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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Midwinter Break
Character:Gerry
Release Date:20/02/2026
Is This Thing On?
Character:Jan
Release Date:19/12/2025
Words of War
Character:Dmitry Muratov
Release Date:02/05/2025
Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland
Character:Narrator
Release Date:17/03/2025
A Bear Remembers
Character:Voice of the Bear
Release Date:01/02/2025
Cottontail
Character:John
Release Date:24/02/2024
The Family Plan
Character:McCaffrey
Release Date:14/12/2023
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Character:Vincent O'Shea
Release Date:06/10/2023
Untameable
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2023
The Wonder
Character:Father Thaddeus
Release Date:02/11/2022
Belfast
Character:Pop
Release Date:12/11/2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Character:Steppenwolf (voice)
Release Date:18/03/2021
The Man in the Hat
Character:The Man In The Hat
Release Date:18/09/2020
The Hour
Character:Himself
Release Date:19/08/2020
Frozen II
Character:Pabbie (voice)
Release Date:20/11/2019
Lost Lives
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2019
First Man
Character:Robert R. Gilruth
Release Date:10/10/2018
Grace and Goliath
Character:Surgeon
Release Date:05/10/2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Character:Captain Stinger (voice)
Release Date:15/08/2018
Elizabeth Harvest
Character:Henry
Release Date:10/08/2018
National Theatre Collection: Translations
Character:Hugh
Release Date:31/07/2018
Woman Walks Ahead
Character:James McLaughlin
Release Date:28/06/2018
Red Sparrow
Character:Alexei Zyuganov
Release Date:15/02/2018
Justice League
Character:Steppenwolf (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2017
Axis
Character:Jim (voice)
Release Date:07/04/2017
Silence
Character:Father Valignano
Release Date:23/12/2016
Bleed for This
Character:Angelo Pazienza
Release Date:04/11/2016
The Hope Rooms
Character:Eamonn
Release Date:04/08/2016
Last Days in the Desert
Character:Father
Release Date:13/05/2016
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Character:Claudius
Release Date:15/10/2015
Hitman: Agent 47
Character:Litvenko
Release Date:20/08/2015
Love is a Sting
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/07/2015
The Driftless Area
Character:Ned
Release Date:18/04/2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Character:Mance Rayder
Release Date:29/01/2015
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Character:Spencer Ludlow
Release Date:10/10/2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Character:Spencer Ludlow
Release Date:14/05/2014
McCanick
Character:Quinn
Release Date:17/02/2014
Frozen
Character:Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
Release Date:20/11/2013
Closed Circuit
Character:Devlin
Release Date:28/08/2013
The Sea
Character:Max Morden
Release Date:23/06/2013
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2012
John Carter
Character:Tardos Mors
Release Date:07/03/2012
The Woman in Black
Character:Mr. Daily
Release Date:03/02/2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Character:Roarke
Release Date:10/12/2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Character:Roy Bland
Release Date:16/09/2011
Salvation Boulevard
Character:Jim Hunt
Release Date:15/07/2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Character:Aberforth Dumbledore
Release Date:12/07/2011
The Shore
Character:Joe
Release Date:10/02/2011
The Rite
Character:Father Xavier
Release Date:28/01/2011
The Debt
Character:David Peretz
Release Date:30/09/2010
Life During Wartime
Character:Bill Maplewood
Release Date:16/04/2010
Glock
Character:Luger
Release Date:31/12/2009
The Eclipse
Character:Michael Farr
Release Date:24/04/2009
Race to Witch Mountain
Character:Burke
Release Date:13/03/2009
The Tale of Despereaux
Character:Botticelli (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2008
Ca$h
Character:Barnes
Release Date:23/04/2008
Stop-Loss
Character:Roy King
Release Date:28/03/2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Character:Joe Blomfield
Release Date:07/03/2008
In Bruges
