Emmett J Scanlan Nominated For Three Inside Soap Awards
10 Jul 2012 : By Eva Hall
Emmett J Scanlan at last year's Soap Awards Tweet Irish actor Emmett J Scanlan has been nominated for three Inside Soap Awards for his role as Brendan Brady in Channel 4 soap ‘Hollyoaks’. The nominations come just days after Scanlan was nominated for Best Soap Actor for this year's TV Choice Awards. The Dublin-born actor has been nominated for Best Actor, Funniest Male and Best Bad Boy in the 2012 Inside Soap Awards. ‘Hollyoaks’ is also up for Best Soap on the night. Scanlan made a name for himself in both Ireland the UK when he took up the role of troubled Brady in ‘Hollyoaks’ in 2010, cementing his status as soap’s bad boy. The role has earned him a number of nominations, including Best Actor, Villain of the Year and Best Newcomer at the 2011 British Soap Awards, for which he won the latter two. Most recently he won the European Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in Irish feature ‘Charlie Casanova’, a role which Scanlan admitted getting into some “dark situations” for. He is up against his ‘Hollyoaks’ co-stars Kieron Richardson (Ste Hay) and Ashley Taylor Dawson (Darren Osborne) in the Best Actor category, Neil Newbon (Simon Walker) for Best Bad Boy, and Joe Tracini (Dennis Savage) for Funniest Male. Scanlan will be seen next in BBC drama ‘The Fall’, which recently wrapped filming in Belfast. He stars alongside fellow ‘Hollyoaks’ actor Gerard McCarthy, who was recently cast in ‘Vikings’. Other Irish talent recognised on the awards circuit include Armagh actor Colin Morgan, who is nominated for Best Actor at this year’s TV Choice Awards; Cork-native Graham Norton who is up for Best Entertainment Show for his BBC chat show; and ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’, led by Dublin-born comedian Brendan O’Carroll, which is up for Best Comedy Series. Voting for the TV Choice Awards can be done here, and ends on Friday July 13. Voting for the 2012 Inside Soap Awards opens today (Wednesday July 10) via Inside Soap Magazine or the Inside Soap website. The awards will be held in September. BREAKING NEWS Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey to premiere at Bentonville Film Festival Apple TV+ release Presumed Innocent teaser trailer starring Ruth Negga WGI Zebbie Awards 2024 to open submissions TG4 announce Tús & Céim Eile short film initiatives FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Director Paul Webster discusses Canine 2024 IFTA Award winners announced Free Industry Newsletter Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week. Click here to sign up.	RELATED NEWS RTÉ crime drama Kin acquired by Dutch public broadcaster NPO Netherlands 15 Nov 2021  Over half a million viewers tune in as Irish crime drama Kin debuts on RTÉ One; All-Ireland Final becomes most watched programme in 2021 to date 14 Sep 2021  Crime Drama Kin premieres Sunday 9.30pm on RTÉ One 10 Sep 2021  New Irish crime drama Kin starring Aidan Gillen, Clare Dunne, Ciaran Hinds leads RTÉ Autumn line-up 18 Aug 2021  EDITOR'S PICK Nominees announced for 2024 Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star Award Netflix release final trailer for 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham and Benedict Wong Andrew Scott receives Actor of the Year at London Critics’ Circle Awards Kneecap: First Irish language film to win award at Sundance MORE ON IFTN Irish Production Companies Listings for Irish film & television production companies What's In Production? The latest info on projects filming in Ireland Latest Industry Jobs Job listings for Irish film & television crew CONNECT WITH IFTN Find us on Facebook Follow IFTN on Twitter E-Newsletter Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed

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