Martin McCann

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Martin McCann

Acting 43 July 20, 1983

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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 pla…

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Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

5.9 2010 Movie
The Pacific

The Pacific

7.8 2010 TV Show
'71

'71

6.8 2014 Movie
The Informer

The Informer

6.5 2019 Movie
Calibre

Calibre

6.5 2018 Movie
X+Y

X+Y

6.7 2015 Movie
Vera

Vera

7.4 2011 TV Show
Ripper Street

Ripper Street

7.4 2012 TV Show
The Rezort

The Rezort

5.5 2015 Movie
The Survivalist

The Survivalist

6.2 2015 Movie
Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

5.9 2012 Movie
Last Sentinel

Last Sentinel

5.3 2023 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms

    TV show Tommy Moffat

  2. 2026
    Skintown

    Movie

  3. 2025
    Trespasses

    TV show Eamonn Lavery

  4. 2025
    Hostage

    TV show John Shagan

  5. 2023
    Blue Lights

    TV show Stevie Neil

  6. 2023
    Last Sentinel

    Movie Baines

  7. 2022
    Here Before

    Movie Chris

  8. 2021
    Wolf

    Movie Dr. Sullivan

  9. 2021
    Wildfire

    Movie Sean

  10. 2021
    Just Johnny

    Movie Dermot

  11. 2019
    Lost Lives

    Movie Self (voice)

  12. 2019
    The Informer

    Movie Riley

  13. 2019
    Father Father

    Movie

  14. 2019
    Stalker

    Movie Simon

  15. 2018
    Death and Nightingales

    TV show Frank Blessing

  16. 2018
    On the Edge

    TV show Keon

More credits
  1. 2018
    Calibre

    Movie Marcus

  2. 2018
    Justice Dot Net

    Movie Jake De Long

  3. 2018
    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Movie Paddy

  4. 2017
    Cry Rosa

    Movie Mr. McNally

  5. 2017
    Maze

    Movie Oscar

  6. 2017
    Red Light

    Movie Ben

  7. 2017
    Lost in London

    Movie Paddy

  8. 2016
    Property of the State

    Movie Finbar

  9. 2016
    Bobby Sands: 66 Days

    Movie Bobby Sands (voice)

  10. 2016
    Fractured City

    Movie

  11. 2016
    My Name Is Emily

    Movie Swimming Teacher

  12. 2015
    The Frankenstein Chronicles

    TV show Renquist

  13. 2015
    The Rezort

    Movie Lewis

  14. 2015
    The Survivalist

    Movie The Survivalist

  15. 2015
    X+Y

    Movie Michael Ellis

  16. 2014
    '71

    Movie Paul Haggerty

  17. 2014
    Boogaloo and Graham

    Movie Vater

  18. 2014
    Magpie

    Movie The Trickster

  19. 2012
    Ripper Street

    TV show Michael Donovan

  20. 2012
    Coward

    Movie Andrew

  21. 2012
    Jump

    Movie Pearse Kelly

  22. 2012
    Titanic: Blood and Steel

    TV show Conor McCann

  23. 2012
    Shadow Dancer

    Movie Brendan

  24. 2012
    The Back of Beyond

    Movie Gabriel