Ciaran Hinds
Actor
- Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1991-2003)
- Dir. Christopher Menaul
Feat. Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Tom Wilkinson…
- Helen Mirren stars as DCI Tennison in seven award–winning (Emmy and BAFTA) mini–series from the pen of Lynda La Plante.
- Persuasion (1995)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Susan Fleetwood…
- This spirited run–through of Jane Austen's final novel boasts an impressive theatrical pedigree. Distinguished out of the recent crop with…
- Mary Reilly (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. John Malkovich, Julia Roberts, Michael Gambon…
- John Malkovich and Juila Roberts star in this alternative take on R.L. Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde story – the toil and double trouble is seen…
- Some Mother's Son (1996)
- Dir. Terry George
Feat. Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen…
- The ever–topical Northern Ireland conflict provides more inspiration for the writer of IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, here dissecting the moral…
- Ivanhoe (1997)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Steven Waddington, Victoria Smurfit, Ciaran Hinds…
- Sir Walter Scott's classic adventure of the Crusades gets a fair rollicking in this BBC adaptation. Returning from the wars in Palestine, Ivanhoe…
- Jane Eyre (1997)
- Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Samantha Morton, Ciaran Hinds, Deborah Findlay…
- Suitably gothic retelling of Charlotte Brontë's classic tale of a Yorkshire orphan who becomes a governess and falls for the brooding lord of the…
- Oscar and Lucinda (1998)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds…
- The Booker Prize–winning novel, by Australian literary wunderkind Peter Carey, is spun out into a sunlit daydream of unlikely personages and…
- Weight of Water, The (2000)
- Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn…
- Time–twist thriller, that intercuts a gothic murder–mystery of the late 19th century with present–day marital intrigue.
Set on…
- Calendar Girls (2003)
- Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Linda Bassett…
- A group of middle–aged Yorkshire–women decide to disrobe for a charity calender, in an affirmative spin on the FULL MONTY…
- Veronica Guerin (2003)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Brenda Fricker
- Playing an Irish journalist determined to uncover the drug–networks of Ireland, Blanchett gives a rounded portrait of a headstrong…
- Tomb Raider - Cradle of Life (2003)
- Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Noah Taylor, Ciaran Hinds
- Equally preposterous (and fun) sequel to the first bigscreen incarnation of computer–game adventure idol Lara Croft. In this latest collection…
- Mayor of Casterbridge, The (2003)
- Dir. David Thacker
Feat. Ciaran Hinds, Juliet Aubrey
- The latter of two Thomas Hardy adaptations (the 1978 version scripted by Dennis Potter), this is an equally emotive, faithful to the original text,…
- Munich (2005)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Mathieu Kassovitz…
- Compelling, if occasionally muddily–overearnest thriller based around the aftermath of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich…
- Rome (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Kevin McKidd, Polly Walker, Ian McNeice…
- Lavish, handsomely–mounted cable television series chronicling dark goings–on in ancient Rome.
The wide canvas of characters ranges…
- Miami Vice (2006)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li…
- A brooding reprise of the cult 80s cop TV series with uber–stylist Michael Mann (HEAT) ramping up the serious atmospherics in a prolonged…
- Nativity Story, The (2006)
- Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Ciaran Hinds
- Not the greatest telling of the 'greatest story ever told' but it does nicely as a festive family film, with the casting of WHALE RIDER's Keisha…
- Tiger's Tail, The (2006)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciaran Hinds…
- John Boorman points his moral compass towards the ‘miracle’ Irish economy in this patchy yet worthwhile satirical thriller about an enterprising…
- Hallam Foe (Mister Foe) (2007)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Ciaran Hinds…
- Jamie Bell plays the film's titular voyeur, a compulsive rooftop snoop in pursuit of justice and love, in this breezy, twisted romance.
