Emmett J. Scanlan is an Irish born actor who played Brendan Brady between August 2010 and March 2013. Scanlan also appeared as Brendan in Hollyoaks: King of Hearts and season 5 of Hollyoaks Later. He had previously auditioned for the roles of Kieron Hobbs and Des Townsend before finally landing the part of Brendan.
Scanlan's other credits include The Phone, The Clinic, Mariana, The Guards, In The Flesh, Guardians of the Galaxy, Suspects, Atlantis, No Offence, Butterfly and Gangs of London.
In December 2015, Scanlan married former Hollyoaks co-star Claire Cooper, who appeared as Jacqui McQueen between 2006 and 2013.