Character:Priest (uncredited)
Release Date:08/02/2008
There Will Be Blood
Character:Fletcher Hamilton
Release Date:26/12/2007
Margot at the Wedding
Character:Dick Koosman
Release Date:16/11/2007
Hallam Foe
Character:Julius Foe
Release Date:30/08/2007
The Nativity Story
Character:Herod
Release Date:30/11/2006
The Tiger's Tail
Character:Father Andy
Release Date:26/09/2006
Amazing Grace
Character:Lord Tarleton
Release Date:16/09/2006
Miami Vice
Character:FBI Agent John Fujima
Release Date:27/07/2006
Munich
Character:Carl
Release Date:23/12/2005
Mickybo and Me
Character:Jonjo's Da
Release Date:25/03/2005
The Phantom of the Opera
Character:Firmin
Release Date:08/12/2004
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Character:Michael Henchard
Release Date:28/12/2003
The Statement
Character:Pochon
Release Date:12/12/2003
Calendar Girls
Character:Rod Harper
Release Date:02/09/2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Character:Jonathan Reiss
Release Date:21/07/2003
Veronica Guerin
Character:John Traynor
Release Date:11/07/2003
Thursday the 12th
Character:Marius Bannister
Release Date:06/04/2003
Road to Perdition
Character:Finn McGovern
Release Date:12/07/2002
The Sum of All Fears
Character:President Nemerov
Release Date:31/05/2002
The Weight of Water
Character:Louis Wagner
Release Date:30/03/2001
The Sleeper
Character:Fergus Moon
Release Date:26/12/2000
The Lost Lover
Character:Adam
Release Date:05/10/1999
A Time to Love
Character:Peter
Release Date:10/09/1999
The Lost Son
Character:Carlos
Release Date:25/06/1999
Titanic Town
Character:Aidan McPhelimy
Release Date:08/08/1998
Getting Hurt
Character:Charlie Cross
Release Date:08/03/1998
Oscar and Lucinda
Character:Reverend Dennis Hasset
Release Date:31/12/1997
The Life of Stuff
Character:David Arbogast
Release Date:14/10/1997
Jane Eyre
Character:Edward Rochester
Release Date:09/03/1997
Some Mother's Son
Character:Danny Boyle
Release Date:13/09/1996
Mary Reilly
Character:Sir Danvers Carew
Release Date:23/02/1996
The Affair
Character:Edward Leyland
Release Date:14/10/1995
Persuasion
Character:Captain Frederick Wentworth
Release Date:01/05/1995
Circle of Friends
Character:Professor Flynn
Release Date:07/04/1995
The Man Who Cried
Character:Abel Mason
Release Date:25/05/1993
Hostages
Character:Brian Keenan
Release Date:23/09/1992
Yellowbacks
Character:Martin Pitt
Release Date:30/08/1990
December Bride
Character:Frank Echlin
Release Date:17/05/1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Character:Richard McIlkenny
Release Date:22/04/1990
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Character:Cory
Release Date:13/10/1989
Excalibur
Character:Lot
Release Date:10/04/1981
Our Boys
Character:Brother
Release Date:01/01/1981
The Long March
Character:Michael Canning
Release Date:01/01/1980
Television Appearances
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Character:Dorrigo Evans 1980s
Ireland's Coast
Character:Narrator
Treason
Character:Sir Martin Angelis
The English
Character:Richard M Watts
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Character:Dark Wizard
The Dry
Character:Tom Sheridan
Kin
Character:Eamon Cunningham
The Terror
Character:Sir John Franklin
My Mother and Other Strangers
Character:Older Francis
Delirium
Character:
Shetland
Character:Michael Maguire
Political Animals
Character:Bud Hammond
Game of Thrones
Character:Mance Rayder
Above Suspicion
Character:DCS James Langton
Rome
Character:Julius Caesar
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Character:Michael Henchard
Jason and the Argonauts
Character:King Aeson
Ivanhoe
Character:Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Character:Lucifer (voice)
Cold Lazarus
Character:Fyodor
Between the Lines
Character:Det. Insp. Micky Flynn
Soldier Soldier
Character:Clive Hickey
Prime Suspect
Character:Edward Parker-Jones
Perfect Scoundrels
Character:Jack Vosper
The Mahabharata
Character:Ashwatthaman
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Jack Lynch
The Play on One
Character:Martin Pitt
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Jim Browner
The Oscars
Character:Self
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