Ciaran hinds

Sure, the film is based on Kenneth Branagh's childhood. But the director never wanted the veteran actor to imitate his actual grandfather.

Ciarán Hinds (born 9 February, 1953) is an Irish[1] actor from Northern Ireland who portrayed Aberforth Dumbledore in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.[2] Probably his best-known role in recent years is as Gaius Julius Caesar in HBO's historical miniseries Rome, which co-starred Guy Henry as Cassius (one of Caesar's assassins) and Kathryn Hunter as Queen Cleopatra's maid, Charmian. One of Hinds' earliest film roles was in Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife…

As part of my Jane Eyre blog series, I’ve been reading through lots of reviews on Amazon to see how film versions are perceived by viewers–especially the Hinds/Morton version, of course…

Persuasion

We have been remiss in not yet dedicating a Man Candy Monday to Ciarán Hinds. So when a reader sent in a kind donation and made this specific request, I jumped to fix the oversight. As she commente…

Stephen Rea (right) Ciaran Hinds (left) and others of the 1984 Field Day Theatre Co cast crew team for High Time by Derek Mahon and The Riot Act by Tom Paulin plays (two short plays in a double bill performed together)

Ciarán Hinds

The actors grew up in the same city on opposite sides of the Troubles. Here, they reflect on revisiting their past in Belfast, Branagh’s highly personal new film

Ciaran Hinds

Get to know Ciarán Hinds' partner Hélène Patarot and their daughter Aoife Hinds. Both Hélène and Aoife are involved in acting and have starred in a few projects. Find out if Ciarán's daughter has a boyfriend.