Hinds is picking up rave reviews

"I don't see myself following in the footsteps of Liam, Pierce and Gabriel. I'm not driven by ambition to be a star. I'm just a spinner of other people's stories", says Ciaran Hinds.

Don't talk stardom with Belfast-born Ciaran Hinds and don’t talk heart-throb status; he's made a name for himself as a quality actor but when it comes to his growing reputation as a screen sex symbol the 50-year-old greets the very idea with a laugh.

"I don't see myself following in the footsteps of Liam, Pierce and Gabriel. I'm not driven by ambition to be a star. I'm just a spinner of other people's stories.