Martin McCann
Actor
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
'71
as Paul Haggerty 2014
The Informer
as Riley 2019
Calibre
as Marcus 2018
X+Y
as Michael Ellis 2014
The Rezort
as Lewis 2015
The Survivalist
as The Survivalist 2015
Shadow Dancer
as Brendan 2012
Last Sentinel
as Baines 2023
Lost in London
as Paddy 2017
Killing Bono
as Bono 2011
Closing the Ring
as Jimmy 2007
Maze
as Oscar 2017
Wolf
as Dr. Sullivan 2021
My Boy Jack
as Bowe 2007
Whole Lotta Sole
as Jimbo 2011
Here Before
as Chris 2022