Sean Cronin

Sean Cronin is an English actor and director who is known for taking villain roles. Born in London in 1964, he first sang with the gothic rock band The Marionettes, a group that formed in 1986, toured with Pearl Jam and Nirvana, and put out four albums during the 1990s. In 1999 he started acting with a High Priest part in The Mummy, then had minor parts in The World Is Not Enough and in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He played a villain in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation in 2015 and appeared as Max in The Antwerp Dolls. A year later he was the title villain in Kill Kane, opposite Vinnie Jones. His other casting includes Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Rendel 2: Cycle of Revenge. Cronin moved into directing with Escape to Gossau, co-directed with Michael Koltes, and later directed Give Them Wings (2021), which centers on writer Paul Hodgson.