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Ciarán Hinds
AKA: Ciaran Hinds · Ciarin Hinds · Киран Хайндс · Ciaràn Hinds · Кіран Гайндс
Acting
Born: 1953
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Biography
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.
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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
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Dorrigo Evans 1980s
2025 · AU
Treason
Sir Martin Angelis
2022 · GB
The English
Richard M Watts
2022 · GB
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Dark Wizard
2022 · US
The Dry
Tom Sheridan
2022 · IE
Kin
Eamon Cunningham
2021 · IE
The Terror
Sir John Franklin
2018 · US
My Mother and Other Strangers
Older Francis
2016 · GB
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Narrow Road to the Deep North | 2025 | Dorrigo Evans 1980s |
| Treason | 2022 | Sir Martin Angelis |
| The English | 2022 | Richard M Watts |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 2022 | Dark Wizard |
| The Dry | 2022 | Tom Sheridan |
| Kin | 2021 | Eamon Cunningham |
| The Terror | 2018 | Sir John Franklin |
| My Mother and Other Strangers | 2016 | Older Francis |
| Shetland | 2013 | Michael Maguire |
| Political Animals | 2012 | Bud Hammond |
| Game of Thrones | 2011 | Mance Rayder |
| Above Suspicion | 2009 | James Langton |
| Rome | 2005 | Julius Caesar |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 2000 | King Aeson |
| Cold Lazarus | 1996 | Fyodor |
| Between the Lines | 1992 | Det. Insp. Micky Flynn |
| Soldier Soldier | 1991 | Clive Hickey |
| Prime Suspect | 1991 | Edward Parker-Jones |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989 | Jack Lynch |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |