Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds, 2008
Born (1953-02-09) 9 February 1953
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 1976–present
Partner(s) Hélène Patarot (1987–present; 1 child)

Ciarán Hinds (/ˈkɪərɔːn ˈhaɪndz/ KEER-awn HYNDZ; born 9 February 1953) is an Irish[1][2] film, television and stage actor. He has built a reputation as a versatile character actor appearing in such high-profile films as Road to Perdition, The Phantom of the Opera, Munich, There Will Be Blood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, The Woman in Black, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Frozen.

His television roles include Gaius Julius Caesar in the series Rome, DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion, Bud Hammond in Political Animals and Mance Rayder in the Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones. As a stage actor, Hinds has enjoyed spells with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre in London and six seasons with Glasgow Citizens' Theatre.[3][4] Adding to his New York Broadway theatre performances, Hinds starred in a production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy in early 2013.

Early life

Hinds was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Brought up as a Catholic[1] in North Belfast, he was one of five children and the only son of his doctor father and schoolteacher mother, Moya. His mother was also an amateur actress. He was an Irish dancer in his youth and was educated at Holy Family Primary School and St. Malachy's College. After leaving St. Malachy's, he enrolled as a law student at Queen's University, Belfast (QUB), but was soon persuaded to pursue acting and abandoned his studies at Queen's to enroll at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[5][6][7][8][9]

Career

Hinds began his professional acting career at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in a 1976 production of Cinderella. He remained a frequent performer at the Citizens' Theatre during the late 1970s and through the mid-1980s. During this same period, Hinds also performed on stage in Ireland with the Abbey Theatre, the Field Day Theatre Company, the Druid Theatre, the Lyric Players' Theatre and at the Project Arts Centre. In 1987, he was cast by Peter Brook in The Mahabharata, a six-hour theatre piece that toured the world, and he also featured in its 1989 film version. Hinds almost missed the casting call in Paris due to difficulties renewing his Irish passport.[10] In the early 1990s, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

He appeared in the title role of the RSC's 1993 production of Richard III, directed by Sam Mendes; Mendes turned to Hinds as a last minute replacement for an injured Simon Russell Beale. Hinds gained his most popular recognition as a stage actor for his performance as Larry in the London and Broadway productions of Patrick Marber's Tony Award-nominated play Closer. In 1999, Hinds was awarded both the Theatre World Award for Best Debut in New York and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Special Achievement (Best Ensemble Cast Performance) for his work in Closer. He was on stage in 2001 in The Yalta Game by Brian Friel at Dublin's Gate Theatre. He appeared on Broadway in The Seafarer by Conor McPherson, which ran at the Booth Theatre from December 2007 through March 2008. In February 2009 Hinds took the leading role of General Sergei Kotov in Burnt by the Sun by Peter Flannery at London's National Theatre.[11] Hinds returned to the stage later in 2009 with a role in Conor McPherson's play The Birds, which opened at Dublin's Gate Theatre in September 2009.

Hinds made his feature film debut in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981). He played Captain Frederick Wentworth in Jane Austen's Persuasion (1995), Jonathan Reiss in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), John Traynor in Veronica Guerin (2003), and Firmin in the film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004). Hinds also played Carl, a cover-up professional assisting a group of assassins, in Steven Spielberg's political thriller, Munich (2005). In 2006, he appeared in Michael Mann's film adaptation of the 80's television show, Miami Vice, and as Herod the Great in The Nativity Story.[12] In the 2006 film Amazing Grace, Hinds portrayed Sir Banastre Tarleton, one of the chief opponents of abolition of the slave trade in parliament. He starred in Margot at the Wedding, alongside Nicole Kidman, Jack Black and Jennifer Jason Leigh, in a drama-comedy about family secrets and relationships. He also appeared in There Will Be Blood (2007) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

On television, Hinds portrayed Gaius Julius Caesar in the first season of BBC/HBO's series, Rome (2006). He has also been featured in a number of made-for-television films, including the role of Michael Henchard in Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge (2004), for which he received the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Additional television performances include Edward Parker-Jones in the crime drama series Prime Suspect 3 (1993), Abel Mason in Dame Catherine Cookson's The Man Who Cried (1993), Jim Browner in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes episode The Cardboard Box (1994), Fyodor Glazunov in the science fiction miniseries Cold Lazarus (1996), Edward Rochester in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1997), the Knight Templar Brian de Bois-Guilbert in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (1997) and a portrayal of the French existentialist Albert Camus in Broken Morning (2003).

Hinds was featured in two notable television docudramas: Granada Television's 1990 docudrama Who Bombed Birmingham? in which Hinds portrayed Richard McIlkenny, a Belfastman falsely imprisoned for an IRA bombing; and HBO's 1993 docudrama Hostages, where he portrayed Irish writer and former hostage Brian Keenan. Hinds starred opposite Kelly Reilly in Above Suspicion, a TV adaptation of Lynda La Plante's detective story, which was broadcast in the United Kingdom in January 2009; he came back again as DCI Langton for Lynda La Plante's sequels The Red Dahlia in 2010, Deadly Intent in 2011 and Silent Scream in 2012. Hinds has performed in audiobook and radio productions as well. He performed as Valmont in the BBC Radio production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Hinds also narrated the Penguin Audiobook Ivanhoe. He also performed in Antony and Cleopatra and The Winter's Tale as part of The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare, an audio production of Shakespeare's plays which won the 2004 Audie Award for Best Audio Drama. He read the short story "A Painful Case" for the Caedmon audio version of James Joyce's Dubliners.

