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