Ciarán Hinds
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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Acting
TV
Game of Thrones
as Mance Rayder
2011
Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Aberforth Dumbledore
2011
Movie
Frozen
as Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
2013
Movie
Justice League
as Steppenwolf (voice)
2017
Movie
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Steppenwolf (voice)
2021
Movie
Frozen II
as Pabbie (voice)
2019
Movie
There Will Be Blood
as Fletcher Hamilton
2007
Movie
Red Sparrow
as Alexei Zyuganov
2018
Movie
John Carter
as Tardos Mors
2012
Movie
In Bruges
as Priest (uncredited)
2008
Movie
First Man
as Robert R. Gilruth
2018
Movie
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Jonathan Reiss
2003
Movie
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Roarke
2011
Movie
Road to Perdition
as Finn McGovern
2002
TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
as Dark Wizard
2022
Movie
The Woman in Black
as Mr. Daily
2012
Movie
Silence
as Father Valignano
2016
Movie
Hitman: Agent 47
as Litvenko
2015
Movie
Munich
as Carl
2005
Movie
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Roy Bland
2011
Movie
The Rite
as Father Xavier
2011
Movie
Miami Vice
as FBI Agent John Fujima
2006
Movie
The Sum of All Fears
as President Nemerov
2002
Movie
The Family Plan
as McCaffrey
2023
