Martin McCann

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.

Known For

Vera

Republic of Doyle

The Pacific

Ripper Street

Blue Lights

Clash of the Titans

Titanic: Blood and Steel

Hostage

All Movies (41)

• Last Sentinel2023 · as Baines
• Here Before2022 · as Chris
• Wolf2021 · as Dr. Sullivan
• Wildfire2021 · as Sean
• Just Johnny2021 · as Dermot
• Lost Lives2019 · as Self (voice)
• The Informer2019 · as Riley
• Father Father2019
• Stalker2019 · as Simon
• Calibre2018 · as Marcus
• Justice Dot Net2018 · as Jake De Long
• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea2018 · as Paddy
• Cry Rosa2017 · as Mr. McNally
• Maze2017 · as Oscar
• Red Light2017 · as Ben
• Lost in London2017 · as Paddy
• Property of the State2016 · as Finbar
• Bobby Sands: 66 Days2016 · as Bobby Sands (voice)
• Fractured City2016
• My Name Is Emily2016 · as Swimming Teacher
• The Rezort2015 · as Lewis
• The Survivalist2015 · as The Survivalist
• '712014 · as Paul Haggerty
• Boogaloo and Graham2014 · as Vater
• Magpie2014 · as The Trickster
• X+Y2014 · as Michael Ellis
• Coward2012 · as Andrew
• Jump2012 · as Pearse Kelly
• Shadow Dancer2012 · as Brendan
• The Back of Beyond2012 · as Gabriel
• Whole Lotta Sole2011 · as Jimbo
• Killing Bono2011 · as Bono
• Hollow2010 · as Marcus
• Clash of the Titans2010 · as Phaedrus
• Scapegoat2009 · as Iain Hay Gordon
• Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne2009 · as Occi
• My Boy Jack2007 · as Bowe
• Closing the Ring2007 · as Jimmy
• You Looking at Me?2003 · as Martin
• The Fight— · as Edward
• The Way of the Wind— · as Marcellus

All TV Shows (12)

• Trespasses2025 · as Eamonn
• Hostage2025 · as John Shagan
• Blue Lights2023 · as Stevie Neil
• Death and Nightingales2018 · as Frank Blessing
• On the Edge2018 · as Keon
• The Frankenstein Chronicles2015 · as Renquist
• Ripper Street2012 · as Michael Donovan
• Titanic: Blood and Steel2012 · as Conor McCann
• Vera2011 · as Jack Madden
• The Pacific2010 · as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin
• Republic of Doyle2010 · as Rory Bryne
• Storyland2009 · as Mr McNally