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Ciaran Hinds Biography (1953-)

Born February 9, 1953, in Belfast, Northern Ireland; father, a doctor; mother, a schoolteacher; companion of Helene Patarot (an actress), beginning in 1987; children: (with Patarot) Aoife (daughter). Addresses: Agent: UnitedTalent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Dalzell & Beresford, Ltd., 26 Astwood Mews, London SW7 4DE United Kingdom.

Nationality

Irish

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

February 9, 1953

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (As Ciarin Hinds) Lot, Excalibur, Warner Bros., 1981
• Cory, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (also known asLe Cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme, et son amant, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, and Spica), Recorded, 1989
• Frank Echlin, December Bride, MD Wax/Courier Films, 1991
• Professor Flynn, Circle of Friends, Buena Vista/Rank/Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Captain Frederick Wentworth, Persuasion, Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
• Sir Danvers Carew, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
• Danny Boyle, Some Mother's Son (also known as Sons and Warriors), Columbia, 1996
• Arbogast, The Life of Stuff, Prairie Pictures, 1997
• Reverend Dennis Hasset, Oscar and Lucinda, Twentieth Century-Fox,1997
• Aidan McPhelimy, Titanic Town, Lauren Film, 1998
• Carlos, The Lost Son, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• Peter, Il tempo dell'amore (also known as A Time to Love and Les saisons de l'amour), 1999
• Adam, L'amante perduto (also known as Lost Lover), 1999
• Louis Wagner, The Weight of Water (also known as Le poids de l'eau), Miracle Pictures, 2000
• Finn McGovern, Road to Perdition, DreamWorks, 2002
• President Nemerov, The Sum of All Fears (also known as Der Anschlag), Paramount, 2002
• John Traynor, Veronica Guerin, Buena Vista, 2003
• Jonathan Reiss, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die wiege des lebens), Paramount, 2003
• Rod Harper, Calendar Girls, Buena Vista, 2003
• Pochon, The Statement, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
• Firmin, The Phantom of the Opera (also known as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera"), Warner Bros., 2004
• Jonjo's Da, Mickybo and Me (also known as Mickybo & Me), Universal, 2005
• Carl, Munich, Universal, 2005
• (Uncredited) Himself, The Making of "The Phantom of the Opera" (documentary), 2005
• Federal agent Fujima, Miami Vice, Universal, 2006
• Amazing Grace, 2006
• Television Appearances
• Series
• John Stacey, Seaforth, BBC, 1994
• Voice, Testament: The Bible in Animation (animated), HBO, 1996
• Gaius Julius Caesar, Rome, HBO and BBC2, 2005
• Miniseries
• Ashwattaman, The Mahabharata (also known as Le Mahabharata), 1989
• Abel Mason, The Man Who Cried, 1993
• Edward Parker-James, Prime Suspect 3, PBS and ITV, 1994
• Fyodor, Cold Lazarus, BBC1, Channel Four, and Bravo, 1996
• Brian de Bois Guilbert, Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" (also known as Ivanhoe), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
• King Aeson, Jason and the Argonauts, NBC, 2000
• Marius Bannister, Thursday the 12th, Bravo, 2000
• Movies
• Richard McIlkenny, The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (also known as Who Bombed Birmingham?), HBO, 1990
• Martin Pitt, Yellowbacks, BBC, 1990
• Brian Keenan, Hostages, HBO, 1993
• Paolo, A Dark Adapted Eye, BBC and PBS, 1994
• Edward Leyland, The Affair (also known as Black Tuesday), HBO, 1995
• Campbell Ferguson, Rules of Engagement, Yorkshire Television, 1995
• Edward Rochester, Jane Eyre, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
• Charlie Cross, Getting Hurt, BBC, 1998
• Michael Henchard, The Mayor of Casterbridge, ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 2003
• Also appeared in The Long March.
• Specials
• Albert Camus, Broken Morning (documentary), 2003
• Presenter, The 3rd Annual Film and Television Awards, 2005
• Pilots
• Campbell Ferguson, Rules of Engagement, 1997
• Episodic
• "The Goodbye Look," Perfect Scoundrels, 1992
• Detective Inspector Micky Flynn, "Private Enterprise," Between the Lines, BBC, 1992
• Clive Hickey, "Trouble and Strife," Soldier, Soldier, ITV, 1993
• Paolo, "A Dark Adapted Eye," Mystery!, PBS, 1995
• Jim Browner, "The Cardboard Box," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes,ITV and PBS, 1995
• "Confession," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1996
• Stage Appearances
• (Professional debut) Albert the Horse and Courtier, Cinderella, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1976
• Mrs. Dainty Fidget, The Country Wife, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1977
• Lane, The Importance of Being Earnest, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1977
• Tancredi, Chinchilla, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1977
• Freddy Palmer, Semi-Monde, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1977
