Martin McCann
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Vera
Jack Madden
2011
Series
The Pacific
Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin
2010
Series
Ripper Street
Michael Donovan
2012
Series
Republic of Doyle
Rory Bryne
2010
Series
Blue Lights
Stevie Neil
2023
Film
Clash of the Titans
Phaedrus
2010
Series
Hostage
John Shagan
2025
Series
Storyland
Mr McNally
2009
Film
The Informer
Riley
2019
Series
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Renquist
2015
Father Father
2019
Series
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Conor McCann
2012
Series
Trespasses
Eamonn
2025
Film
Last Sentinel
Baines
2023
Film
X+Y
Michael Ellis
2014
Series
On the Edge
Keon
2018
Film
'71
Paul Haggerty
2014
Film
Shadow Dancer
Brendan
2012
Film
Closing the Ring
Jimmy
2007
Film
Lost in London
Paddy
2017
Series
Death and Nightingales
Frank Blessing
2018
Film
Calibre
Marcus
2018
Film
My Boy Jack
Bowe
2007
Film
The Survivalist
The Survivalist
2015
Film
The Rezort
Lewis
2015
Film
My Name Is Emily
Swimming Teacher
2016
Film
Wolf
Dr. Sullivan
2021
Film
Whole Lotta Sole
Jimbo
2011
Film
Killing Bono
Bono
2011
Film
The Way of the Wind
Marcellus
Film
Maze
Oscar
2017
Film
Red Light
Ben
2017
Film
Cry Rosa
Mr. McNally
2017
Film
Boogaloo and Graham
Vater
2014
Film
Just Johnny
Dermot
2021
Film
Lost Lives
Self (voice)
2019
Film
Jump
Pearse Kelly
2012
You Looking at Me?
Martin
2003
Film
Stalker
Simon
2019
Film
Here Before
Chris
2022
Scapegoat
Iain Hay Gordon
2009
Film
Wildfire
Sean
2021
Magpie
The Trickster
2014
Film
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
Bobby Sands (voice)
2016
Film
Property of the State
Finbar
2016
Film
Justice Dot Net
Jake De Long
2018
Film
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
Occi
2009
The Fight
Edward
Film
Hollow
Marcus
2010
Film
The Back of Beyond
Gabriel
2012
Film
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Paddy
2018
Film
Coward
Andrew
2012
Fractured City
2016