Martin McCann
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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
Clash of the Titans (2010)
as Phaedrus
Shadow Dancer (2012)
as Brendan
'71 (2014)
as Paul Haggerty
The Informer (2019)
as Riley
Calibre (2018)
as Marcus
Last Sentinel (2023)
as Baines
Red Light (2017)
as Ben
X+Y (2015)
as Michael Ellis
Skintown (2026)
as Kyle Brown
Stalker (2019)
as Simon
Closing the Ring (2007)
as Jimmy
The Survivalist (2015)
as The Survivalist
Whole Lotta Sole (2011)
as Jimbo
Lost in London (2017)
as Paddy
My Boy Jack (2007)
as Bowe
Maze (2017)
as Oscar
The Rezort (2015)
as Lewis Evans
Wolf (2021)
as Dr. Sullivan
Jump (2012)
as Pearse Kelly
Killing Bono (2011)
as Bono
You Looking at Me? (2003)
as Martin
The Fight (—)
as Edward
The Way of the Wind (—)
as Marcellus
My Name Is Emily (2016)
as Swimming Teacher
The Back of Beyond (2012)
as Gabriel
Father Father (2019)
Actor
Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016)
as Bobby Sands (voice)
Boogaloo and Graham (2014)
as Vater
Cry Rosa (2017)
as Mr. McNally
Just Johnny (2021)
as Dermot
Property of the State (2016)
as Finbar
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (2009)
as Occi
Here Before (2022)
as Chris
Magpie (2014)
as The Trickster
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2018)
as Paddy
Wildfire (2021)
as Sean
Lost Lives (2019)
as Self (voice)
Justice Dot Net (2018)
as Jake De Long
Fractured City (2016)
Actor
Coward (2012)
as Andrew
Hollow (2010)
as Marcus
Scapegoat (2009)
as Iain Hay Gordon
Estate (2020)
as Dan