Actor
Ciarán Hinds
Born February 9, 1953 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK103 films
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.
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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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First watchHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 220118.1as Aberforth DumbledoreHarry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical…View filmEssential films
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103 films as actor- TBACry to HeavenAndrea
- TBAWalk the Blue Fields
- TBACeasefireBill Flynn
- TBAIsle of Man
- TBAThis Old Love of MineHarry Bannon
- 2027Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
- 2026The Three UrnsMr O'Connor
- 2026Midwinter BreakGerry
- 2025Is This Thing On?Jan
- 2025Words of WarDmitry Muratov
- 2025Patrick: A Slave To IrelandNarrator
- 2025A Bear RemembersVoice of the Bear
- 2024CottontailJohn
- 2023The Family PlanMcCaffrey
- 2023In the Land of Saints and SinnersVincent O'Shea
- 2022The WonderFather Thaddeus
- 2021BelfastPop
- 2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueSteppenwolf (voice)
- 2020The Man in the HatThe Man In The Hat
- 2019Frozen IIPabbie (voice)
- 2018First ManRobert R. Gilruth
- 2018Grace and GoliathSurgeon
- 2018Captain Morten and the Spider QueenCaptain Stinger (voice)
- 2018Elizabeth HarvestHenry
- 2018National Theatre Collection: TranslationsHugh
- 2018Woman Walks AheadJames McLaughlin
- 2018Red SparrowAlexei Zyuganov
- 2017Justice LeagueSteppenwolf (voice)
- 2017AxisJim (voice)
- 2016SilenceFather Valignano
- 2016Bleed for ThisAngelo Pazienza
- 2016The Hope RoomsEamonn
- 2016Last Days in the DesertFather
- 2015National Theatre Live: HamletClaudius
- 2015Hitman: Agent 47Litvenko
- 2015Love is a StingNarrator (voice)
- 2015The Driftless AreaNed
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceMance Rayder
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: HimSpencer Ludlow
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: ThemSpencer Ludlow
- 2014McCanickQuinn
- 2013FrozenPabbie / Grandpa (voice)
- 2013Closed CircuitDevlin
- 2013The SeaMax Morden
- 2012John CarterTardos Mors
- 2012The Woman in BlackMr. Daily
- 2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceRoarke
- 2011Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyRoy Bland
- 2011Salvation BoulevardJim Hunt
- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Aberforth Dumbledore
- 2011The ShoreJoe
- 2011The RiteFather Xavier
- 2010The DebtDavid Peretz
- 2010Life During WartimeBill Maplewood
- 2009GlockLuger
- 2009The EclipseMichael Farr
- 2009Race to Witch MountainBurke
- 2008The Tale of DespereauxBotticelli (voice)
- 2008Ca$hBarnes
- 2008Stop-LossRoy King
- 2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayJoe Blomfield
- 2008In BrugesPriest (uncredited)
- 2007There Will Be BloodFletcher Hamilton
- 2007Margot at the WeddingDick Koosman
- 2007Hallam FoeJulius Foe
- 2007Amazing GraceLord Tarleton
- 2006The Nativity StoryHerod
- 2006The Tiger's TailFather Andy
- 2006Miami ViceFBI Agent John Fujima
- 2005MunichCarl
- 2005Mickybo and MeJonjo's Da
- 2004The Phantom of the OperaFirmin
- 2003The Mayor of CasterbridgeMichael Henchard
- 2003The StatementPochon
- 2003Calendar GirlsRod Harper
- 2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeJonathan Reiss
- 2003Veronica GuerinJohn Traynor
- 2003Thursday the 12thMarius Bannister
- 2002Road to PerditionFinn McGovern
- 2002The Sum of All FearsPresident Nemerov
- 2001The Weight of WaterLouis Wagner
- 2000The SleeperFergus Moon
- 1999The Lost LoverAdam
- 1999A Time to LovePeter
- 1999The Lost SonCarlos
- 1998Titanic TownAidan McPhelimy
- 1998Getting HurtCharlie Cross
- 1997Oscar and LucindaReverend Dennis Hasset
- 1997The Life of StuffDavid Arbogast
- 1997Jane EyreEdward Rochester
- 1996Some Mother's SonDanny Boyle
- 1996Mary ReillySir Danvers Carew
- 1995The AffairEdward Leyland
- 1995PersuasionCaptain Frederick Wentworth
- 1995Circle of FriendsProfessor Flynn
- 1993The Man Who CriedAbel Mason
- 1992HostagesBrian Keenan
- 1990YellowbacksMartin Pitt
- 1990December BrideFrank Echlin
- 1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverCory
- 1981ExcaliburLot
- 1981Our BoysBrother
- 1980The Long MarchMichael Canning