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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is This Thing On? (2025) | Jan | - | - |
| 2 | Cottontail (2024) | John | 8 | |
| 3 | In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023) | Vincent O'Shea | 6.8 | |
| 4 | The Family Plan (2023) | McCaffrey | 6.7 | |
| 5 | The Wonder (2022) | Father Thaddeus | 6.5 | |
| 6 | Belfast (2021) | Pop | 7.1 | |
| 7 | Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Top 100 by FilmGator | Steppenwolf (voice) | 7.9 | |
| 8 | The Man in the Hat (2020) | The Man In The Hat | - | - |
| 9 | Frozen II (2019) | Pabbie (voice) | 7.3 | |
| 10 | Red Sparrow (2018) | Alexei Zyuganov | 6.8 | |
| 11 | First Man (2018) Oscars winners 2019 | Robert R. Gilruth | 7.2 | |
| 12 | Woman Walks Ahead (2018) | James McLaughlin | 6.8 | |
| 13 | Elizabeth Harvest (2018) | Henry | 7.2 | |
| 14 | Axis (2017) | Jim (voice) | - | - |
| 15 | Justice League (2017) | Steppenwolf (voice) | 6.4 | |
| 16 | Bleed for This (2016) | Angelo Pazienza | 6.8 | |
| 17 | Last Days in the Desert (2016) | Father | 6.7 | |
| 18 | Silence (2016) Oscars winners 2017 | Father Valignano | 6.6 | |
| 19 | Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) | Litvenko | 6 | |
| 20 | The Driftless Area (2015) | Ned | 5.5 | |
| 21 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014) | Spencer Ludlow | 6.6 | |
| 22 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014) | Spencer Ludlow | 4.6 | |
| 23 | McCanick (2014) | Quinn | 5 | |
| 24 | Frozen (2013) Oscars 2014 | Pabbie / Grandpa (voice) | 7.5 | |
| 25 | Closed Circuit (2013) | Devlin | 5.9 | |
| 26 | The Woman in Black (2012) | Mr. Daily | 6.6 | |
| 27 | John Carter (2012) | Tardos Mors | 6.8 | |
| 28 | Salvation Boulevard (2011) | Jim Hunt | 5.5 | |
| 29 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) | Roarke | 4.7 | |
| 30 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Oscars 2012 | Roy Bland | 6.6 | |
| 31 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Top 100 by FilmGator | Aberforth Dumbledore | 8.4 | |
| 32 | The Rite (2011) | Father Xavier | 6.4 | |
| 33 | The Debt (2010) | David Peretz | 7.1 | |
| 34 | Life During Wartime (2010) | Bill Maplewood | 1 | |
| 35 | Race to Witch Mountain (2009) | Burke | 6.1 | |
| 36 | The Eclipse (2009) | Michael Farr | 6.3 | |
| 37 | Stop-Loss (2008) | Roy King | 5.8 | |
| 38 | The Tale of Despereaux (2008) | Botticelli (voice) | 6.5 | |
| 39 | In Bruges (2008) Oscars 2009 | Priest (uncredited) | 7.8 | |
| 40 | Ca$h (2008) | Barnes | - | - |
| 41 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) | Joe Blomfield | 8 | |
| 42 | Margot at the Wedding (2007) | Dick Koosman | 5.1 | |
| 43 | Hallam Foe (2007) | Julius Foe | 6 | |
| 44 | There Will Be Blood (2007) Oscars 2008 | Fletcher Hamilton | 7.9 | |
| 45 | The Nativity Story (2006) | Herod | 6.7 | |
| 46 | Miami Vice (2006) | FBI Agent John Fujima | 5.8 | |
| 47 | The Tiger's Tail (2006) | Father Andy | - | - |
| 48 | Amazing Grace (2006) | Lord Tarleton | 7.2 | |
| 49 | Munich (2005) Oscars 2006 | Carl | 7.5 | |
| 50 | Mickybo and Me (2005) | Jonjo's Da | 8 | |
| 51 | The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Oscars 2005 | Firmin | 7.3 | |
| 52 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) | Jonathan Reiss | 6 | |
| 53 | The Statement (2003) | Pochon | 5 | |
| 54 | Veronica Guerin (2003) | John Traynor | 6 | |
| 55 | Calendar Girls (2003) | Rod Harper | 6.4 | |
| 56 | The Sum of All Fears (2002) | President Nemerov | 6.5 | |
| 57 | Road to Perdition (2002) Oscars 2003 | Finn McGovern | 7.2 | |
| 58 | The Weight of Water (2001) | Louis Wagner | 7 | |
| 59 | Oscar and Lucinda (1997) Oscars 1998 | Reverend Dennis Hasset | - | - |
| 60 | Some Mother's Son (1996) | Danny Boyle | - | - |
| 61 | Mary Reilly (1996) | Sir Danvers Carew | 5.8 | |
| 62 | Persuasion (1995) | Captain Frederick Wentworth | 9 | |
| 63 | Circle of Friends (1995) | Professor Flynn | - | - |
| 64 | Hostages (1992) | Brian Keenan | - | - |
| 65 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) | Cory | 6.8 | |
| 66 | Excalibur (1981) | Lot | 7.3 |
