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Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Acting

Born: February 9, 1953Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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
Filmography
The Three Urns

The Three Urns

Mr O'Connor

2026
Midwinter Break

Midwinter Break

Gerry

2026
Is This Thing On?

Is This Thing On?

Jan

2025
Words of War

Words of War

Dmitry Muratov

2025
Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland

Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland

Narrator

2025
A Bear Remembers

A Bear Remembers

Voice of the Bear

2025
Cottontail

Cottontail

John

2024
The Family Plan

The Family Plan

McCaffrey

2023
In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Vincent O'Shea

2023
Untameable

Untameable

Narrator (voice)

2023
The Wonder

The Wonder

Father Thaddeus

2022
Belfast

Belfast

Pop

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Steppenwolf (voice)

2021
The Man in the Hat

The Man in the Hat

The Man In The Hat

2020
The Hour

The Hour

Himself

2020
Frozen II

Frozen II

Pabbie (voice)

2019
Lost Lives

Lost Lives

Self

2019
First Man

First Man

Robert R. Gilruth

2018
Grace and Goliath

Grace and Goliath

Surgeon

2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Stinger (voice)

2018
Elizabeth Harvest

Elizabeth Harvest

Henry

2018
National Theatre Collection: Translations

National Theatre Collection: Translations

Hugh

2018
Woman Walks Ahead

Woman Walks Ahead

James McLaughlin

2018
Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow

Alexei Zyuganov

2018
Justice League

Justice League

Steppenwolf (voice)

2017
Axis

Axis

Jim (voice)

2017
Silence

Silence

Father Valignano

2016
Bleed for This

Bleed for This

Angelo Pazienza

2016
The Hope Rooms

The Hope Rooms

Eamonn

2016
Last Days in the Desert

Last Days in the Desert

Father

2016
National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Claudius

2015
Hitman: Agent 47

Hitman: Agent 47

Litvenko

2015
Love is a Sting

Love is a Sting

Narrator (voice)

2015
The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area

Ned

2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Mance Rayder

2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

Spencer Ludlow

2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Spencer Ludlow

2014
McCanick

McCanick

Quinn

2014
Frozen

Frozen

Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)

2013
Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

Devlin

2013
The Sea

The Sea

Max Morden

2013
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

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

Self

2012
John Carter

John Carter

Tardos Mors

2012
The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

Mr. Daily

2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Roarke

2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Roy Bland

2011
Salvation Boulevard

Salvation Boulevard

Jim Hunt

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Aberforth Dumbledore

2011
The Shore

The Shore

Joe

2011
The Rite

The Rite

Father Xavier

2011
The Debt

The Debt

David Peretz

2010
Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

Bill Maplewood

2010

Glock

Luger

2009
The Eclipse

The Eclipse

Michael Farr

2009
Race to Witch Mountain

Race to Witch Mountain

Burke

2009
The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

Botticelli (voice)

2008
Ca$h

Ca$h

Barnes

2008
Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

Roy King

2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Joe Blomfield

2008
In Bruges

In Bruges

Priest (uncredited)

2008
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

Fletcher Hamilton

2007
Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding

Dick Koosman

2007
Hallam Foe

Hallam Foe

Julius Foe

2007
The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story

Herod

2006
The Tiger's Tail

The Tiger's Tail

Father Andy

2006
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Lord Tarleton

2006
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

FBI Agent John Fujima

2006
Munich

Munich

Carl

2005
Mickybo and Me

Mickybo and Me

Jonjo's Da

2005
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Firmin

2004
The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Michael Henchard

2003
The Statement

The Statement

Pochon

2003
Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

Rod Harper

2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Jonathan Reiss

2003
Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

John Traynor

2003
Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th

Marius Bannister

2003
Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition

Finn McGovern

2002
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

President Nemerov

2002
The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water

Louis Wagner

2001
The Sleeper

The Sleeper

Fergus Moon

2000
The Lost Lover

The Lost Lover

Adam

1999
A Time to Love

A Time to Love

Peter

1999
The Lost Son

The Lost Son

Carlos

1999
Titanic Town

Titanic Town

Aidan McPhelimy

1998

Getting Hurt

Charlie Cross

1998
Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

Reverend Dennis Hasset

1997
The Life of Stuff

The Life of Stuff

David Arbogast

1997
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Edward Rochester

1997
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

Danny Boyle

1996
Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

Sir Danvers Carew

1996
The Affair

The Affair

Edward Leyland

1995
Persuasion

Persuasion

Captain Frederick Wentworth

1995
Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

Professor Flynn

1995
The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried

Abel Mason

1993
Hostages

Hostages

Brian Keenan

1992
Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks

Martin Pitt

1990
December Bride

December Bride

Frank Echlin

1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Richard McIlkenny

1990
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Cory

1989
Excalibur

Excalibur

Lot

1981
Our Boys

Our Boys

Brother

1981
The Long March

The Long March

Michael Canning

1980