Irish actor Ciaran Hinds to play US President in upcoming “Political Animals” By CATHY HAYES, IrishCentral Staff Writer

Ciaran Hinds, the Belfast-born actor behind the Oscar-winning short film The Shore, has been unveiled as one of the stars of an upcoming six-part miniseries on the USA Network titled Political Animals.

The new show casts Hinds as Bud Hammond, the former president of the United States who was adored by the public while in office.

Political Animals will focus on his relationship with his wife Elaine, played by Sigourney Weaver, after the pair has divorced and she now holds the position of Secretary of State after a failed presidential bid of her own. The show is an apparent mirroring of the real life political dramas of the Clinton family.


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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Ciaran Hinds is heading to Washington D.C. (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Ciaran Hinds is heading to Washington D.C.

The "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" actor will play the former president of the United States in the new summer series. The Irish actor has been tapped to star opposite Sigourney Weaver in USA Network's six-hour summer drama series, Political Animals, as the "jovial" ex-president of the United States, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

From Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark, Political Animals centers on Elaine Barrish (Weaver), a divorced former first lady and current secretary of state, who is struggling to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department.


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