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