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Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Acting February 9, 1953 (73 years old) Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ciarán Hinds, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 109

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Aberforth Dumbledore

2011
Frozen 7.2

Frozen

as Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)

2013
Zack Snyder's Justice League 8.1

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Steppenwolf (voice)

2021
The Family Plan 7.2

The Family Plan

as McCaffrey

2023
Frozen II 7.2

Frozen II

as Pabbie (voice)

2019
Justice League 6.1

Justice League

as Steppenwolf (voice)

2017
There Will Be Blood 8.1

There Will Be Blood

as Fletcher Hamilton

2007
Red Sparrow 6.5

Red Sparrow

as Alexei Zyuganov

2018
In Bruges 7.5

In Bruges

as Priest (uncredited)

2008
John Carter 6.4

John Carter

as Tardos Mors

2012
The Phantom of the Opera 7.3

The Phantom of the Opera

as Firmin

2004
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

2027
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 6.6

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Roy Bland

2011
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 5.0

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

as Roarke

2011
Miami Vice 6.1

Miami Vice

as FBI Agent John Fujima

2006
Road to Perdition 7.4

Road to Perdition

as Finn McGovern

2002
Munich 7.1

Munich

as Carl

2005
First Man 7.0

First Man

as Robert R. Gilruth

2018
The Sum of All Fears 6.4

The Sum of All Fears

as President Nemerov

2002
Silence 7.1

Silence

as Father Valignano

2016
Hitman: Agent 47 5.9

Hitman: Agent 47

as Litvenko

2015
Excalibur 7.0

Excalibur

as Lot

1981
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life 5.8

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

as Jonathan Reiss

2003
The Woman in Black 6.2

The Woman in Black

as Mr. Daily

2012
Race to Witch Mountain 5.8

Race to Witch Mountain

as Burke

2009
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 7.3

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

as Cory

1989
In the Land of Saints and Sinners 6.4

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

as Vincent O'Shea

2023
The Rite 6.1

The Rite

as Father Xavier

2011
The Wonder 6.6

The Wonder

as Father Thaddeus

2022
Is This Thing On? 6.5

Is This Thing On?

as Jan

2025
Midwinter Break 7.3

Midwinter Break

as Gerry

2026
The Tale of Despereaux 6.2

The Tale of Despereaux

as Botticelli (voice)

2008
Belfast 7.0

Belfast

as Pop

2021
Persuasion 7.2

Persuasion

as Captain Frederick Wentworth

1995
Calendar Girls 6.5

Calendar Girls

as Rod Harper

2003
Stop-Loss 6.1

Stop-Loss

as Roy King

2008
Hallam Foe 6.7

Hallam Foe

as Julius Foe

2007
The Debt 6.5

The Debt

as David Peretz

2010
Last Days in the Desert 5.7

Last Days in the Desert

as Father

2016
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 6.8

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

as Joe Blomfield

2008
Amazing Grace 6.9

Amazing Grace

as Lord Tarleton

2007
Veronica Guerin 6.7

Veronica Guerin

as John Traynor

2003
Bleed for This 6.8

Bleed for This

as Angelo Pazienza

2016
Margot at the Wedding 5.8

Margot at the Wedding

as Dick Koosman

2007
Circle of Friends 6.3

Circle of Friends

as Professor Flynn

1995
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them 6.2

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

as Spencer Ludlow

2014
Mary Reilly 5.8

Mary Reilly

as Sir Danvers Carew

1996
Elizabeth Harvest 6.1

Elizabeth Harvest

as Henry

2018
The Nativity Story 7.0

The Nativity Story

as Herod

2006
Woman Walks Ahead 6.8

Woman Walks Ahead

as James McLaughlin

2018
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience 8.6

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Mance Rayder

2015
Closed Circuit 5.9

Closed Circuit

as Devlin

2013
Cry to Heaven

Cry to Heaven

as Andrea

The Weight of Water 5.4

The Weight of Water

as Louis Wagner

2001
Some Mother's Son 6.8

Some Mother's Son

as Danny Boyle

1996
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him 6.7

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

as Spencer Ludlow

2014
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen 4.6

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

as Captain Stinger (voice)

