Martin McCann
Acting
1983-07-20 · 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
TheatersSkintown
2026 · Movie
Trespasses
2025 · Series
Hostage
2025 · Series
Blue Lights
2023 · Series
Last Sentinel
2023 · Movie
Here Before
2022 · Movie
Wolf
2021 · Movie
Wildfire
2021 · Movie
Just Johnny
2021 · Movie
Lost Lives
2019 · Movie
The Informer
2019 · Movie
Father Father
2019 · Movie
Stalker
2019 · Movie
Death and Nightingales
2018 · Series
On the Edge
2018 · Series
Calibre
2018 · Movie
Justice Dot Net
2018 · Movie
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
2018 · Movie
Cry Rosa
2017 · Movie
Maze
2017 · Movie
Red Light
2017 · Movie
Lost in London
2017 · Movie
Property of the State
2016 · Movie
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
2016 · Movie
Fractured City
2016 · Movie
My Name Is Emily
2016 · Movie
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015 · Series
The Rezort
2015 · Movie
The Survivalist
2015 · Movie
'71
2014 · Movie
Boogaloo and Graham
2014 · Movie
Magpie
2014 · Movie
X+Y
2014 · Movie
Ripper Street
2012 · Series
Coward
2012 · Movie
Jump
2012 · Movie
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012 · Series
Shadow Dancer
2012 · Movie
The Back of Beyond
2012 · Movie
Vera
2011 · Series
Whole Lotta Sole
2011 · Movie
Killing Bono
2011 · Movie
Hollow
2010 · Movie
Clash of the Titans
2010 · Movie
The Pacific
2010 · Series
Republic of Doyle
2010 · Series
Scapegoat
2009 · Movie
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
2009 · Movie
Storyland
2009 · Series
My Boy Jack
2007 · Movie
Closing the Ring
2007 · Movie
You Looking at Me?
2003 · Movie
The Way of the Wind
Movie
The Fight
Movie