External links
- Sean Cronin at IMDb
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Sean Cronin | |
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| Born | 10 July 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1999–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]
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]
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 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 Juice | Bouncer | Sam Miller | ||
| The World Is Not Enough | Renard's Henchman | Michael Apted | Based on the James Bond character created by Ian Fleming | |
| The Escort | Fashion 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 2 | David Rountree | |
| 2009 | Arm Candy | Evil Russian | Eliza Schroeder | Short Film |
| 2011 | The Art of Thieving | Ace | Zali Mazli | Short Film |
| Something Sinister Is Coming This Way | Drug Lord | Sam Proudfoot | Short Film | |
| 2012 | Different Perspectives | Arms Dealer | Al Brenninkmeijer | |
| The Thompsons | Cyrus | Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores | ||
| The Seasoning House | Branimar | Paul Hyett | ||
| You Have Reached Your Destination | Turner | Bobby Field | Short Film | |
| The Knight's Cross | David | Tom Lancaster | Short Film | |
| The Ice Cream Wars | Wictor | Paul Tanter | ||
| 2013 | The Callback Queen | 'Arry | Graham Cantwell | |
| The Knock | DCP Line Manager | Chris Greybe and Thom Greybe | Short Film | |
| Fare | Boyfriend | P.J. Harling | Short Film | |
| Escape to Gossau | SS-Brigadefürer Josef Heidenberg | Michael Koltes and Sean Cronin | Short Film | |
| 2014 | Hackney's Finest | Delski | Chris Bouchard | |
| London Hood | Alan | Sean Cronin | Short Film | |
| 2015 | Hardoe Davinci: Pizzaz | Steak Knife | Benedict Cohen | Short Film |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Masked Syndicate Man | Christopher McQuarrie | ||
| Hard Tide | Terry | Robert Osman and Nathanael Wiseman | ||
| The Antwerp Dolls | Max Ferrino | Jake Reid | ||
| Red Handed | Killer | Edward Andrews | Short Film | |
| 2016 | Kill Kane | Kane Keegan | Adam Stephen Kelly | |
| Retribution | Christian | Danny Albury and David Bispham | ||
| The Brother | Jacob | Ryan Bonder | ||
| Bogieville | Madison | Sean Cronin | ||
| Unattended Item | Andy | Filippos Vokotopoulos | Short 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 World | Sergeant Berman | Margy Kinmonth | ||
| Eliminators | Big Boss Man | James Nunn | ||
| Apocalypse | Kidnapper | Tony Jopia | ||
| 2017 | We Still Steal the Old Way | CPO Quinn | Sacha Bennett | |
| The Dark Return of Time | Handley | Sean Cronin | Based on R.B. Russell's novel The Dark Return of Time | |
| Welcome to Curiosity | Nikolai | Ben Pickering | ||
| Witch | Dennis Vincent | Trevor Hayward | ||
| Legend of Dark Rider | Stefan | Titus Paar | ||
| Reapers Shadow | Daniel Archer | Charles Huddlestone | ||
| Made Ordinary | Carl/ Dr Devastation | Christian Kotey | ||
| 2018 | Deathfall | Val | Paul T.T. Easter | |
| 2022 | Rendel 2: Cycle of Revenge | Smiley | Jesse Haaja | |
| Give Them Wings | Daniel | Sean Cronin | ||
| 2023 | Wrath of Dracula | Count Dracula | Steve Lawson | |
| Escape | Andras | Howard J. Ford | ||
| 2024 | SkullHunter | Fandango | Charles Solly and James Solly | |
As Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2013 | Escape to Gossau | Short Film. Co-director. |
| 2014 | London Hood | Short Film. |
| 2015 | Unborn Justice | Short Film. |
| An Unfortunate Woman | Short Film. | |
| 2018 | Eleven | |
| 2022 | Give Them Wings | |
| Michael-The Michael Watson Story | Pre-production | |
| 2023 | Our Kid | |
| 2024 | Bogieville | |
| Drained |
| Year | Title | Artist |
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| 2021 | "Long Time Friends" | The Living Tombstone |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Cleopatra | High Priest | TV movie. An adaptation of Margaret George's 1997 historical fiction novel The Memoirs of Cleopatra . |
| Jonathan Creek | Party Guest | Episode: The Omega Man | |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Prison Officer | Episode 1 |
| Lock, Stock... | Mr Skin | Episode: ...And Four Stolen Hooves | |
| McCready and Daughter | Gangster | TV movie | |
| 2014 | The Gigolo Origins | Blitz | TV movie |
As director
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2014 | The Wolds | TV movie. |
| 2017 | The Verse | TV movie. |
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