Lorcan Cranitch

Acting

Lorcan Cranitch

Born August 28, 1959Dublin, Ireland85 credits

Lorcan Cranitch is an Irish actor born in Dublin on 28 August 1959. He is known for playing DS Jimmy Beck in the television series Cracker.

Known For

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Movie

2026

The Three Urns

The Three Urns

Movie

2026

Cooper & Fry
7.9

Cooper & Fry

TV

2025

Trespasses
6.4

Trespasses

TV

2025

Leonard and Hungry Paul
7.0

Leonard and Hungry Paul

TV

2025

A Greyhound of a Girl
6.7

A Greyhound of a Girl

Movie

2023

Filmography

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
2026National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western Worldas Michael FlahertyMovie
The Three Urns
2026The Three Urnsas LiamMovie
Cooper & Fry
2025Cooper & Fryas DI Paul HitchensTV
Trespasses
2025Trespassesas Sergeant ReidTV
Leonard and Hungry Paul
2025Leonard and Hungry Paulas PeterTV
A Greyhound of a Girl
2023A Greyhound of a Girlas Male Judge (voice)Movie
Tarrac
2023Tarracas BearMovie
Ghosts
2023Ghostsas Jacob EngstrandMovie
Lakelands
2023LakelandsMovie
LOLA
2023LOLAas Major. General NorburyMovie
Aisha
2022Aishaas Peter FloodMovie
Róise & Frank
2022Róise & Frankas DonnchaMovie
Burn It All
2022Burn It Allas M. BarrettMovie
Christmas at Castle Hart
2021Christmas at Castle Hartas PatrickMovie
Bloodlands
2021Bloodlandsas DCS Jackie TwomeyTV
Herself
2020Herselfas MichaelMovie
Drifting
2020Driftingas DiarmuidMovie
The Dig
2019The Digas Sean McKennaMovie
Les Misérables
2018Les Misérablesas Chief InspectorTV
Rig 45
2018Rig 45as AdamTV
Take Me Swimming
2017Take Me Swimmingas InterviewerMovie
Acceptable Risk
2017Acceptable Riskas CS James NultyTV
The Crown
2016The Crownas Commissioner StevensTV
My Life for Ireland
2016My Life for Irelandas Pump manMovie
The Last Kingdom
2015The Last Kingdomas Father SelbixTV
Code of a Killer
2015Code of a Killeras DI Alan MaddenTV
Fortitude
2015Fortitudeas DI LittlejohnTV
The Legend of Longwood
2014The Legend of Longwoodas Lance WicklowMovie
Love, Rosie
2014Love, Rosieas Dennis DunneMovie
The Crimson Field
2014The Crimson Fieldas Sergeant Aloysius McCaffertyTV
Moonfleet
2013MoonfleetTV
The Food Guide to Love
2013The Food Guide to Loveas EddieMovie
1
20131916 Seachtar Dearmadtaas James ConnollyTV
Atlantis
2013Atlantisas CilixTV
Flying Blind
2013Flying Blindas Duncan MorehouseMovie
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradiseas Tosh WalkerTV
Vera
2011Veraas Roy BrewerTV
Paradox
2009Paradoxas Simon ManningTV
Best: His Mother's Son
2009Best: His Mother's Sonas Dickie BestMovie
Law & Order: UK
2009Law & Order: UKTV
God on Trial
2008God on Trialas BlockaltesterMovie
Summer of the Flying Saucer
2008Summer of the Flying Sauceras CiaranMovie
The Palace
2008The Palaceas Jonty RobertsTV
The Dead Peasants Society
2007The Dead Peasants Societyas Patrick CunninghamMovie
Lewis
2007Lewisas Liam CullenTV
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas SelfMovie
T
2006The Play's the ThingTV
Rome
2005Romeas Erastes FulmenTV
Omagh
2005Omaghas Chief Constable Sir Ronnie FlanaganMovie
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004The Queen of Sheba's Pearlsas Harold BradleyMovie
Hornblower: Duty
2003Hornblower: Dutyas WolfeMovie
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003Hornblower: Loyaltyas WolfeMovie
Spooks
2002Spooksas Patrick McCannTV
Shackleton
2002Shackletonas Frank WildTV
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Deadas Victor ColeridgeTV
Rebel Heart
2001Rebel Heartas Inspector NelsonTV
My Fragile Heart
2000My Fragile Heartas Bernard CleveMovie
McCready and Daughter
2000McCready and DaughterTV
Rebus
2000Rebusas Thomas SteeleTV
Hornblower
1998Hornbloweras WolfeTV
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998Dancing at Lughnasaas Danny BradleyMovie
Titanic Town
1998Titanic Townas TonyMovie
Close Relations
1998Close Relationsas StephenTV
Macbeth
1998Macbethas MacduffMovie
Night Train
1998Night Trainas BillyMovie
Food of Love
1997Food of Loveas LukeMovie
The Heart Surgeon
1997The Heart Surgeonas Larry DugganMovie
The Heart Surgeon
1997The Heart Surgeonas Larry DugganTV
Deacon Brodie
1997Deacon Brodieas George SmithMovie
D
1996Dah Dit DahMovie
Silent Witness
1996Silent Witnessas Colin McGrathTV
Ballykissangel
1996Ballykissangelas Sean DillonTV
Life After Life
1995Life After Lifeas Leo DoyleMovie
Family
1994Familyas Tutorial TeacherMovie
Cracker
1993Crackeras DS Jimmy BeckTV
You, Me & Marley
1992You, Me & Marleyas Father TomMovie
The Playboys
1992The Playboysas Ryan / John JoeMovie
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991Chernobyl: The Final Warningas ChernovMovie
T
1987The Magic Toyshopas FrancieMovie
T
1987The Venus de Milo Insteadas Mr. ScottMovie
Empire State
1987Empire Stateas RichardMovie
Screen Two
1985Screen Twoas Leo DoyleTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Yield
—Yieldas Eve's DadMovie
K
—KellyTV