2018
Words of War 6.9

Words of War

as Dmitry Muratov

2025
Life During Wartime 5.9

Life During Wartime

as Bill Maplewood

2010
National Theatre Live: Hamlet 7.5

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as Claudius

2015
Jane Eyre 7.1

Jane Eyre

as Edward Rochester

1997
Ca$h 5.7

Ca$h

as Barnes

2008
Oscar and Lucinda 6.4

Oscar and Lucinda

as Reverend Dennis Hasset

1997
The Three Urns

The Three Urns

as Mr O'Connor

2026
The Driftless Area 5.1

The Driftless Area

as Ned

2015
McCanick 4.5

McCanick

as Quinn

2014
The Statement 5.7

The Statement

as Pochon

2003
The Affair 4.0

The Affair

as Edward Leyland

1995
The Man in the Hat 6.2

The Man in the Hat

as The Man In The Hat

2020
Ceasefire

Ceasefire

as Bill Flynn

Salvation Boulevard 5.3

Salvation Boulevard

as Jim Hunt

2011
Cottontail 6.3

Cottontail

as John

2024
The Tiger's Tail 5.6

The Tiger's Tail

as Father Andy

2006
The Sea 5.4

The Sea

as Max Morden

2013
The Lost Son 6.0

The Lost Son

as Carlos

1999
Axis 5.1

Axis

as Jim (voice)

2017
Titanic Town 5.3

Titanic Town

as Aidan McPhelimy

1998
Mickybo and Me 7.1

Mickybo and Me

as Jonjo's Da

2005
The Man Who Cried 6.3

The Man Who Cried

as Abel Mason

1993
National Theatre Collection: Translations

National Theatre Collection: Translations

as Hugh

2018
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'

The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'

as Self

2012
The Shore 6.0

The Shore

as Joe

2011
Who Bombed Birmingham? 8.5

Who Bombed Birmingham?

as Richard McIlkenny

1990
The Eclipse 6.0

The Eclipse

as Michael Farr

2009
Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Life of Stuff 10.0

The Life of Stuff

as David Arbogast

1997
The Mayor of Casterbridge 7.3

The Mayor of Casterbridge

as Michael Henchard

2003
December Bride 7.4

December Bride

as Frank Echlin

1990
Walk the Blue Fields

Walk the Blue Fields

The Sleeper 6.5

The Sleeper

as Fergus Moon

2000
A Time to Love 6.5

A Time to Love

as Peter

1999
Hostages 6.1

Hostages

as Brian Keenan

1992
Grace and Goliath 5.7

Grace and Goliath

as Surgeon

2018
Lost Lives 6.0

Lost Lives

as Self (voice)

2019
Getting Hurt 4.5

Getting Hurt

as Charlie Cross

1998
The Lost Lover 3.7

The Lost Lover

as Adam

1999
The Hour

The Hour

as Himself

2020
The Long March 7.0

The Long March

as Michael Canning

1980
A Bear Remembers 7.5

A Bear Remembers

as Voice of the Bear

2025
Love is a Sting

Love is a Sting

as Narrator (voice)

2015
The Hope Rooms

The Hope Rooms

as Eamonn

2016
Thursday the 12th 9.0

Thursday the 12th

as Marius Bannister

2003
This Old Love of Mine

This Old Love of Mine

as Harry Bannon

Untameable

Untameable

as Narrator (voice)

2023
Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland

Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland

as Narrator

2025
Glock

Glock

as Luger

2009
Yellowbacks 8.0

Yellowbacks

as Martin Pitt

1990
Patrick: A Slave To Ireland

Patrick: A Slave To Ireland

as Narrator

2025
Our Boys 7.0

Our Boys

as Brother

1981

TV Shows 33

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