Martin McCann
Martin McCann
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Nathalie Biancheri
Writers: Nathalie Biancheri,
Cast: Darragh Shannon, Eileen Walsh, Fionn O'Shea, George MacKay, Helen Behan, Karise Yansen, Lily-Rose Depp, Lola Petticrew, Martin McCann, Paddy Considine,
Director: Morgan Matthews
Writers: Morgan Matthews,
Cast: Alex Lawther, Alexa Davies, Asa Butterfield, Eddie Marsan, Jake Davies, Jo Yang, Martin McCann, Orion Lee, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins,
Director: James Marsh
Writers: Tom Bradby,
Cast: Aidan Gillen, Andrea Riseborough, Brid Brennan, Clive Owen, David Wilmot, Domhnall Gleeson, Gillian Anderson, Maria Laird, Martin McCann, Stuart Graham,
Director: Terry George
Writers: Terry George,
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Colm Meaney, Conor MacNeill, David O'Hara, Frankie McCafferty, Martin McCann, Mary McCrossan, Michael Legge, Rupert Wickham, Yaya DaCosta,
Director: Nick Hamm
Writers: Simon Maxwell,
Cast: Ben Barnes, Hugh O'Conor, Justine Waddell, Krysten Ritter, Luke Treadaway, Martin McCann, Pete Postlethwaite, Peter Serafinowicz, Ralph Brown, Robert Sheehan,