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in ''

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''. He appeared in the

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drama ''The Fall'' in 2013 and 2014,

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and

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, and '' Breakdown'' in which he appears alongside

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, Olivia Grant and

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. In 2022, Scanlan appeared as Marcus MacLeod in the British remake of ''

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'': '' Ten Percent''. He has since been in the popular RTÉ drama ''

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'' where he performs a leading role as a character named Jimmy Kinsella. Scanlan has acted in BBC Three's ''

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'' series 2, and ''

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''.

Personal life

Scanlan married girlfriend

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on 31 December 2015 in

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. On 18 July 2020, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean. In October 2020, Cooper disclosed that she had suffered a miscarriage of their baby the previous year. On 12 November 2022, Cooper gave birth to their daughter. Scanlan has a daughter, Kayla, born September 2002 from a previous relationship. Scanlan is a

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and supports

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."'I'm convinced that if we eat meat, we're ingesting bad karma' - Emmett J Scanlan fronts PETA's new pro-vegan campaign"
independent.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2019. He is a supporter of

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

*(*) means there were two main rounds of nominations for that category. Shortlisted means he made it to the second and final round of voting.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scanlan, Emmett J. 1979 births Living people 21st-century Irish male actors British Soap Award for Best Newcomer winners Irish male film actors Irish male soap opera actors Irish male television actors Male actors from Dublin (city) People from Finglas