Acting
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.
Filmography
Skintown
Film · 2026
Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms
Series · 2026
Hostage
Series · 2025
Trespasses
Series · 2025
Last Sentinel
Film · 2023
Blue Lights
Series · 2023
Here Before
Film · 2022
Just Johnny
Film · 2021
Wolf
Film · 2021
Wildfire
Film · 2021
The Informer
Film · 2019
Lost Lives
Film · 2019
Stalker
Film · 2019
Father Father
Film · 2019
Calibre
Film · 2018
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Film · 2018
Justice Dot Net
Film · 2018
Death and Nightingales
Series · 2018
On the Edge
Series · 2018
Lost in London
Film · 2017
Maze
Film · 2017
Red Light
Film · 2017
Cry Rosa
Film · 2017
My Name Is Emily
Film · 2016
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
Film · 2016
Property of the State
Film · 2016
Fractured City
Film · 2016
X+Y
Film · 2015
The Survivalist
Film · 2015
The Rezort
Film · 2015
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Series · 2015
'71
Film · 2014
Boogaloo and Graham
Film · 2014
Magpie
Film · 2014
Shadow Dancer
Film · 2012
Jump
Film · 2012
Coward
Film · 2012
The Back of Beyond
Film · 2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Series · 2012
Ripper Street
Series · 2012
Killing Bono
Film · 2011
Whole Lotta Sole
Film · 2011
Vera
Series · 2011
Hollow
Film · 2010
Clash of the Titans
Film · 2010
The Pacific
Series · 2010
Republic of Doyle
Series · 2010
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
Film · 2009
Scapegoat
Film · 2009
Storyland
Series · 2009
Closing the Ring
Film · 2007
My Boy Jack
Film · 2007
You Looking at Me?
Film · 2003
The Fight
Film
The Way of the Wind
Film