Martin McCann
Martin McCann grew up with a brother and sister in the Divis Flats area of Falls Road in Belfast. In 2006 Lord Richard Attenborough cast McCann in his film after seeing him play Alex in a stage production of A Clockwork Orange. Attenborough called Spielberg and recommended McCann. He was invited to LA to audition for 'The Pacific' HBO miniseries, Attenborough sent along scenes from his film for Spielberg to view. McCann was cast in The Pacific as R.V. Burgin. In early 2010 he filmed in Belfast for the new music-comedy Killing Bono, a film about the life of one of Bono's classmates who tries to make it in the music business, only to have his failures and frustrations magnified by the continued rise U2. McCann plays the role of Bono. He has performed on stage in Ireland and on tour. In 2011 Martin won the Irish Film and Television Award for best male performance in a feature film, the nominees in the category were fellow northern Irish man Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy and Colm Meaney. Martin has become Patron of the charity YouthAction Northern Ireland.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Blue Lights as Stevie Neil
- 2023 · Last Sentinel as Baines
- 2022 · Here Before as Chris
- 2021 · Wolf as Dr. Sullivan
- 2021 · Wildfire as Sean
- 2021 · Just Johnny as Dermot
- 2019 · Lost Lives as
- 2019 · The Informer as Riley
- 2019 · Father Father as
- 2019 · Stalker as Simon
- 2018 · Death and Nightingales as Frank Blessing
- 2018 · On the Edge as Keon
- 2018 · Calibre as Marcus
- 2018 · Justice Dot Net as Jake De Long
- 2018 · Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as Paddy
- 2017 · Cry Rosa as Mr. McNally
- 2017 · Maze as Oscar
- 2017 · Red Light as Man
- 2017 · Lost in London as Paddy
- 2016 · Property of the State as Finbar
- 2016 · Bobby Sands: 66 Days as Bobby Sands (voice)
- 2016 · My Name Is Emily as Swimming Teacher
- 2015 · The Rezort as Lewis
- 2015 · The Survivalist as Survivalist
- 2014 · '71 as Paul Haggerty
- 2014 · Boogaloo and Graham as Vater
- 2014 · Magpie as The Trickster
- 2014 · X+Y as Michael Ellis
- 2012 · Ripper Street as Michael Donovan
- 2012 · Coward as Andrew
- 2012 · Jump as Pearse Kelly
- 2012 · Titanic: Blood and Steel as Conor McCann
- 2012 · Shadow Dancer as Brendan
- 2011 · Vera as Jack Madden
- 2011 · Whole Lotta Sole as Jimbo
- 2011 · Killing Bono as Bono
- 2010 · Hollow as Marcus
- 2010 · Clash of the Titans as Phaedrus
- 2010 · The Pacific as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin
- 2010 · Republic of Doyle as Rory Bryne
- 2009 · Scapegoat as Iain Hay Gordon
- 2009 · Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne as Occi
- 2007 · My Boy Jack as Bowe
- 2007 · Closing the Ring as Jimmy
- Future · The Way of the Wind as Marcellus
- Future · The Fight as Edward