Sean Cronin (born 1964) is an English actor and director. Cronin is best known for playing villains. He is of Italian and Spanish descent.

Career

Cronin was vocalist for the

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band The Marionettes, which formed in 1986 and toured with bands such as

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and

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The band released four albums between 1990 and 1998. In 1999, Cronin began his acting career playing a High Priest in ''

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''. He subsequently had small roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2015 he played a villain in '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation''. He also appeared as Max, one of the villainous Ferrino brothers (along with

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as Ray), in ''

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''. In 2016 he played the eponymous villain in ''Kill Kane'', opposite

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. He has also been cast in ''

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'', based on

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's novel ''

'', and sequel of the

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, '' Rendel 2: Cycle of Revenge''. Cronin's first directorial film was ''Escape to Gossau'', which he co-directed with Michael Koltes. Cronin subsequently directed ''

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'', which focuses on the life of disabled writer Paul Hodgson. He is also set to direct ''Michael'', a biopic of boxer

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Filmography

Film

As actor As Director

Music Videos

TV appearances

As actor As director

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cronin, Sean English male film actors English male television actors Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors 1964 births