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Ciarán Hinds

Actor, ProducerBorn February 9, 1953 (72 years)
Ciarán Hinds (/ˈkɪərən/ KEER-ən; born 9 February 1953) is an Irish actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hinds is known for a range of screen and stage roles. He has starred in feature films including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Persuasion (1995), Oscar and Lucinda (1997), Road to Perdition (2002), The Sum of All Fears (2002), Munich (2005), Amazing Grace (2007), There Will Be Blood (2007), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Silence (2016), First Man (2018) and Belfast (2021), the last of which earned him Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Known for his distinctively deep voice, Hinds is also known for his voice role as Grand Pabbie, the Troll King, in the animated films Frozen (2013) and  Frozen II (2019). He played General Zakharow in Red Sparrow (2018). He also portrayed Steppenwolf in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2017) and its 2021 director's cut.

His television roles include Julius Caesar in the series Rome, DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion, Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones, and Captain Sir John Franklin in The Terror. In addition, Hinds appeared in season 3 of Shetland (2016), produced by ITV.

As a stage actor, Hinds has spent periods with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, and six seasons with Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. Hinds has continued to work on stage throughout his career. In 2020, he was ranked 31st on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Rite
  • Sherlock Holmes (1984)
  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
  • Prime Suspect
  • Jane Eyre
  • The Eclipse
  • McCanick
  • Hostages
  • Axis
  • Grace and Goliath

Known For

  • There Will Be Blood
  • The Woman in Black
  • Munich
  • Frozen
  • Rome
  • John Carter
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
  • Red Sparrow
  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
  • Road to Perdition
  • Belfast
  • First Man
  • Silence
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • Miami Vice
  • The Rite
  • The Terror
  • The Debt
  • In Bruges
  • Race to Witch Mountain
  • Hitman: Agent 47
  • The Family Plan
  • In the Land of Saints and Sinners
  • Bleed for This

Featured Videos

  • Ciaran Hinds On Playing Pop, The Story Behind Ken's Memory, And Working With Judi
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  • Ciaran Hinds On His Memory Of The Moon Landing
    Ciaran Hinds On His Memory Of The Moon LandingFirst ManBehind the Scenes
  • Last Days In The Desert: Ciaran Hinds On The Plot
    Last Days In The Desert: Ciaran Hinds On The PlotLast Days in the DesertBehind the Scenes