Fleeing…
- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor…
- Rising to the challenge, overachiever Paul Thomas Anderson delivers some formidable filmmaking to match his grim, egocentric tale of burning…
- Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2008)
- Dir. Bharat Nalluri
Feat. Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson…
- Zippy "roaring 30's" comedy about an unemployed governess (McDormand) who finds a new zest for life and love after accepting a job with a frivolous,…
- Eclipse, The (2009)
- Dir. Conor McPherson
Feat. Ciaran Hinds, Iben Hjejle, Aidan Quinn
- Ciaran Hinds mourns the death of his soulmate while chauffeuring literary stars around his overcast hometown in this hushed Irish drama with a…
- Life During Wartime (2009)
- Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Shirley Henderson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Allison Janney…
- Dir. Todd Solondz recasts his controversial 1998 indie hit, HAPPINESS, revisiting the dysfunctional characters and their future lives in this blackly…
- Above Suspicion (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Kelly Reilly, Ciaran Hinds, Shaun Dingwall
- British crime series based on the novels written by Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT). A rookie female detective, determined to prove herself amidst…
- Debt, The (2010)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds…
- Gripping spy thriller, with Helen Mirren as a retired Mossad agent whose exploits in capturing a Nazi war criminal come back to haunt her three…
- Rite, The (2011)
- Dir. Mikael Håfström
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds…
- Anthony Hopkins is enjoyably unhinged in this otherwise gloomy religious horror centered on a legendary Vatican exorcist who falls victim to Satan,…
- Salvation Boulevard (2011)
- Dir. George Ratliff
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Marisa Tomei…
- Lightweight spoofing of religious hysteria with stoner Kinnear taking the fall for a pastor after a meeting with a militant atheist goes awry.
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
- Dir. Tomas Alfredson
Feat. Gary Oldman, Mark Strong, John Hurt…
- An enthralling, impeccably cast screen adaptation of John Le Carre’s quintessential cold war spy novel, centred on a retired George Smiley (Oldman)…
- Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance (2011)
- Dir. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba…
- Vrrmm, vrmmm....Nicolas Cage races with the devil in this unnecessary sequel to Marvel's mediocre GHOST RIDER. Despite CRANK directors Neveldine and…
- John Carter (2012)
- Dir. Andrew Stanton
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton…
- Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic sci–fi novel is the basis for this hulking intergalactic adventure extravagantly financed by Disney studios,…
- Woman in Black, The (2012)
- Dir. James Watkins
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Roger Allam…
- A restrained yet genuinely chilling Gothic horror from the director of EDEN LAKE, with Daniel Radcliffe as a widowed young lawyer whose visit to a…
- Political Animals (TV Mini-Series) (2012)
- Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk…
- Meaty White House drama with Sigourney Weaver, in a clear nod to Hillary Clinton, playing a divorced former First Lady now making waves as Secretary…
- Frozen (2013)
- Dir. Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Feat. Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff…
- Phenomenally successful Disney animated fairytale musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen', about the quest to free a kingdom from…
- Closed Circuit (2013)
- Dir. John Crowley
Feat. Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent…
- A dangerous conflict of interest arises when two ex–lovers end up on opposite sides of a high profile terrorism trial in this probing courtroom…
- Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, The (2014)
- Dir. Ned Benson
Feat. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis…
- An ambitious and elegant New York love story from first time director Benson follows a couple as they try to reclaim the life and love they once…
- Driftless Area, The (2015)
- Dir. Zachary Sluser
Feat. Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel, John Hawkes…
- Reality–bending thriller about a man who returns to his hometown after his parents die and soon becomes involved in a dangerous situation with…
- Last Days in the Desert (2015)
- Dir. Rodrigo Garcia
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Ciaran Hinds, Ayelet Zurer…
- Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus Christ and the Devil in this humanistic portrait of Jesus during his 40 days fasting and praying in the Judean desert.
- Silence (2016)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Liam Neeson, Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield…
- A 25–year labour of love for director Scorsese, this profound meditation on faith is set during the ban on Christianity in 17th Century Japan…
- MotherFatherSon (TV Mini-series) (2019)
- Feat. Richard Gere, Helen McCrory, Billy Howle…
- BBC TV thriller of distinction, interweaving themes of politics, media and law enforcement as it follows three members of a fractured but powerful…
- Man in the Hat, The (2020)
- Dir. Stephen Warbeck, John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Dillane, Maïwenn …
- Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…
- Belfast (2021)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan…
- Richly evocative cine–memoir from director Kenneth Branagh, depicting a young boy's childhood in late 60's Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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