Actor
Ciarán Hinds
Born 9 February 1953 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Ciarán Hinds is a Belfast-born actor with a deep, commanding voice. He is known for versatile supporting roles across film, television and stage, including Julius Caesar in Rome and Grand Pabbie in Frozen. His performance in Belfast brought him Oscar and BAFTA nominations.
Key films
Road to Perdition (2002)
Prominent Hollywood supporting role in a acclaimed crime drama, helping establish him with international audiences.
Munich (2005)
Supporting role in Steven Spielberg's political thriller, showing his range in serious ensemble dramas.
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed epic, a landmark film of 2000s American cinema.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Part of the celebrated British ensemble in the le Carré Cold War spy adaptation.
Frozen (2013)
Voiced Grand Pabbie, the Troll King, in one of Disney's biggest animated hits.
Belfast (2021)
Moving role in Kenneth Branagh's film set in his hometown, earning Oscar and BAFTA nominations.
Key awards
- 2022 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor (Belfast)
- 2022 BAFTA nomination, Best Supporting Actor (Belfast)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 104
- 1980The Long March · as Michael CanningActor
- 1981Excalibur · as LotActor
- 1981Our Boys · as BrotherActor
- 1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover · as CoryActor
- 1990December Bride · as Frank EchlinActor
- 1990Who Bombed Birmingham? · as Richard McIlkennyActor
- 1990Yellowbacks · as Martin PittActor
- 1992Hostages · as Brian KeenanActor
- 1993The Man Who Cried · as Abel MasonActor
- 1995Persuasion · as Captain Frederick WentworthActor
- 1995Circle of Friends · as Professor FlynnActor
- 1995The Affair · as Edward LeylandActor
- 1996Mary Reilly · as Sir Danvers CarewActor
- 1996Some Mother's Son · as Danny BoyleActor
- 1997Oscar and Lucinda · as Reverend Dennis HassetActor
- 1997Jane Eyre · as Edward RochesterActor
- 1997The Life of Stuff · as David ArbogastActor
- 1998Titanic Town · as Aidan McPhelimyActor
- 1998Getting Hurt · as Charlie CrossActor
- 1999The Lost Son · as CarlosActor
- 1999The Lost Lover · as AdamActor
- 1999A Time to Love · as PeterActor
- 2000The Sleeper · as Fergus MoonActor
- 2001The Weight of Water · as Louis WagnerActor
- 2002Road to Perdition · as Finn McGovernActor
- 2002The Sum of All Fears · as President NemerovActor
- 2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life · as Jonathan ReissActor
- 2003Calendar Girls · as Rod HarperActor
- 2003Veronica Guerin · as John TraynorActor
- 2003The Statement · as PochonActor
- 2003The Mayor of Casterbridge · as Michael HenchardActor
- 2003Thursday the 12th · as Marius BannisterActor
- 2004The Phantom of the Opera · as FirminActor
- 2005Munich · as CarlActor
- 2005Mickybo and Me · as Jonjo's DaActor
- 2006Miami Vice · as FBI Agent John FujimaActor
- 2006The Nativity Story · as HerodActor
- 2006The Tiger's Tail · as Father AndyActor
- 2007There Will Be Blood · as Fletcher HamiltonActor
- 2007Margot at the Wedding · as Dick KoosmanActor
- 2007Amazing Grace · as Lord TarletonActor
- 2007Hallam Foe · as Julius FoeActor
- 2008In Bruges · as Priest (uncredited)Actor
- 2008The Tale of Despereaux · as Botticelli (voice)Actor
- 2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day · as Joe BlomfieldActor
- 2008Ca$h · as BarnesActor
- 2008Stop-Loss · as Roy KingActor
- 2009Race to Witch Mountain · as BurkeActor
- 2009The Eclipse · as Michael FarrActor
- 2009Glock · as LugerActor
- 2010The Debt · as David PeretzActor
- 2010Life During Wartime · as Bill MaplewoodActor
- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Aberforth DumbledoreActor
- 2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance · as RoarkeActor
- 2011Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · as Roy BlandActor
- 2011The Rite · as Father XavierActor
- 2011Salvation Boulevard · as Jim HuntActor
- 2011The Shore · as JoeActor
- 2012John Carter · as Tardos MorsActor
- 2012The Woman in Black · as Mr. DailyActor
- 2012The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' · as SelfActor
- 2013Frozen · as Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)Actor
- 2013Closed Circuit · as DevlinActor
- 2013The Sea · as Max MordenActor
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them · as Spencer LudlowActor
- 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him · as Spencer LudlowActor
- 2014McCanick · as QuinnActor
- 2015Hitman: Agent 47 · as LitvenkoActor
- 2015The Driftless Area · as NedActor
- 2015National Theatre Live: Hamlet · as ClaudiusActor
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience · as Mance RayderActor
- 2015Love is a Sting · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2016Silence · as Father ValignanoActor
- 2016Bleed for This · as Angelo PazienzaActor
- 2016Last Days in the Desert · as FatherActor
- 2016The Hope Rooms · as EamonnActor
- 2017Justice League · as Steppenwolf (voice)Actor
- 2017Axis · as Jim (voice)Actor
- 2018Red Sparrow · as Alexei ZyuganovActor
- 2018First Man · as Robert R. GilruthActor
- 2018Elizabeth Harvest · as HenryActor
- 2018Woman Walks Ahead · as James McLaughlinActor
- 2018Captain Morten and the Spider Queen · as Captain Stinger (voice)Actor
- 2018Grace and Goliath · as SurgeonActor
- 2018National Theatre Collection: Translations · as HughActor
- 2019Frozen II · as Pabbie (voice)Actor
- 2019Lost Lives · as Self (voice)Actor
- 2020The Man in the Hat · as The Man In The HatActor
- 2020The Hour · as HimselfActor
- 2021Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Steppenwolf (voice)Actor
- 2021Belfast · as PopActor
- 2022The Wonder · as Father ThaddeusActor
- 2023The Family Plan · as McCaffreyActor
- 2023In the Land of Saints and Sinners · as Vincent O'SheaActor
- 2023Untameable · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2024Cottontail · as JohnActor
- 2025Is This Thing On? · as JanActor
- 2025Words of War · as Dmitry MuratovActor
- 2025A Bear Remembers · as Voice of the BearActor
- 2025Patrick: A Slave To Ireland · as NarratorActor
- 2025Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland · as NarratorActor
- 2026Midwinter Break · as GerryActor
- 2026The Three Urns · as Mr O'ConnorActor
- 2027Narnia: The Magician's NephewActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.