• Joseph, Vautrin, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1977
• McLeavy, Loot, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1977
• Villager, Mother Goose, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1977
• Johnny, No Orchids for Miss Blandish, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1978
• Giovanni, Painter's Palace of Pleasure, Glasgow Citizens Theatre,1978
• J. J. Peachum, The Threepenny Opera, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1978
• Dorn, The Sea Gull, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1978
• The emperor of Morocco, Dick Wittington, Glasgow Citizens Theatre,1978
• Malcolm and third murderer, Macbeth, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1979
• Country Life, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1979
• Faustino, The Battlefield, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1980
• Shauva, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1980
• Father Juan, Don Juan, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1980
• Frank, Desperado Corner, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1981
• Bishop of Porchester, Madame Louise, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1981
• Paris, The Roman Actor, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1982
• Brennan O the Moor, Red Roses for Me, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1982
• Antonio Montecantino, Torquato Tasso, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1982
• Savely, The Mother, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1982
• Maccario, The Impresario from Smyrna, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Antonio, The Merchant of Venice, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Nicola, Arms and the Man, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Tonio, Sirocco, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Webster, Webster, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• A man of government, The Last Days of Mankind, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Captain Jack Boyle, Juno and the Paycock, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Lieutenant Governor, Oroonoko, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1983
• Lodovico, The White Devil, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1984
• Fainall, The Way of the World, Greenwich Theatre, 1984
• Trigorin, The Sea Gull, Greenwich Theatre, 1984
• Castalio, The Orphan, Greenwich Theatre, 1985
• Paulet, Mary Stuart, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1985
• Charles Condomine, Blithe Spirit, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1985
• Jack Clitheroe, The Plough and the Stars, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1985
• Arsenic and Old Lace, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1985
• Minister of state, Faust, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1985
• David, I Do Like to Be, Irish Company at Soho Poly, 1986
• Pope Pius XII, The Representative, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1986
• Clavaroche, Hidden Fires, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1986
• George Anderson, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Toward the Somme, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1986
• The stranger, Lady from the Sea, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1988
• Richard III, Richard III, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1988
• Don Pedro Tenorio, The Last Days of Don Juan, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990 and 1991
• Achilles, Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990 and 1991
• Roger Mortimer, Edward II, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990 and 1991
• Dion Boucicault, Two Shakespearean Actors, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990 and 1991
• Samuel Byck, Assassins, Donmar Warehouse, London, 1992
• The young man, Machinal, Royale National Theatre, London, 1993
• Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1993
• Vinnie, Simpatico, Royal Court Theatre, 1995
• Larry, Closer, Royal National Theatre, 1997, then Music Box Theatre, London, 1999
• Also appeared in Cuchullain Cycle, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland;as Giovanni, 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore, Druid Theatre Company, Dublin, Ireland; Jack Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, Druid Theatre Company, Dublin, Ireland.
• Major Tours
• Mahabharata, world tour, 1987
• Richard III, world tour, 1993
• Radio Appearances
• Chris, Poison Hearts, 1994
• Mr. Rochester, Jane Eyre, 1994
• No Way Out (Sartre's No Exit), 1995
• Torvald Helmer, Ibsen's A Doll House, 1995
• Reader, Ivanhoe, 1996
• Anton Chekhov, A House by the Sea, 1997
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• (With others) James Joyce's Dubliners, Caedmon Audio, 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People, October 27, 1997, pp. 77-78