Ciarán Hinds
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Three Urns
2026
Mr O'Connor
movieWords of War
2025
Dmitry Muratov
tvThe Narrow Road to the Deep North
2025
Dorrigo Evans 1980s
movieA Bear Remembers
2025
Voice of the Bear
tvIreland's Coast
2024
Narrator
movieThe Family Plan
2023
McCaffrey
movieIn the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023
Vincent O'Shea
movieUntameable
2023
Narrator (voice)
tvTreason
2022
Sir Martin Angelis
tvThe English
2022
Richard M Watts
movieThe Wonder
2022
Father Thaddeus
tvThe Dry
2022
Tom Sheridan
tvKin
2021
Eamon Cunningham
movieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Steppenwolf (voice)
movieThe Man in the Hat
2020
The Man In The Hat
movieThe Hour
2020
Himself
movieFrozen II
2019
Pabbie (voice)
movieLost Lives
2019
Self (voice)
movieFirst Man
2018
Robert R. Gilruth
movieGrace and Goliath
2018
Surgeon
movieCaptain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
Captain Stinger (voice)
movieWoman Walks Ahead
2018
James McLaughlin
tvThe Terror
2018
Sir John Franklin
movieRed Sparrow
2018
Alexei Zyuganov
movieJustice League
2017
Steppenwolf (voice)
movieAxis
2017
Jim (voice)
movieSilence
2016
Father Valignano
tvMy Mother and Other Strangers
2016
Older Francis
movieBleed for This
2016
Angelo Pazienza
movieThe Hope Rooms
2016
Eamonn
movieHitman: Agent 47
2015
Litvenko
movieLove is a Sting
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieGame of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
Mance Rayder
movieThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014
Spencer Ludlow
movieThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014
Spencer Ludlow
movieMcCanick
2014
Quinn
movieFrozen
2013
Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
movieClosed Circuit
2013
Devlin
movieThe Sea
2013
Max Morden
tvShetland
2013
Michael Maguire
tvPolitical Animals
2012
Bud Hammond
movieJohn Carter
2012
Tardos Mors
movieThe Woman in Black
2012
Mr. Daily
movieTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
Roy Bland
movieSalvation Boulevard
2011
Jim Hunt
movieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Aberforth Dumbledore
tvGame of Thrones
2011
Mance Rayder
movieThe Rite
2011
Father Xavier
movieThe Debt
2010
David Peretz
movieLife During Wartime
2010
Bill Maplewood
Glock
2009
Luger
movieThe Eclipse
2009
Michael Farr
tvAbove Suspicion
2009
James Langton
movieThe Tale of Despereaux
2008
Botticelli (voice)
movieCa$h
2008
Barnes
movieStop-Loss
2008
Roy King
movieMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
Joe Blomfield
movieIn Bruges
2008
Priest (uncredited)
movieThere Will Be Blood
2007
Fletcher Hamilton
movieMargot at the Wedding
2007
Dick Koosman
movieHallam Foe
2007
Julius Foe
movieThe Tiger's Tail
2006
Father Andy
movieAmazing Grace
2006
Lord Tarleton
movieMiami Vice
2006
FBI Agent John Fujima
movieMunich
2005
Carl
tvRome
2005
Julius Caesar
movieMickybo and Me
2005
Jonjo's Da
movieThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
Michael Henchard
tvThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
Michael Henchard
movieThe Statement
2003
Pochon
movieCalendar Girls
2003
Rod Harper
movieLara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
Jonathan Reiss
movieVeronica Guerin
2003
John Traynor
movieThursday the 12th
2003
Marius Bannister
movieRoad to Perdition
2002
Finn McGovern
movieThe Sum of All Fears
2002
President Nemerov
movieThe Weight of Water
2001
Louis Wagner
movieThe Sleeper
2000
Fergus Moon
tvJason and the Argonauts
2000
King Aeson
movieThe Lost Son
1999
Carlos
movieTitanic Town
1998
Aidan McPhelimy
Getting Hurt
1998
Charlie Cross
movieOscar and Lucinda
1997
Reverend Dennis Hasset
movieThe Life of Stuff
1997
David Arbogast
movieJane Eyre
1997
Edward Rochester
tvIvanhoe
1997
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
tvTestament: The Bible in Animation
1996
Lucifer (voice)
movieSome Mother's Son
1996
Danny Boyle
tvCold Lazarus
1996
Fyodor
movieMary Reilly
1996
Sir Danvers Carew
movieThe Affair
1995
Edward Leyland
moviePersuasion
1995
Captain Frederick Wentworth
movieCircle of Friends
1995
Professor Flynn
tvThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
Jim Browner
movieThe Man Who Cried
1993
Abel Mason
movieHostages
1992
Brian Keenan
tvBetween the Lines
1992
Det. Insp. Micky Flynn
tvSoldier Soldier
1991
Clive Hickey
tvPrime Suspect
1991
Edward Parker-Jones
movieYellowbacks
1990
Martin Pitt
movieDecember Bride
1990
Frank Echlin
movieWho Bombed Birmingham?
1990
Richard McIlkenny
tvPerfect Scoundrels
1990
Jack Vosper
tvThe Mahabharata
1990
Ashwatthaman
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Jack Lynch
tvThe Play on One
1988
Martin Pitt
tvSherlock Holmes
1984
Jim Browner
movieOur Boys
1981
Brother
movieThe Long March
1980
Michael Canning
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieCry to Heaven
Andrea
Ceasefire
Bill Flynn
tvEast of Eden
Samuel Hamilton
Production1
movieThree Keenings
2024
Executive Producer