Martin McCann
Born: 1983-07-20 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2026
2025
- Hostage as John Shagan
- Trespasses as Eamonn
2023
- Blue Lights as Stevie Neil
- Last Sentinel as Baines
2022
- Here Before as Chris
2021
- Wolf as Dr. Sullivan
- Just Johnny as Dermot
- Wildfire as Sean
2019
- The Informer as Riley
- Father Father
- Lost Lives as Self (voice)
- Stalker as Simon
2018
- Death and Nightingales as Frank Blessing
- Calibre as Marcus
- On the Edge as Keon
- Justice Dot Net as Jake De Long
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as Paddy
2017
- Lost in London as Paddy
- Red Light as Ben
- Maze as Oscar
- Cry Rosa as Mr. McNally
2016
- My Name Is Emily as Swimming Teacher
- Bobby Sands: 66 Days as Bobby Sands (voice)
- Property of the State as Finbar
- Fractured City
2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles as Renquist
- The Survivalist as The Survivalist
- The Rezort as Lewis
2014
- X+Y as Michael Ellis
- '71 as Paul Haggerty
- Boogaloo and Graham as Vater
- Magpie as The Trickster
2012
- Ripper Street as Michael Donovan
- Titanic: Blood and Steel as Conor McCann
- Shadow Dancer as Brendan
- Jump as Pearse Kelly
- Coward as Andrew
- The Back of Beyond as Gabriel
2011
- Vera as Jack Madden
- Whole Lotta Sole as Jimbo
- Killing Bono as Bono
2010
- The Pacific as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin
- Republic of Doyle as Rory Bryne
- Clash of the Titans as Phaedrus
- Hollow as Marcus
2009
- Storyland as Mr McNally
- Scapegoat as Iain Hay Gordon
- Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne as Occi
2007
- Closing the Ring as Jimmy
- My Boy Jack as Bowe
2003
- You Looking at Me? as Martin