PLC|accessdate=8 April 2020|title=Hollyoaks' Claire Cooper gives birth to her and Emmett Scanlan's first baby|date=19 July 2020}} In October 2020, Cooper disclosed that she had suffered a miscarriage of their baby the previous year. On 12 November 2022, Cooper gave birth to their daughter.{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Claire |date=10 October 2020 |title=Claire Cooper on Instagram: "It's baby loss awareness week and although I wasn't quiet about our loss privately, I didn't share it with the public, mainly I didn't have..." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKy9xdlmI8/ |access-date= |website=Instagram}}{{Cite web |title='We lost our baby and she almost lost her life' – Emmett J Scanlan on loss, family, and his role in RTÉ drama Kin |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-features/we-lost-our-baby-and-she-almost-lost-her-life-emmett-j-scanlan-on-loss-family-and-his-role-in-rte-drama-kin-40808140.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=independent |date=5 September 2021 |language=en}} Scanlan has a daughter, Kayla, born September 2002 from a previous relationship.
Scanlan is a vegan and supports PETA.[https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/im-convinced-that-if-we-eat-meat-were-ingesting-bad-karma-emmett-j-scanlan-fronts-petas-new-pro-vegan-campaign-37732374.html "'I'm convinced that if we eat meat, we're ingesting bad karma' - Emmett J Scanlan fronts PETA's new pro-vegan campaign"]. independent.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2019. He is a supporter of Manchester United.
Filmography
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=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Big Bow Wow | Robert | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Paddywhackery | Stephen | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Roaring Twenties | Pierre Leguin | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | The Clinic | Jimmy Rice | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Marú | John Cousins | Episode: "The Murder of John Cousins" |
| 2009 | The Phone | The Operator | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Mattie | Paul | Episode: "The Pilot" |
| 2010 | The Guards | Diarmuid O'Briain | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Mariana | Leonard Dalton | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hollyoaks: King of Hearts | rowspan="3"|Brendan Brady | 1 episode |
| 2010–2013 | Hollyoaks | series regular, 340 episodes | |
| 2012 | Hollyoaks Later | 5 episodes | |
| 2013–2016 | The Fall | D.C. Glenn Martin | Series 1 (4 episodes; recurring) Series 2 (5 episodes; main) Series 3 (main) |
| 2014 | In the Flesh | Simon | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Atlantis | Delmos | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Constantine | Jim Corrigan | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Saul of Tarsus | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | No Offence | Andrew Curtis | 8 Part series |
| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Skellen | 13 Part series |
| 2017 | My daughter is missing | Alek | TV movie |
| 2018 | Safe | Josh | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Butterfly | Stephen Duffy | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Krypton | Lobo | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Peaky Blinders | Billy Grade | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Spencer | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Gangs of London | Jack O'Doherty | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Deceived | Michael Callaghan | 4 episodes |
| Rowspan=2| 2021 | Kin | Jimmy Kinsella | Main Cast |
| | The Tower | Inspector Kieran Shaw | Main Cast{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/emmett-j-scanlan-tahirah-sharif-and-jimmy-akingbola-join-cast-itv-crime-thriller|title=Emmett J. Scanlan, Tahirah Sharif and Jimmy Akingbola join the cast of ITV crime thriller, The Tower|website=itv.com/presscentre|access-date=31 October 2021}} | |
| 2022 | Ten Percent | Marcus MacLeod | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Derry Girls | Mad Stab | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Fool Me Once | Shane Tessier | Main Cast |
| 2025
|Paul |2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Result ! Award ! Category ! Film or series ! Character |
|---|
| rowspan="7"|2011
| {{Won}} | Finglas Soap Awards | Villain of the Year | Brendan Brady |
| {{Won}}
| Best Newcomer | Brendan Brady |
| {{Shortlisted}}*
| Best Actor | Brendan Brady |
| {{Nominated}}
| Best Onscreen Partnership (with Kieron Richardson) | Brendan Brady (with Ste Hay) |
| {{Shortlisted}}*
| TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Brendan Brady |
| {{Shortlisted}}*
| TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | Brendan Brady |
| {{Won}}
| Melbourne Underground Film Festival | Charlie Casanova | Charlie Barnum |
| rowspan="6"|2012
| {{Shortlisted}}* | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Brendan Brady |
| {{Shortlisted}}*
| Brendan Brady |
| {{Won}}
| Brendan Brady |
| {{Won}}
| Brendan Brady |
| {{nom}}*
| Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | Brendan Brady |
| {{nom}}
| Irish Film & Television Awards | Rising Star Award | | |
| rowspan="6"|2013
| {{Won}} | Best Onscreen Partnership (with Kieron Richardson){{cite news|title=British Soap Awards 2013 – winners in full|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a482584/british-soap-awards-2013-winners-in-full.html|work=Digital Spy|date=18 May 2013|access-date=19 May 2013}} | Brendan Brady (with Ste Hay) |
| {{Shortlisted}}*
| Brendan Brady |
| {{Shortlisted}}*
| Brendan Brady |
| {{nom}}
| Brendan Brady |
| {{nom}}
| Most Popular Serial Drama Performance | Brendan Brady |
| {{Won}}
| All About Soap Awards | Forbidden Romance (with Kieron Richardson){{cite news|title='Hollyoaks' leads 2013 All About Soap Award winners|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a468013/hollyoaks-leads-2013-all-about-soap-award-winners.html|work=Digital Spy|date=24 March 2013|access-date=19 May 2013}} | 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
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Category:21st-century Irish male actors
Category:British Soap Award for Best Newcomer winners
Category:Irish male film actors
Category:Irish male soap opera actors
Category:Irish male television actors