Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Born 1953-02-09 (age 73) 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

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Frozen
Frozen

2013

as Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Steppenwolf (voice)

The Family Plan
The Family Plan

2023

as McCaffrey

Frozen II
Frozen II

2019

as Pabbie (voice)

Justice League
Justice League

2017

as Steppenwolf (voice)

John Carter
John Carter

2012

as Tardos Mors

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood

2007

as Fletcher Hamilton

Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow

2018

as Alexei Zyuganov

Silence
Silence

2016

as Father Valignano

First Man Suggested
First Man

2018

as Robert R. Gilruth

The Phantom of the Opera
Munich
Munich

2005

as Carl

Hallam Foe
Hallam Foe

2007

as Julius Foe

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears

2002

as President Nemerov

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

as Roy Bland

In Bruges
In Bruges

2008

as Priest (uncredited)

Miami Vice
Miami Vice

2006

as FBI Agent John Fujima

Hitman: Agent 47
Hitman: Agent 47

2015

as Litvenko