Hinds played the role of Albus Dumbledore's brother Aberforth (replacing Jim McManus, who played the role in a cameo in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the final film in the Harry Potter series. Also in 2011, he appeared as David Peretz in the 1997 sections of The Debt alongside Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson. Hinds played Roy Bland in the 2011 adaptation of the John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, soldier, Spy.

In September 2011, Hinds returned to the Abbey Theatre Dublin, to star as Captain Jack Boyle in an acclaimed revival of Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock, alongside Sinéad Cusack as Juno. The production transferred to the National Theatre of Great Britain in November 2011 for a three-month run. He played "Joe" in the film The Shore (2011), written and directed by Terry George. The Shore won the Best Short Film, Live Action category at the 84th Annual Academy Awards (The Oscars) in 2012.

In 2013 he was cast as the wildling leader Mance Rayder in Season 3 of the HBO television show Game of Thrones.[13] He reprised this role in Season 4, and reprised it once more in Season 5.[14] At Richard Rodger's Broadway theatre in New York he was Big Daddy to Scarlett Johansson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opened 17 January 2013,[15][16][17] previews from 18 December 2012.

In the summer of 2013, he performed at the Donmar Warehouse in London in the premiere production of The Night Alive, a play by Conor McPherson, which transferred in November 2013, with Hinds in the lead role, to the Atlantic Theater Company in New York.

In 2015 he was in the Shakespearean play Hamlet alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. He played Hamlet's uncle, King Claudius. The play was held at the London Barbican.

In 2016 he appeared as Deputy Governor Danforth in the Broadway production of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible alongside Saoirse Ronan and Ben Whishaw.[18]

Personal life

Hinds lives in Paris with his long-time partner, Hélène Patarot; they met in 1987 while in the cast of Peter Brook's production of The Mahabharata. They have a daughter, Aoife, born in 1991.[19]

Hinds is a close friend of Liam Neeson and served as a pallbearer at the funeral of Neeson's wife, actress Natasha Richardson, in upstate New York on 22 March 2009.[20]

Other

Hinds has become Patron of the charity YouthAction Northern Ireland.[21] YouthAction's Rainbow Factory School of Performing Arts is a youth arts projects with 450 young people taking part in a range of workshops and classes. Hinds' mother, Moya, is also a patron and has been a supporter of the charity for many years.

