Ciarán Hinds
Acting

Ciarán Hinds

February 9, 1953 (72 years old) Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Also known as: Ciaran Hinds, Ciarin Hinds, Киран Хайндс, Ciaràn Hinds, Кіран Гайндс

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

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011 • TV

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022 • TV

Shetland

Shetland

2013 • TV

Rome

Rome

2005 • TV

Frozen

Frozen

2013 • Movie

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011 • Movie

Movie Credits (51)

Acting

2013

Frozen

as Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Aberforth Dumbledore

2023

The Family Plan

as McCaffrey

2007

There Will Be Blood

as Fletcher Hamilton

1995

Persuasion

as Captain Frederick Wentworth

2013

The Sea

as Max Morden

2004

The Phantom of the Opera

as Firmin

2012

John Carter

as Tardos Mors

2025

Words of War

as Dmitry Muratov

2012

The Woman in Black

as Mr. Daily

2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

as Spencer Ludlow

2011

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

as Roarke

1999

The Lost Son

as Carlos

2005

Munich

as Carl

1997

Oscar and Lucinda

as Reverend Dennis Hasset

1997

Jane Eyre

as Edward Rochester

2007

Hallam Foe

as Julius Foe

2002

Road to Perdition

as Finn McGovern

2003

Veronica Guerin

as John Traynor

2015

Hitman: Agent 47

as Litvenko

Crew

2024

Three Keenings

Executive Producer

TV Credits (30)

Acting

2011

Game of Thrones

as Mance Rayder

5 episodes

2022

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

as Dark Wizard

5 episodes

2013

Shetland

as Michael Maguire

3 episodes

2005

Rome

as Julius Caesar

22 episodes

1984

Sherlock Holmes

as Jim Browner

1 episodes

1989

Tales from the Crypt

as Jack Lynch

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

1991

Prime Suspect

as Edward Parker-Jones

2 episodes

2018

The Terror

as Sir John Franklin

10 episodes

2021

Kin

as Eamon Cunningham

8 episodes

2022

The English

as Richard M Watts

1 episodes

1991

Soldier Soldier

as Clive Hickey

1 episodes

1990

Perfect Scoundrels

as Jack Vosper

1 episodes

2009

Above Suspicion

as DCS James Langton

11 episodes

2022

Treason

as Sir Martin Angelis

5 episodes

1992

Between the Lines

as Det. Insp. Micky Flynn

1 episodes

2025

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

as Dorrigo Evans 1980s

5 episodes

2000

Jason and the Argonauts

as King Aeson

2 episodes

1988

The Play on One

as Martin Pitt

1 episodes

1997

Ivanhoe

as Brian de Bois-Guilbert

6 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 9, 1953 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Popularity
4.1

Career Stats

51
Movies
30
TV Shows