Hinds was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Raised a Catholic in North Belfast, he was one of five children and the only son of his doctor father and schoolteacher mother. His mother, read more...

Hinds began his professional acting career at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in a 1976 production of Cinderella. He remained a frequent performer at the Citizens' Theatre during the read more...

Ciarán Hinds (born 9 February 1953; Anglicised pronunciation in IPA: /ˈkɪərɔːn ˈhaɪndz/) is an IFTA award-winning Irish actor.