Emmett John Scanlan (born 31 January 1979)
is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing
Brendan Brady
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in ''
Hollyoaks''.
He appeared in the
BBC Two
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drama
''The Fall'' in 2013 and 2014,
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, 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
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History
The album features the title track, which peaked at No.2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, No. 54 on ...
''.
Scanlan has acted in BBC Three's ''
In The Flesh'' series 2, and ''
Guardians of the Galaxy''.
Personal life
Scanlan married girlfriend
Claire Cooper
Claire Elizabeth Cooper (born 26 October 1980) is a British actress, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'', a character she played from 2006 to 2013.
Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Cl ...
on 31 December 2015 in
New York City. On 18 July 2020, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean. In October 2020, Cooper disclosed that she had miscarried her and Scanlan’s baby the previous year. On 12th of November 2022 Claire gave birth to their daughter Scanlan has a daughter, Kayla, born September 2002 from a previous relationship.
Scanlan is a
vegan and supports
PETA
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Acronym
* Pembela Tanah Air, a militia established by the occupying Japanese in Indonesia in 1943
* People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an American animal rights organization
* People Eating Tasty Animals, an ...
.
"'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.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
*(*) 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
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Irish male film actors
Irish male television actors
Male actors from Dublin (city)
Irish male soap opera actors