Person Details

Birthday: 1983-07-20 22:47:40

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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Movie Involvements: 31

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Vera
Average
7

Vera

(2011) Jack Madden
Ripper Street
Average
7

Ripper Street

(2012) Michael Donovan
Clash of the Titans
Average
6

Clash of the Titans

(2010) Phaedrus
Last Sentinel
Average
6

Last Sentinel

(2023) Baines
Blue Lights
Average
7

Blue Lights

(2023) Stevie Neil
The Informer
Average
7

The Informer

(2019) Riley
'71
Average
7

'71

(2014) Paul Haggerty
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Average
7

Titanic: Blood and Steel

(2012) Conor McCann

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Stevie Neil
Baines
2022 Chris
2021 Dr. Sullivan
Sean
Dermot
2019 N/A
Riley
N/A
Simon
2018 Frank Blessing
Keon
Marcus
Jake De Long
Paddy
2017 Mr. McNally
Oscar
Man
Paddy
2016 Finbar
Voice of Bobby Sands
Swimming Teacher
2015 Lewis
Survivalist
2014 Paul Haggerty
Vater
The Trickster
Michael Ellis
2012 Michael Donovan
Andrew
Pearse Kelly
Conor McCann
Brendan
2011 Jack Madden
Jimbo
Bono
2010 Marcus
Phaedrus
2009 Iain Hay Gordon
Occi
2007 Bowe
Jimmy
Edward
Marcellus
Year Character Movie/Tv

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