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Excalibur King Lot Credited as Ciaran Hinds
1989 Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, TheThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Cory
1991 December Bride Frank Echlin
1993 The Man Who Cried Abel Mason
1995 Persuasion Captain Frederick Wentworth
1995 Circle of Friends Professor Flynn
1996 Mary Reilly Sir Danvers Carew Credited as Ciaran Hinds
1996 Some Mother's Son Danny Boyle
1997 Life of Stuff, TheThe Life of Stuff David Arbogast
1997 Jane Eyre Edward Fairfax Rochester
1997 Oscar and Lucinda Rev. Dennis Hasset Credited as Ciaran Hinds
1998 Titanic Town Aidan McPhelimy
1999 Lost Son, TheThe Lost Son Carlos
1999 The Lost Lover Adam
2000 Jason and the Argonauts King Aeson
2000 Weight of Water, TheThe Weight of Water Louis Wagner
2002 Sum of All Fears, TheThe Sum of All Fears President Alexander Nemerov
2002 Road to Perdition Finn McGovern
2003 Veronica Guerin John Traynor
2003 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Jonathan Reiss
2003 Calendar Girls Rod
2003 Statement, TheThe Statement Pochon
2004 Mickybo & Me Jonjo's Da
2004 Phantom of the Opera, TheThe Phantom of the Opera Richard Firmin
2005 Munich Carl
2006 Miami Vice FBI Agent John Fujima
2006 Amazing Grace Lord Tarleton
2006 Tiger's Tail, TheThe Tiger's Tail Father Andy
2006 Nativity Story, TheThe Nativity Story King Herod
2007 Hallam Foe Julius Foe
2007 Margot at the Wedding Dick Koosman
2007 There Will Be Blood Fletcher
2008 In Bruges The Priest Uncredited
2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Joe Blomfield
2008 Stop-Loss Roy King
2008 Cash Barnes
2008 Tale of Despereaux, TheThe Tale of Despereaux Botticelli Voice role
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Henry Burke
2009 Eclipse, TheThe Eclipse Michael Farr Best Actor Award 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
2009 Life During Wartime Bill Maplewood
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Aberforth Dumbledore replaced Jim McManus, who portrayed the role in a cameo appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2011 Debt, TheThe Debt David Peretz
2011 Rite, TheThe Rite Father Xavier
2011 Salvation Boulevard Jim Hunt
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Roy Bland
2011 Shore, TheThe Shore Joe
2012 Woman in Black, TheThe Woman in Black Sam Daily
2012 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Roarke/Mephistopheles (a guise of The Devil) Took over the role from Peter Fonda
2012 John Carter Tardos Mors
2013 Closed Circuit Devlin
2013 The Sea Max Morden
2013 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Spencer Ludlow
2013 Frozen Troll King Voice role
2013 McCanick Quinn
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Waitler Voice role
2015 Last Days in the Desert Father
2015 Hitman: Agent 47 Dr. Litvenko
2015 The Driftless Area Ned
2015 Bleed for This Angelo Pazienza Post-production
2016 Silence Father Valignano Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Our Boys Brother
1989 The Mahabharata Ashwattaman
1990 Who Bombed Birmingham? Richard McIlkenny
1990 The Play on One Martin Pitt Episode 16, Yellowbacks
1992 Perfect Scoundrels Jack Vosper Season 3, episode 6, The Good-Bye Look
1992 Between the Lines Det. Insp. Micky Flynn Season 1, episode 1, Private Enterprise
1993 Hostages Brian Keenan
1993 The Man Who Cried Abel Mason
1993 Prime Suspect 3 Edward Parker-Jones
1993 Soldier, Soldier Clive Hickey Season 3, episode 7, Trouble and Strife
1994 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Jim Browner Season 1, episode 6, The Cardboard Box
1994 A Dark-Adapted Eye Paolo
1994 Seaforth John Stacey TV series
1995 Rules of Engagement Cambell Ferguson
1995 The Affair Edward Leyland
1995 Persuasion Captain Frederick Wentworth
1996 Testament: The Bible in Animation Lucifer / Satan Episode: Creation and the Flood Voice only
1996 Tales From The Crypt Jack Lynch Season 7, episode 11, Confession
1996 Cold Lazarus Fyodor
1997 Jane Eyre Edward Rochester
1997 Ivanhoe Brian de Bois-Guilbert
1998 Getting Hurt Charlie Cross
2000 Jason and the Argonauts King Aeson
2000 The Sleeper Fergus Moon
2000 Thursday the 12th Marius Bannister
2003 Broken Morning Albert Camus
2004 The Mayor of Casterbridge Michael Henchard Credited as Ciaran Hinds
2005 Rome Gaius Julius Caesar
2009 Above Suspicion DCI James Langton
2010 Above Suspicion: The Red Dahlia DCI James Langton
2011 Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent DCS James Langton
2011 The Shore Jim Mahon
2012 Above Suspicion: Silent Scream DCS James Langton
2012 Political Animals Bud Hammond
2013–2015 Game of Thrones Mance Rayder 5 episodes
2016 Shetland Michael Maguire Series 3 (6 episodes)

Theatre

Glasgow Citizens Theatre Company

1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1980–81
1982–83
1983 (autumn)
1985
1986
1988

Other theatre

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

1975
1976

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

1977–78
1978–79
1983

Project Arts Centre, Dublin

1979–80
1981
1982

Greenwich Theatre, London

1984
1986

Royal Shakespeare Company

1990–91
1993

Abbey/Peacock Theatres, Dublin

1979
1987
1989
2011

Royal National Theatre, London

1993
1997
2009
2011

Others

1981
1982
1984
1985
1986
1987
1992
1995
1999
2001
2007
2009
2015
2016

References

  1. 1 2 Barlow, Helen (25 April 2010). "His mild Irish heart". The Age (Australia). Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Papering the walls with a picture of Ciarán". Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "',Jane Eyre', Interview, A&E". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "',Festive T.V. Back from the Dead', Manchester Online". Ciaranhinds.eu. 22 December 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ciaran Hinds profile at FilmReference.com". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "A Familiar Face". Ciaranhinds.eu. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Star Ciarán's early career was a drag". Belfast Telegraph. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "From Belfast to Broadway". The Herald Magazine. Ciaranhinds.eu. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  10. ↑ McGlone, Jackie (2008). "Papering the walls with a picture of Hinds". ciaranhinds.eu. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  11. ↑ Coveney, Michael (5 March 2009). "Burnt by the Sun, National Theatre, London". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  12. ↑ Strain, Arthur (6 December 2006). "Star shines in Herod nativity role". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  13. ↑ "'Game of Thrones' casts 'Rome' actor as Mance Rayder". EW.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Press Roundup: Maisie Williams teases season 5; the cast share awkward fan encounters; Ciarán Hinds confirms his return". Watchers on the Wall. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Hughes, Mark (18 January 2013). "UK Telegraph review of NY "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  16. ↑ Hampton, Wilborn (18 January 2013). "Huffington Post review of "Big Daddy" in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"". Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "UK Guardian review of NY "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"". Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  18. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (6 August 2015). "Sophie Okonedo, Ciaran Hinds, Ben Whishaw & Saoirse Ronan Set for The Crucible Revival". Broadway Buzz. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ciarán Hinds – Biography". Ciaranhinds.eu. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  20. ↑ "Tribune.ie". Ciaranhinds.eu. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  21. ↑ "Northern Ireland". YouthAction. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

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