
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.
Acting (33 movies)

Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
2009

Closing the Ring
2007

Killing Bono
2011

Shadow Dancer
2012

Just Johnny
2021

Jump
2012

Whole Lotta Sole
2011

Coward
2012

Wolf
2021

X+Y
2014

'71
2014

Boogaloo and Graham
2014

My Boy Jack
2007

The Survivalist
2015

The Rezort
2015

Last Sentinel
2023

My Name Is Emily
2016

Lost in London
2017

Maze
2017

Hollow
2010

Red Light
2017

Calibre
2018

Bobby Sands: 66 Days
2016

The Informer
2019

Cry Rosa
2017

Property of the State
2016

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
2018

Justice Dot Net
2018

Lost Lives
2019

Stalker
2019

Wildfire
2021

Here Before
2022

Clash of the Titans
2010
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