7.8
Movie
Acting
Lorcan Cranitch
- Born
- (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
- Credits
- 87 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.8
Movie
8.2
TV
The Crown
8.3
TV
The Last Kingdom
8.2
TV
Rome
7.4
TV
Death in Paradise
6.8
TV
Fortitude
7.4
TV
Vera
6.4
TV
Atlantis
7.7
TV
Spooks
7.3
TV
Les Misérables
7.6
TV
Lewis
6.7
Movie
Herself
6.5
Movie
LOLA
6.6
TV
Cracker
7.6
TV
Silent Witness
7.0
TV
Magpie Murders
6.8
Movie
God on Trial
6.7
TV
Bloodlands
Acting credits 87
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Yield Film | Eve's Dad |
| TBA | Kelly TV | (1 ep) |
| 2026 | National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World Film | Michael Flaherty |
| 2026 | The Three Urns Film | Liam |
| 2025 | Cooper & Fry TV | DI Paul Hitchens (4 ep) |
| 2025 | Trespasses TV | Sergeant Reid (4 ep) |
| 2025 | Leonard and Hungry Paul TV | Peter (1 ep) |
| 2023 | A Greyhound of a Girl Film | Male Judge (voice) |
| 2023 | Tarrac Film | Bear |
| 2023 | Ghosts Film | Jacob Engstrand |
| 2023 | Lakelands Film | |
| 2023 | LOLA Film | Major. General Norbury |
| 2022 | Aisha Film | Peter Flood |
| 2022 | Róise & Frank Film | Donncha |
| 2022 | Burn It All Film | M. Barrett |
| 2022 | Magpie Murders TV | Sir Magnus Pye / Max Ryeland (4 ep) |
| 2021 | Christmas at Castle Hart Film | Patrick |
| 2021 | Bloodlands TV | DCS Jackie Twomey (10 ep) |
| 2020 | Herself Film | Michael |
| 2020 | Drifting Film | Diarmuid |
| 2019 | The Dig Film | Sean McKenna |
| 2018 | Les Misérables TV | Chief Inspector, Prefect of Police (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Rig 45 TV | Adam (6 ep) |
| 2017 | Take Me Swimming Film | Interviewer |
| 2017 | Acceptable Risk TV | CS James Nulty (3 ep) |
| 2016 | The Crown TV | Commissioner Stevens (1 ep) |
| 2016 | My Life for Ireland Film | Pump man |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom TV | Father Selbix (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Code of a Killer TV | DI Alan Madden (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Fortitude TV | DI Littlejohn (11 ep) |
| 2014 | The Legend of Longwood Film | Lance Wicklow |
| 2014 | Love, Rosie Film | Dennis Dunne |
| 2014 | The Crimson Field TV | Sergeant Aloysius McCafferty (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Moonfleet TV | (2 ep) |
| 2013 | The Food Guide to Love Film | Eddie |
| 2013 | 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta TV | James Connolly (7 ep) |
| 2013 | Atlantis TV | Cilix (12 ep) |
| 2013 | Flying Blind Film | Duncan Morehouse |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise TV | Tosh Walker (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Vera TV | Roy Brewer (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Paradox TV | Simon Manning (5 ep) |
| 2009 | Best: His Mother's Son Film | Dickie Best |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK TV | (1 ep) |
| 2008 | God on Trial Film | Blockaltester |
| 2008 | Summer of the Flying Saucer Film | Ciaran |
| 2008 | The Palace TV | Jonty Roberts (8 ep) |
| 2007 | The Dead Peasants Society Film | Patrick Cunningham |
| 2007 | Lewis TV | Liam Cullen (1 ep) |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Film | Self |
| 2006 | The Play's the Thing TV | (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Rome TV | Erastes Fulmen (3 ep) |
| 2005 | Omagh Film | Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan |
| 2004 | The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Film | Harold Bradley |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Duty Film | Wolfe |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Loyalty Film | Wolfe |
| 2002 | Spooks TV | Patrick McCann (2 ep) |
| 2002 | Shackleton TV | Frank Wild (2 ep) |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead TV | Victor Coleridge (2 ep) |
| 2001 | McCready and Daughter TV | (6 ep) |
| 2001 | Rebel Heart TV | Inspector Nelson (4 ep) |