Fool Me Once: Irish actor Emmet J Scanlan on his role in major new Netflix series 

Emmet J Scanlan tells Esther McCarthy about the new Netflix thriller from Harlan Coben 
Fool Me Once: Irish actor Emmet J Scanlan on his role in major new Netflix series 

Emmet J Scanlan and Michelle Keegan in Fool Me Once, on Netflix. 

He usually sports a moustache and beard, so when Emmet J Scanlan became completely clean-shaven for his latest role, many were surprised by the transformation. They included his three-year-old son - who was stunned at the change in his dad.

“It looks so different - my son was aghast when he saw me. He ran away from me!” says the Irish actor. “He asked me where my beard had gone for three weeks afterwards. He was convinced dinosaurs took it.” 

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