Ciaran Hinds was born on February 9, 1953 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sometimes Ciaran Hinds is credited as Ciarin Hinds. It was Hinds mother Moya, an amateur actress, who was the real influence behind his decision to become an actor. Ciaran Hinds trys to keep his private life private.He has been in a long-term, committed relationship with a French-Vietnamese actress named Hélène Patarot, they have a daughter together and live in London.

The beginning of Ciaran's stage career was at the Glasgow Citizens' Theater as the rear end of a horse in the production of CINDERELLA. Starring in a number of productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Ciaran Hinds was part of the world tour in the title role of RICHARD III. In 1981 Ciaran Hinds started his film career with the movie EXCALIBUR.

In-between Hinds' movie work, he takes on a large number of television credits. Playing characters such as Mr. Rochester in JANE EYRE, and Captain Wentworth in PERSUASION.

Ciaran Hinds's other notable credits include...

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (2012)
THE RITE (2011)
THE DEBT (2010)
LIFE DURING WARTIME (2009)
CA$H (2008)

STOP-LOSS (2008)

MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY (2008)

IN BURGES (2008)

THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007)

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (2007)

HALLAM FOE (2007)

THE NATIVITY STORY (2006)

THE TIGER'S TAIL (2006)

AMAZING GRACE (2006)

MIAMI VICE (2006)

MUNICH (2005)

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)

MICKYBO AND ME (2005)

THE STATEMENT (2003)

LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE (2003)

THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)

JANE EYRE (1997)

TV CIRCLE OF FRIENDS (1995)

PERSUASION (1995)

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (1995)

DECEMBER BRIDE (1990)

EXCALIBUR (1981)