Martin McCann
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 20, 1983
- Birthplace
- 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 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
The Way of the Wind TBA
as Marcellus
- The Fight
The Fight TBA
as Edward
Skintown 2026
as Kyle Brown
Last Sentinel 2023
as Baines
Here Before 2022
as Chris
Wolf 2021
as Dr. Sullivan
Wildfire 2021
as Sean
Just Johnny 2021
as Dermot
- Estate
Estate 2020
as Dan
Lost Lives 2019
as Self (voice)
The Informer 2019
as Riley
- Father Father
Father Father 2019
Actor
Stalker 2019
as Simon
Calibre 2018
as Marcus
Justice Dot Net 2018
as Jake De Long
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 2018
as Paddy
Cry Rosa 2017
as Mr. McNally
Maze 2017
as Oscar
Red Light 2017
as Ben
Lost in London 2017
as Paddy
Property of the State 2016
as Finbar
Bobby Sands: 66 Days 2016
as Bobby Sands (voice)
- Fractured City
Fractured City 2016
Actor
My Name Is Emily 2016
as Swimming Teacher
The Rezort 2015
as Lewis Evans
The Survivalist 2015
as The Survivalist
X+Y 2015
as Michael Ellis
'71 2014
as Paul Haggerty
Boogaloo and Graham 2014
as Vater
- Magpie
Magpie 2014
as The Trickster
Coward 2012
as Andrew
Jump 2012
as Pearse Kelly
Shadow Dancer 2012
as Brendan
The Back of Beyond 2012
as Gabriel
Whole Lotta Sole 2011
as Jimbo
Killing Bono 2011
as Bono
Hollow 2010
as Marcus
Clash of the Titans 2010
as Phaedrus
- Scapegoat
Scapegoat 2009
as Iain Hay Gordon
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne 2009
as Occi
My Boy Jack 2007
as Bowe
Closing the Ring 2007
as Jimmy
- You Looking at Me?
You Looking at Me? 2003
as Martin
Credits from TMDB.