Ciarán Hinds (also credited as Ciaran Hinds, b. February 9, 1953), well-respected Belfast-born actor whose work spans the genres of theater, radio, television, and film.

Hinds portrays Julius Caesar in HBO's upcoming epic mini-series, Rome (TV Series), scheduled for release in August 2005. In addition, he is currently working as a cast member in Steven Spielberg's upcoming controversial film, Munich, to be released in December 2005. His casting in Michael Mann's film adaptation of the 80's television show, Miami Vice, scheduled to be in theaters in Summer 2006, is a testament to the broad range of characters and projects with which Hinds chooses to be involved. Gaius Julius Caesar (Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. ... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio but raised in the suburbs of Haddonfield, New Jersey and Scottsdale, Arizona), is an American film director and producer whose films range from science fiction to historical drama to horror. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... Michael Mann is a film director. ... Miami Vice was a popular, innovative television series (five seasons on NBC from 1984-1989) starring Don Johnson (James Sonny Crockett) and Philip Michael Thomas (Ricardo Rico Tubbs) as two Miami police detectives working undercover. ...

Notable film performances include Firmin in the film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, Jonathan Reiss in 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life', John Traynor in Veronica Guerin, and Captain Frederick Wentworth in Jane Austen's Persuasion. Other films include Mickybo and Me (2005), Calendar Girls (2003), The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Weight of Water (2000), Titanic Town (1998), Oscar and Lucinda (1997), and December Bride (1990). Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born March 22, 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ... The title character as depicted by Lon Chaney, Sr. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra House of Jane Austen (today it is a museum) Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... See also: Persuasion the last novel written by Jane Austen. ...

Notable television performances include Michael Henchard in Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, Edward Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Brian de Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe, Brian Keenan in HBO's made-for-TV film Hostages, Edward Parker-Jones in Prime Suspect 3, and Abel Mason in Catherine Cookson's The Man Who Cried. Photograph of Hardy Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist and poet, generally regarded as one of the greatest figures in English literature. ... The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1886 novel by English author Thomas Hardy. ... Charlotte Bront - idealized portrait, 1873 (based on a drawing by George Richmond, 1850) Charlotte Bront (April 21, 1816 - March 31, 1855) was an English writer. ... One of the most famous novels of all time, Jane Eyre, An Autobiography was written by Charlotte Brontë and published in 1847. ... Ivanhoe book cover Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. ... Brian Keenan can refer to: Brian Keenan, an Irishman held hosage in Beirut Brian Keenan, a musician Brian Keenan, an Irish Republican and member of the IRA Army Council in 2004 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Dame Catherine Ann Cookson DBE OBE (20 June 1906–11 June 1998) was an English novelist. ...

Hinds has been involved with many theater productions, as a member of the Glasgow Citizens Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company, but gained an even greater degree of notoriety and acclaim from theater audiences who, in 1998 and 1999, saw his performances as Larry in both the London and Broadway productions of Patrick Marber's play Closer. The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company, one of the most influential in the country. ... Patrick Marber is a British actor and writer associated with the kind of playwriting referred to as in-yer-face theatre. ... Closer is the name of: An album by Joy Division; A song and remix album by Nine Inch Nails; An album by Josh Groban; A 2004 movie directed by Mike Nichols and written by Patrick Marber based on Marbers 1997 play. ...

Recent Achievements:

2004 - "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series", Irish Film and Television Awards, for his portrayal of Michael Henchard in the television film production of Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge. Photograph of Hardy Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist and poet, generally regarded as one of the greatest figures in English literature. ... The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1886 novel by English author Thomas Hardy. ...

2004 - Audie Award Winner for "Best Audio Drama Performance", The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare.

1999 - Outer Critic Circle Award, Special Achievement, Best Ensemble Cast Performance, Closer

1999 - Theatre World Award for Best Debut in NYC, Closer The Theatre World Award is an American honor given annually to an actor or an actress in recognition of an outstanding breakout performance in their New York City stage debut. ...