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Ciarán Hinds

Ciaran Hinds was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on February 9, 1953. He was one of five children and the only son. His father was a doctor who hoped to have Ciaran follow in his footsteps, but that was not to be. It was his mother Moya, an amateur actress, who was the real influence behind his decision to become an actor. Though he did enroll in Law at Queens' University of Belfast, he left that in order to train in acting at RADA. He began his stage career at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre as a pantomime horse in the production of "Cinderella". Staying with the company for several years, he starred in a number of productions, including playing the lead roles in "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Faust". His stage career has included working with The Field Day Company and a number of world tours. He has starred in a number of productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including a world tour in the title role of "Richard III". Hinds' film career began in 1981 in the movie Excalibur (1981), which boasted a cast rich in talented actors including Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne and Patrick Stewart. In-between his movie work, he's amassed a large number of television credits. Playing such classic characters as "Mr. Rochester" in Jane Eyre (1997) (TV), and "Captain Wentworth" in Persuasion (1995) has increased his popularity and most definitely given him much increased recognition. As for his personal life, you won't be likely to see his name in the weekly tabloids. He likes to keep his private life private. It is known that he is in a long-term, committed relationship with a French-Vietnamese actress named Hélène Patarot and they have a daughter together and live in Paris. He is in very high demand and his reputation as a quality, professional actor is sure to keep him busy for as long as he chooses. IMDb Mini Biography By: Sheryl Reeder


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Born:
Feb 9, 1953 In Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
102
First Appeared:
In the movie The Long March 1980-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Cottontail 2024-05-09
Known For
Poster of Life During Wartime
Poster of Jason and the Argonauts
Poster of The Lost Son
Poster of Ivanhoe
Filmography
Movie Cottontail 2024-05-09
Movie In the Land of Saints and Sinners Vincent O'Shea 2023-10-06
Movie The Family Plan McCaffrey 2023-12-14
Series The Dry Tom Sheridan 2022-05-05
Series Treason Sir Martin Angelis 2022-12-26
Movie The Wonder Father Thaddeus 2022-11-02
Movie Zack Snyder's Justice League Steppenwolf (voice) 2021-03-18
Movie Belfast Pop 2021-11-12
Movie Frozen II Pabbie (voice) 2019-11-20
Movie Lost Lives 2019-10-10
Series The Terror Sir John Franklin 2018-03-26
Movie National Theatre Collection: Translations Hugh 2018-07-31
Movie Red Sparrow Alexei Zyuganov 2018-02-28
Movie Elizabeth Harvest Henry 2018-08-10
Movie First Man Robert R. Gilruth 2018-10-10
Movie Captain Morten and the Spider Queen Captain Stinger (voice) 2018-08-15
Movie Axis Jim (voice) 2017-04-07
Movie Woman Walks Ahead James McLaughlin 2017-09-10
Movie Justice League Steppenwolf (voice) 2017-11-15
Movie Last Days in the Desert Father 2016-05-13
Movie The Hope Rooms Eamonn 2016-08-04
Movie Silence Father Valignano 2016-12-22
Movie Bleed for This Angelo Pazienza 2016-11-04
Series My Mother and Other Strangers Older Francis 2016-11-13
Movie Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience Mance Rayder 2015-01-29
Movie The Driftless Area Ned 2015-04-18
Movie Hitman: Agent 47 Litvenko 2015-08-20