Ciarán Hinds Filmography

2026
Midwinter Break · as Gerry
2025
2025
2025
Words of War · as Dmitry Muratov
2025
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (TV Series) · as Dorrigo Evans 1980s
2025
2025
A Bear Remembers · as Voice Of The Bear
2024
Ireland's Coast (TV Series) · as Narrator
2023
Cottontail · as John
2023
The Family Plan · as Mccaffrey
2023
2022
Treason (TV Series) · as Sir Martin Angelis
2022
The Wonder · as Father Thaddeus
2022
The English (TV Series) · as Richard M Watts
2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV Series) · as Dark Wizard
2022
The Dry (TV Series) · as Tom Sheridan
2021
Belfast · as Pop
2021
Kin (TV Series) · as Eamon Cunningham
2021
Great British Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Steppenwolf (voice)
2020
The Man in the Hat · as The Man In The Hat
2019
Frozen II · as Pabbie (voice)
2019
MotherFatherSon (TV Series) · as Walter Finch
2018
First Man · as Robert R. Gilruth
2018
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen · as Captain Stinger (voice)
2018
Elizabeth Harvest · as Henry
2018
The Terror (TV Series) · as Sir John Franklin
2018
Red Sparrow · as Alexei Zyuganov
2017
Justice League · as Steppenwolf (voice)
2017
Axis · as Jim (voice)
2017
Woman Walks Ahead · as James Mclaughlin
2016
Silence · as Father Valignano
2016
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (TV Series) · as Grand Pabbie
2016
Bleed for This · as Angelo Pazienza
2016
My Mother and Other Strangers (TV Series) · as Older Francis
2016
The Hope Rooms · as Eamonn
2015
2015
Hamlet · as Claudius
2015
Hitman: Agent 47 · as Litvenko
2015
2015
2014
2014
Delirium (TV Series)
2013
2013
Frozen · as Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
2013
McCanick · as Quinn
2013
Closed Circuit · as Devlin
2013
The Sea · as Max Morden
2013
Shetland (TV Series) · as Michael Maguire
2012
Political Animals (TV Series) · as Bud Hammond
2012
John Carter · as Tardos Mors
2012
The Woman in Black · as Mr. Daily
2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
Salvation Boulevard · as Jim Hunt
2011
2011
Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Mance Rayder
2011
The Shore · as Joe
2011
The Rite · as Father Xavier
2010
The Debt · as David Peretz
2009
Life During Wartime · as Bill Maplewood
2009
The Eclipse · as Michael Farr
2009
2009
Above Suspicion (2009) (TV Series) · as Dcs James Langton
2008
The Tale of Despereaux · as Botticelli (voice)
2008
Cash · as Barnes
2008
Stop-Loss · as Roy King
2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day · as Joe Blomfield
2008
In Bruges · as Priest (uncredited)
2007
There Will Be Blood · as Fletcher Hamilton
2007
Margot at the Wedding · as Dick Koosman
2007
Hallam Foe · as Julius Foe
2006
The Nativity Story · as Herod
2006
The Tiger's Tail · as Father Andy
2006
Amazing Grace · as Lord Tarleton
2006
Miami Vice · as Fbi Agent John Fujima
2005
Munich · as Carl
2005
Rome (TV Series) · as Julius Caesar
2004
Mickybo and Me · as Jonjo's Da
2004
2003
The Statement · as Pochon
2003
Calendar Girls · as Rod Harper
2003
The Mayor of Casterbridge (TV Series) · as Michael Henchard
2003
2003
Veronica Guerin · as John Traynor
2003
Thursday the 12th · as Marius Bannister
2002
Road to Perdition · as Finn Mcgovern
2002
The Sum of All Fears · as President Nemerov
2001
The Mayor of Casterbridge · as Michael Henchard
2001
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure · as Thomas Orde-Lees
2000
The Sleeper (TV Series) · as Fergus Moon
2000
The Weight of Water · as Louis Wagner
2000
Jason and the Argonauts (TV Series) · as King Aeson
1999
The Lost Lover · as Adam
1999
1999
The Lost Son · as Carlos
1998
Titanic Town · as Aidan Mcphelimy
1998
Getting Hurt · as Charlie Cross
1997
Oscar and Lucinda · as Reverend Dennis Hasset
1997
The Life of Stuff · as David Arbogast
1997
Jane Eyre · as Edward Rochester
1997
Ivanhoe (1997) (TV Series) · as Brian De Bois-Guilbert
1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation (TV Series) · as Lucifer (voice)
1996
Some Mother's Son · as Danny Boyle
1996
Cold Lazarus (TV Series) · as Fyodor
1996
Mary Reilly · as Sir Danvers Carew
1995
The Affair · as Edward Leyland
1995
Persuasion · as Captain Frederick Wentworth
1995
Circle of Friends · as Professor Flynn
1994
Seaforth (TV Series) · as John Stacey
1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Jim Browner
1994
A Dark Adapted Eye · as Paolo
1994
A Dark Adapted Eye (TV Series) · as Paolo
1993
The Man Who Cried · as Abel Mason
1992
Hostages · as Brian Keenan
1992
Between the Lines (TV Series) · as Det. Insp. Micky Flynn
1991
Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Clive Hickey
1991
Prime Suspect (TV Series) · as Edward Parker-Jones
1990
December Bride · as Frank Echlin
1990
Perfect Scoundrels (TV Series) · as Jack Vosper
1990
1989
1989
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Jack Lynch
1989
The Mahabharata (TV Series) · as Ashwatthaman
1988
The Play on One (TV Series) · as Martin Pitt
1985
We'll Support You Evermore · as Liam O'hagan
1984
Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Jim Browner
1981
Excalibur · as Lot
1978
The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Albert Camus

2024
Quintessentially Irish · as Self - Actor
2022
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
2022
2022 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Nominee
2022
The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter
2019
Lost Lives · as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest
2006
2005
2005
2002
RI:SE (TV Series) · as Self
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self
1979
SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self

2024
Three Keenings · as Executive Producer

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