EMMETT J SCANLAN — BILLY GRADE FROM PEAKY BLINDERS
2 min readFeb 9, 2021
EMMETT J SCANLAN — BILLY GRADE FROM PEAKY BLINDERS
- Emmett J Scanlan was born on January 31, 1979, in Dublin, Ireland, and has appeared on Hollywood Trials.
- He has been married to Claire Cooper since December 31, 2015.
- The couple had met on the set of Hollyoaks (1995) and their former co-star Barry Sloane was in attendance at their wedding.
- His daughter’s name is Kayla Scanlan born in 2002.
- He has also worked in TV shows like The Fall, Butterfly (2018), and Krypton (2018).
- He is an actor and producer, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and Charlie Casanova (2011).
- He has worked in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Patrick’s Day, Legends of Valhalla: Thor, Charlie Casanova, Colour from the Dark, Freakdog, Christian Blake, Studs, Analogue Love.
- He is famous for his role in Peaky Blinders Billy. The grade was hired by the Peaky Blinders to help them fix football games as well as horse racing.
- He was a former professional footballer who has made the transition to singing for a living.
- Early in season five, Arthur Shelby approached Billy in the Garrison Pub saying: “Every football team in England knows Billy Grade and he knows a few people too.”
- He has been awarded The British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership, The British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year.
- He won Best Actor for Charlie Casanova at the International Film Festival in Paris.
- He also claimed Best Newcomer at the 2011 Inside Soap Awards.
- Scanlan’s net worth is estimated at $1 Million — $5 Million.