---
name: "Lorcan Cranitch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lorcan-cranitch"
fi1m_id: "lorcan-cranitch"
imdb_id: "nm0186475"
tmdb_id: 42565
wikidata_id: "Q5613012"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 August 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T14:01:32.595468+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lorcan Cranitch

## Identity

Lorcan Cranitch

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lorcan-cranitch
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lorcan-cranitch
- **IMDb ID:** nm0186475
- **TMDB ID:** 42565
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5613012
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorcan_Cranitch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5613012, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186475/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42565

Actor. Born 28 August 1959 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 August 1959, Dublin, Ireland
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 85 (1), 2000s 82 (1), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorcan_Cranitch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5613012, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186475/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42565

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Cracker*](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lorcan Cranitch is an Irish actor born in Dublin on 28 August 1959. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and began his career on stage and in British television.

He became known for his role as DS Jimmy Beck in the series *Cracker* (1993–1995). Other television credits include Erastes Fulmen in *Rome* (2005), roles in *Spooks* (2002), *The Last Kingdom* (2015), *Fortitude* (2015), *Vera* (2011), *Death in Paradise* (2011), *The Crown* (2016) and *Les Misérables* (2018). Film appearances include *Love, Rosie* (2014).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Trespasses* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Sergeant Reid — [page](https://film.one/tv/trespasses.md)
- *Rome* (2005), Fi1m 82, as Erastes Fulmen — [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, as DS Jimmy Beck — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World* (2026), as Michael Flaherty
- *The Three Urns* (2026), as Liam
- *Cooper & Fry* (2025), series, as DI Paul Hitchens
- *Trespasses* (2025), series, as Sergeant Reid — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/trespasses.md)
- *Leonard and Hungry Paul* (2025), series, as Peter
- *A Greyhound of a Girl* (2023), as Male Judge (voice)
- *Tarrac* (2023), as Bear
- *Ghosts* (2023), as Jacob Engstrand
- *Lakelands* (2023), Actor
- *LOLA* (2023), as Major. General Norbury
- *Aisha* (2022), as Peter Flood
- *Róise & Frank* (2022), as Donncha
- *Burn It All* (2022), as M. Barrett
- *Magpie Murders* (2022), series, as Sir Magnus Pye / Max Ryeland
- *Christmas at Castle Hart* (2021), as Patrick
- *Bloodlands* (2021), series, as DCS Jackie Twomey
- *Herself* (2020), as Michael
- *Drifting* (2020), as Diarmuid
- *The Dig* (2019), as Sean McKenna
- *Les Misérables* (2018), series, as Chief Inspector, Prefect of Police
- *Rig 45* (2018), series, as Adam
- *Take Me Swimming* (2017), as Interviewer
- *Acceptable Risk* (2017), series, as CS James Nulty
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Commissioner Stevens — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *My Life for Ireland* (2016), as Pump man
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, as Father Selbix — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md)
- *Code of a Killer* (2015), series, as DI Alan Madden
- *Fortitude* (2015), series, as DI Littlejohn
- *The Legend of Longwood* (2014), as Lance Wicklow
- *Love, Rosie* (2014), as Dennis Dunne
- *The Crimson Field* (2014), series, as Sergeant Aloysius McCafferty
- *Moonfleet* (2013), series, Actor
- *The Food Guide to Love* (2013), as Eddie
- *1916 Seachtar Dearmadta* (2013), series, as James Connolly
- *Atlantis* (2013), series, as Cilix
- *Flying Blind* (2013), as Duncan Morehouse
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Tosh Walker
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Roy Brewer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Paradox* (2009), series, as Simon Manning
- *Best: His Mother's Son* (2009), as Dickie Best
- *Law & Order: UK* (2009), series, Actor
- *God on Trial* (2008), as Blockaltester
- *Summer of the Flying Saucer* (2008), as Ciaran
- *The Palace* (2008), series, as Jonty Roberts
- *The Dead Peasants Society* (2007), as Patrick Cunningham
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Liam Cullen
- *The Play's the Thing* (2006), series, Actor
- *Rome* (2005), series, as Erastes Fulmen — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Omagh* (2005), as Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan
- *The Queen of Sheba's Pearls* (2004), as Harold Bradley
- *Hornblower: Duty* (2003), as Wolfe
- *Hornblower: Loyalty* (2003), as Wolfe
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Patrick McCann — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Shackleton* (2002), series, as Frank Wild
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Victor Coleridge
- *McCready and Daughter* (2001), series, Actor
- *Rebel Heart* (2001), series, as Inspector Nelson
- *My Fragile Heart* (2000), as Bernard Cleve
- *Rebus* (2000), series, as Thomas Steele
- *Hornblower* (1998), series, as Wolfe
- *Dancing at Lughnasa* (1998), as Danny Bradley
- *Titanic Town* (1998), as Tony
- *Close Relations* (1998), series, as Stephen
- *Macbeth* (1998), as Macduff
- *Night Train* (1998), as Billy
- *Food of Love* (1997), as Luke
- *The Heart Surgeon* (1997), series, as Larry Duggan
- *The Heart Surgeon* (1997), as Larry Duggan
- *Deacon Brodie* (1997), as George Smith
- *Dah Dit Dah* (1996), Actor
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Colin McGrath, D.S. Mansfield
- *Ballykissangel* (1996), series, as Sean Dillon
- *Life After Life* (1995), as Leo Doyle
- *Family* (1994), as Tutorial Teacher
- *Cracker* (1993), series, as DS Jimmy Beck — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *You, Me & Marley* (1992), as Father Tom
- *The Playboys* (1992), as Ryan / John Joe
- *Chernobyl: The Final Warning* (1991), as Chernov
- *Parnell & the Englishwoman* (1991), series, as Timothy Healy
- *The Magic Toyshop* (1987), as Francie
- *The Venus de Milo Instead* (1987), as Mr. Scott
- *Empire State* (1987), as Richard
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Leo Doyle
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Kelly*, series, Actor
- *Yield*, as Eve's Dad

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