Movie National Theatre Live: Hamlet Claudius 2015-10-15
Movie McCanick Quinn 2014-02-17
Movie The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Spencer Ludlow 2014-05-14
Movie The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him Spencer Ludlow 2014-10-10
Movie Closed Circuit Devlin 2013-08-28
Movie The Sea Max Morden 2013-06-23
Movie Frozen Pabbie / Grandpa (voice) 2013-11-20
Movie John Carter Tardos Mors 2012-03-07
Movie The Woman in Black Mr. Daily 2012-02-03
Series Political Animals Bud Hammond 2012-07-15
Movie The Shore Joe 2011-02-10
Movie The Rite Father Xavier 2011-01-28
Movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Aberforth Dumbledore 2011-07-12
Movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Roy Bland 2011-09-16
Movie Salvation Boulevard Jim Hunt 2011-07-15
Movie Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Roarke 2011-12-10
Movie The Debt David Peretz 2010-09-30
Movie Life During Wartime Bill 2010-04-16
Movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Aberforth Dumbledore 2010-11-17
Series Above Suspicion DCS James Langton 2009-01-04
Movie Race to Witch Mountain Burke 2009-03-12
Movie The Eclipse Michael Farr 2009-04-24
Movie Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Joe Blomfield 2008-03-07
Movie In Bruges Priest (uncredited) 2008-02-08
Movie Ca$h Barnes 2008-04-23
Movie Stop-Loss Roy King 2008-03-28
Movie The Tale of Despereaux Botticelli (voice) 2008-12-18
Movie Margot at the Wedding Dick Koosman 2007-11-16
Movie Hallam Foe Julius Foe 2007-02-16
Movie There Will Be Blood Fletcher Hamilton 2007-12-26
Movie Miami Vice FBI Agent John Fujima 2006-07-27
Movie Amazing Grace Lord Tarleton 2006-09-16
Movie The Tiger's Tail Father Andy 2006-09-26
Movie The Nativity Story Herod 2006-11-30
Series Rome Julius Caesar 2005-08-28
Movie Mickybo and Me Jonjo's Da 2005-03-25
Movie Munich Carl 2005-12-23
Movie The Phantom of the Opera Firmin 2004-12-08
Movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life Jonathan Reiss 2003-07-21
Movie Veronica Guerin John Traynor 2003-07-11
Series The Mayor of Casterbridge Michael Henchard 2003-08-17
Movie Calendar Girls Rod Harper 2003-09-02
Movie The Mayor of Casterbridge Michael Henchard 2003-12-28
Movie The Statement Pochon 2003-12-12
Movie The Sum of All Fears President Nemerov 2002-05-31
Movie Road to Perdition Finn McGovern 2002-07-12
Series Jason and the Argonauts King Aeson 2000-05-07
Movie The Weight of Water Louis Wagner 2000-09-25
Movie A Time to Love 1999-05-07
Movie The Lost Son Carlos 1999-06-25
Movie Titanic Town Aidan McPhelimy 1998-08-08
Movie Jane Eyre Edward Rochester 1997-03-09
Series Ivanhoe Brian de Bois-Guilbert 1997-01-12
Movie The Life of Stuff David Arbogast 1997-10-14
Movie Oscar and Lucinda Reverend Dennis Hasset 1997-12-31
Series Cold Lazarus Fyodor 1996-05-26
Movie Mary Reilly Sir Danvers Carew 1996-02-23
Movie Some Mother's Son Danny Boyle 1996-09-13
Series Testament: The Bible in Animation 1996-12-11
Movie Persuasion Captain Frederick Wentworth 1995-05-01
Movie Circle of Friends Professor Flynn 1995-04-07
Movie The Affair Edward Leyland 1995-10-14
Movie A Dark Adapted Eye 1994-01-02
Movie The Man Who Cried Abel Mason 1993-05-25
Series Between the Lines Unknown 1992-09-04
Movie Hostages Brian Keenan 1992-09-23
Series Prime Suspect Unknown 1991-04-07
Series Perfect Scoundrels Unknown 1990-04-22
Movie December Bride Frank Echlin 1990-05-17
Movie Who Bombed Birmingham? Richard McIlkenny 1990-04-22
Series Tales from the Crypt Unknown 1989-06-10
Movie The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Cory 1989-10-13
Movie Our Boys Brother 1981-01-01
Movie Excalibur King Lot 1981-04-10
Movie The Long March Michael Canning 1980-01-01