Sean Cronin (actor)

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Sean Cronin
Born (1964-07-10) 10 July 1964 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1999–present

Sean Cronin (born 1964) is an English actor and director. Cronin is best known for playing villains. [1] He is of Italian and Spanish descent. [2]

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Career

Cronin was vocalist for the gothic rock band The Marionettes, which formed in 1986 and toured with bands such as Pearl Jam and Nirvana [3] The band released four albums between 1990 and 1998. In 1999, Cronin began his acting career playing a High Priest in The Mummy . He subsequently had small roles in The World Is Not Enough and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets . In 2015 he played a villain in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation . He also appeared as Max, one of the villainous Ferrino brothers (along with Bruce Payne as Ray), in The Antwerp Dolls . In 2016 he played the eponymous villain in Kill Kane, opposite Vinnie Jones. He has also been cast in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , based on J. K. Rowling's novel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , and sequel of the Finnish superhero film, Rendel 2: Cycle of Revenge . [4] [5]

Cronin's first directorial film was Escape to Gossau, which he co-directed with Michael Koltes. Cronin subsequently directed Give Them Wings , which focuses on the life of disabled writer Paul Hodgson. [6] He is also set to direct Michael, a biopic of boxer Michael Watson. [7]

Filmography

Film

As actor

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1999 The Mummy High Priest Stephen Sommers A loose remake of The Mummy
Notting Hill Walk on Roger Michell Written by Richard Curtis
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Coruscant Senate Guard George Lucas
Elephant JuiceBouncer Sam Miller
The World Is Not Enough Renard's Henchman Michael Apted Based on the James Bond character created by Ian Fleming
The EscortFashion Designer Michel Blanc
Sleepy Hollow Prisoner Tim Burton Loosely based on Washington Irving's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
2001 The Mummy Returns High Priest Stephen Sommers
The Last Minute Fetish Freak Stephen Norrington
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Wizard Chris Columbus Based on J. K. Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2008 Will to Power Baseball Player 2David Rountree
2009Arm CandyEvil RussianEliza SchroederShort Film
2011The Art of ThievingAceZali MazliShort Film
Something Sinister Is Coming This WayDrug LordSam ProudfootShort Film
2012Different PerspectivesArms DealerAl Brenninkmeijer
The Thompsons Cyrus Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores
The Seasoning House BranimarPaul Hyett
You Have Reached Your Destination TurnerBobby FieldShort Film
The Knight's Cross DavidTom LancasterShort Film
The Ice Cream Wars WictorPaul Tanter
2013 The Callback Queen 'Arry Graham Cantwell
The KnockDCP Line ManagerChris Greybe and Thom GreybeShort Film
FareBoyfriendP.J. HarlingShort Film
Escape to GossauSS-Brigadefürer Josef HeidenbergMichael Koltes and Sean CroninShort Film
2014Hackney's FinestDelskiChris Bouchard
London HoodAlanSean CroninShort Film
2015Hardoe Davinci: PizzazSteak KnifeBenedict CohenShort Film
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Masked Syndicate Man Christopher McQuarrie
Hard TideTerryRobert Osman and Nathanael Wiseman
The Antwerp Dolls Max FerrinoJake Reid
Red HandedKillerEdward AndrewsShort Film
2016Kill KaneKane Keegan Adam Stephen Kelly
RetributionChristianDanny Albury and David Bispham
The BrotherJacobRyan Bonder
BogievilleMadisonSean Cronin
Unattended ItemAndyFilippos VokotopoulosShort Film
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Criminal David Yates Based on J. K. Rowling's novel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Revolution: New Art for a New WorldSergeant Berman Margy Kinmonth
EliminatorsBig Boss ManJames Nunn
ApocalypseKidnapperTony Jopia
2017We Still Steal the Old WayCPO QuinnSacha Bennett
The Dark Return of TimeHandleySean CroninBased on R.B. Russell's novel The Dark Return of Time
Welcome to Curiosity Nikolai Ben Pickering
WitchDennis VincentTrevor Hayward
Legend of Dark RiderStefanTitus Paar
Reapers ShadowDaniel ArcherCharles Huddlestone
Made OrdinaryCarl/ Dr DevastationChristian Kotey
2018DeathfallValPaul T.T. Easter
2022 Rendel 2: Cycle of Revenge SmileyJesse Haaja
Give Them Wings DanielSean Cronin

As Director

YearTitleNotes
2013Escape to GossauShort Film. Co-director.
2014London HoodShort Film.
2015Unborn JusticeShort Film.
An Unfortunate WomanShort Film.
2016Bogieville
2018Eleven
2022 Give Them Wings
Michael-The Michael Watson StoryPre-production
2023 Our Kid

Music Videos

YearTitleArtist
2021"Long Time Friends" The Living Tombstone


TV appearances

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Cleopatra High PriestTV movie. An adaptation of Margaret George's 1997 historical fiction novel The Memoirs of Cleopatra .
Jonathan Creek Party GuestEpisode: The Omega Man
2000 The 10th Kingdom Prison OfficerEpisode 1
Lock, Stock... Mr SkinEpisode: ...And Four Stolen Hooves
McCready and Daughter GangsterTV movie
2014The Gigolo OriginsBlitzTV movie

As director

YearTitleNotes
2014The WoldsTV movie.
2017The VerseTV movie.

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