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Irish actor (born 1979)

Emmett J. Scanlan
Scanlan in 2011
Born	Emmett John Scanlan (1979-01-31) 31 January 1979 (age 45)Finglas, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Claire Cooper ​(m. 2015)​
Children	3

Emmett John "Emo" Scanlan (born 31 January 1979)[1] is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks. He appeared in the BBC Two drama The Fall in 2013 and 2014, Peaky Blinders Series 5 and Series 6, and Breakdown in which he appears alongside Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Bruce Payne, Olivia Grant and Tamer Hassan. In 2022, Scanlan appeared as Marcus MacLeod in the British remake of Call My Agent!: Ten Percent. He has since been in the popular RTÉ drama Kin where he performs a leading role as a character named Jimmy Kinsella.

Scanlan has acted in BBC Three's In The Flesh series 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Scanlan married girlfriend Claire Cooper on 31 December 2015 in New York City.[2] On 18 July 2020, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean.[3] In October 2020, Cooper disclosed that she had suffered a miscarriage of their baby the previous year. On 12 November 2022, Cooper gave birth to their daughter.[4][5] Scanlan has a daughter, Kayla, born September 2002 from a previous relationship.

Scanlan is a vegan and supports PETA.[6] He is a supporter of Manchester United.

Awards and nominations

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• (*) means there were two main rounds of nominations for that category. Shortlisted means he made it to the second and final round of voting.

1. ^ "RTÉ Television – Hollywood Trials: Emmett Scanlan". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014.
2. ^ Gardner, Alison (1 March 2016). "It's a dream come true!' Newlywed Hollyoaks ex Claire Cooper is In The Club!". What's on TV. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. ^ Saunders, Emmeline (19 July 2020). "Hollyoaks' Claire Cooper gives birth to her and Emmett Scanlan's first baby". Daily Mirror. Reach PLC. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. ^ Cooper, Claire (10 October 2020). "Claire Cooper on Instagram: "It's baby loss awareness week and although I wasn't quiet about our loss privately, I didn't share it with the public, mainly I didn't have..."". Instagram.
5. ^ "'We lost our baby and she almost lost her life' – Emmett J Scanlan on loss, family, and his role in RTÉ drama Kin". independent. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
6. ^ "'I'm convinced that if we eat meat, we're ingesting bad karma' - Emmett J Scanlan fronts PETA's new pro-vegan campaign". independent.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
7. ^ entertainment (20 April 2014). "We talk to Emmet J. Scanlan about Hollyoaks, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and The Fall". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
8. ^ "'We lost our baby and she almost lost her life' – Emmett J Scanlan on loss, family, and his role in RTÉ drama Kin". independent. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
9. ^ "Emmett J. Scanlan, Tahirah Sharif and Jimmy Akingbola join the cast of ITV crime thriller, The Tower". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
10. ^ "Irish Film 'Charlie Casanova' Wins Three Top Awards at Melbourne Film Festival". iftn.ie. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
11. ^ "British Soap Awards 2012 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
12. ^ a b "Ireland's Scanlan wins Best Soap Actor". RTÉ Ten. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
13. ^ a b c d "British Soap Awards 2013 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
14. ^ "'Hollyoaks' leads 2013 All About Soap Award winners". Digital Spy. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

• Emmett J. Scanlan at IMDb