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Ciarán Hinds is a stage actor, film actor and television actor, born on February 9, 1953 in Belfast, United Kingdom. As of 2026, Ciarán Hinds is 73 years old. Schooling on record includes St Malachy's College. Listed accolades include Theatre World Award (1999). The listed height is 183 cm.
My Take
Ciarán Hinds is one of those actors who makes every scene feel weightier just by showing up — you probably know the face even if the name takes a second. Born in Belfast in 1953, he came up through serious stage work, and that theatrical grounding is written into every performance he gives: the stillness, the economy, the sense that there's always more going on beneath the surface than he's showing you. Whether he's playing a Roman general in Rome, a menacing villain, or a world-weary authority figure, he never telegraphs it — he just inhabits it. His run of films from Road to Perdition through Munich and There Will Be Blood put him in rooms with some of cinema's heaviest hitters, and he held his own every time. A genuinely underrated talent who deserves way more top billing than he usually gets.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ciarán Hinds
- Name (Japanese)
- キアラン・ハインズ
- Reading
- きあらん・はいんず
- Born
- February 9, 1953 (age 73)
- Origin
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
2. Background
- University
- St Malachy's College
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Theatre World Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ciarán Hinds born?
Ciarán Hinds was born on February 9, 1953 and is 73 years old.
Where is Ciarán Hinds from?
Ciarán Hinds is from Belfast, United Kingdom.
What does Ciarán Hinds do?
Ciarán Hinds works as stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor.
How tall is Ciarán Hinds?
Ciarán Hinds is 183 cm tall.
Where did Ciarán Hinds study?
Ciarán Hinds attended St Malachy's College.
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