Ciarán Hinds - Overview

Date of Birth: Feb 09, 1953

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Nationality: Irish

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Belfast-born and RADA-trained Ciaran (pronounced KEER-awn) Hinds has become best known for his appearances in several period dramas. Immediately after finishing drama school, the tall, swarthy actor traveled throughout Europe finding work wherever he could. Eventually he landed in Paris where Peter Brook cast him in "The Mahabharata" in 1987. But it was his portrayal of Shakespeare's "Richard III" in 1993 that catapulted Hinds to the front ranks in costume epics.

Hinds made his film debut as one of the medieval knights in "Excalibur" (1981), John Boorman's take on the Arthurian legend. He went on to play one of a pair of brothers in love with the same woman in turn-of-the-century Ireland in "December Bride" (1990) and a professor in the 1950s Ireland in "Circle of Friends" (1995). Hinds was effective as a well-to-do former naval officer who re-encounters his former fiancée in "Persuasion" (also 1995), based on the Jane Austen novel. More recently, he was a clergyman whose relationship with a headstrong Australian heiress causes difficulties for them both in... Read More

Filmography (35)

The Debt (2010)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Life During Wartime (2010)

The Eclipse (2010)

Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Photos (3)

Milestones (47)

2009
Played a villain in "Race to Witch Mountain," a re-imagining of the original 1975 film "Escape to Witch Mountain"

2008
Co-starred in the war drama, "Stop-Loss"; written and directed by Kimberly Peirce

2008
Co-starred in the war drama "Stop-Loss" written and directed by Kimberly Peirce

2007
Co-starred with Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the Noah Baumbach directed, "Margot at the Wedding"

2007
Co-starred with Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the Noah Baumbach directed "Margot at the Wedding"

2006
Cast as FBI agent Fujima in the feature adaptation of the 80's series "Miami Vice" directed by Michael Mann

2006
Cast as FBI agent Fujima in the feature adaptation of the 80's series, "Miami Vice"; directed by Michael Mann

Photos From Last Movie (1)

Movie: The Debt
Sam Worthington in "The Debt."