Portrait of Emmett J. Scanlan

Acting

Emmett J. Scanlan

Career

Active from 2007 to 2026, busiest in 2021 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Women on the Verge
Women on the Verge
GoodWatch score79/100

Characters

12

The characters Emmett J. Scanlan played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Emmett J. Scanlan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.9
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Moral Decay 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Psychological Trauma 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Serial Killer 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
An Impossible Way to Die
An Impossible Way to Die

TV show

2020s

16 titles · average score 60
A Woman of Substance
A Woman of Substance (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Adam Fairley

In the Grey
In the Grey (2026)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mick Dunne

MobLand
MobLand (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Paul

A Working Man
A Working Man (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

as Viper

Fool Me Once
Fool Me Once (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Shane Tessier

The Jester from Transylvania
The Jester from Transylvania (2024)

as Michael Cunningham

Kin
Kin (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Jimmy Kinsella

The Tower
The Tower (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as DI Kieran Shaw

Lapwing
Lapwing (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as David

Here Are the Young Men
Here Are the Young Men (2021)
GoodWatch score 40

as Homeless Man

The Deceived
The Deceived (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Michael

Gangs of London
Gangs of London (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Jack O'Doherty

2010s

22 titles · average score 63
Butterfly
Butterfly (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Stephen Duffy

Women on the Verge
Women on the Verge (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Kieran

Derry Girls
Derry Girls (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Madstab

Krypton
Krypton (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Lobo

Safe
Safe (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Josh Mason

My Daughter Is Missing
My Daughter Is Missing (2017)
GoodWatch score 47

as Alek

Breakdown
Breakdown (2016)
GoodWatch score 27

as Connor Moran

Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

as Head Riot Guard

Blood
Blood (2014)

as Guy

Constantine
Constantine (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Jim Corrigan

Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Billy Grade

The Fall
The Fall (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Glenn Martin / Glen Martin

2000s

6 titles · average score 52
Once Upon a Time in Dublin
Once Upon a Time in Dublin (2009)

as Jonnie Linski

Savage
Savage (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jacko

Christian Blake
Christian Blake (2008)

as Floyd

Colour from the Dark
Colour from the Dark (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

as Luigi

Shattered
Shattered (2007)

as Matt Connolly

Studs
Studs (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jake