Ciarán Hinds (born February 9, 1953) is an Irish actor. A versatile character actor, he has appeared in feature films such as The Sum of All Fears, Road to Perdition, Munich, There Will Be Blood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Frozen, Silence, Red Sparrow, Justice League, First Man, and Frozen II.
His television roles include Gaius Julius Caesar in the series Rome, DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion, and Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones. As a stage actor Hinds has enjoyed spells with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre in London, and six seasons with Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, and he has continued to work on stage throughout his career.
Known For
Justice League
(2017)
Steppenwolf (voice)
Silence
(2016)
Father Valignano
Red Sparrow
(2018)
Alexei Zyuganov
The Family Plan
(2023)
McCaffrey
Frozen
(2013)
Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
Frozen II
(2019)
Pabbie (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
Aberforth Dumbledore
Excalibur
(1981)
King Lot
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021)
Steppenwolf (voice)
In Bruges
(2008)
Priest (uncredited)
First Man
(2018)
Robert R. Gilruth
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
(2023)
Vincent O'Shea
Munich
(2005)
Carl
John Carter
(2012)
Tardos Mors
Miami Vice
(2006)
FBI Agent John Fujima
Hitman: Agent 47
(2015)
Litvenko
Full Filmography
Acting
The Long March
(1980)
Michael Canning
Excalibur
(1981)
King Lot
Our Boys
(1981)
Brother
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(1989)
Cory
December Bride
(1990)
Frank Echlin
Who Bombed Birmingham?
(1990)
Richard McIlkenny
Yellowbacks
(1990)
Martin Pitt
Hostages
(1992)
Brian Keenan
The Man Who Cried
(1993)
Abel Mason
A Dark Adapted Eye
(1994)
Persuasion
(1995)
Captain Frederick Wentworth
Circle of Friends
(1995)
Professor Flynn
The Affair
(1995)
Edward Leyland
Some Mother's Son
(1996)
Danny Boyle
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Sir Danvers Carew
Jane Eyre
(1997)
Edward Rochester
Oscar and Lucinda
(1997)
Reverend Dennis Hasset
The Life of Stuff
(1997)
David Arbogast
Titanic Town
(1998)
Aidan McPhelimy
Getting Hurt
(1998)
Charlie Cross
The Lost Son
(1999)
Carlos
A Time to Love
(1999)
The Lost Lover
(1999)
Adam
The Weight of Water
(2000)
Louis Wagner
The Sleeper
(2000)
Fergus Moon
Road to Perdition
(2002)
Finn McGovern
The Sum of All Fears
(2002)
President Nemerov
Veronica Guerin
(2003)
John Traynor
Calendar Girls
(2003)
Rod Harper
The Statement
(2003)
Pochon
The Mayor of Casterbridge
(2003)
Michael Henchard
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
(2003)
Jonathan Reiss
Thursday the 12th
(2003)
Marius Bannister
The Phantom of the Opera
(2004)
Firmin
Munich
(2005)
Carl
Mickybo and Me
(2005)
Jonjo's Da
Miami Vice
(2006)
FBI Agent John Fujima
The Tiger's Tail
(2006)
Father Andy
The Nativity Story
(2006)
Herod
Amazing Grace
(2006)
Lord Tarleton
Hallam Foe
(2007)
Julius Foe
There Will Be Blood
(2007)
Fletcher Hamilton
Margot at the Wedding
(2007)
Dick Koosman
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
(2008)
Joe Blomfield
Ca$h
(2008)
Barnes
The Tale of Despereaux
(2008)
Botticelli (voice)
Stop-Loss
(2008)
Roy King
In Bruges
(2008)
Priest (uncredited)
Race to Witch Mountain
(2009)
Burke
The Eclipse
(2009)
Michael Farr
Glock
(2009)
Luger
The Debt
(2010)
David Peretz
Life During Wartime
(2010)
Bill
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
Aberforth Dumbledore
The Rite
(2011)
Father Xavier
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
(2011)
Roy Bland
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
(2011)
Roarke
The Shore
(2011)
Joe
Salvation Boulevard
(2011)
Jim Hunt
The Woman in Black
(2012)
Mr. Daily
John Carter
(2012)
Tardos Mors
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
(2012)
Self
Frozen
(2013)
Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
Closed Circuit
(2013)
Devlin
The Sea
(2013)
Max Morden
McCanick
(2014)
Quinn
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
(2014)
Spencer Ludlow
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
(2014)
Spencer Ludlow
The Driftless Area
(2015)
Ned
Hitman: Agent 47
(2015)
Litvenko
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
(2015)
Claudius
Love is a Sting
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
(2015)
Mance Rayder
Bleed for This
(2016)
Angelo Pazienza
Last Days in the Desert
(2016)
Father
Silence
(2016)
Father Valignano
The Hope Rooms
(2016)
Eamonn
Justice League
(2017)
Steppenwolf (voice)
Woman Walks Ahead
(2017)
James McLaughlin
Axis
(2017)
Jim (voice)
Red Sparrow
(2018)
Alexei Zyuganov
Elizabeth Harvest
(2018)
Henry
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
(2018)
Captain Stinger (voice)
First Man
(2018)
Robert R. Gilruth
National Theatre Collection: Translations
(2018)
Hugh
Grace and Goliath
(2018)
Surgeon
Lost Lives
(2019)
Frozen II
(2019)
Pabbie (voice)
The Man in the Hat
(2020)
The Man In The Hat
The Hour
(2020)
Himself
Belfast
(2021)
Pop
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021)
Steppenwolf (voice)
The Wonder
(2022)
Father Thaddeus
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
(2023)
Vincent O'Shea
The Family Plan
(2023)
McCaffrey
Cottontail
(2024)
John
Small Things Like These
(2024)