
Acting
Born July 20, 1983 · 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.

Last Sentinel
2023

Here Before
2022

Wolf
2021

Wildfire
2021

Just Johnny
2021

Lost Lives
2019

The Informer
2019
Father Father
2019

Stalker
2019

Calibre
2018

Justice Dot Net
2018

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
2018

Cry Rosa
2017

Maze
2017

Red Light
2017

Lost in London
2017

Property of the State
2016

Bobby Sands: 66 Days
2016
Fractured City
2016

My Name Is Emily
2016

The Rezort
2015

The Survivalist
2015

'71
2014

Boogaloo and Graham
2014
Magpie
2014

X+Y
2014

Coward
2012

Jump
2012

Shadow Dancer
2012

Whole Lotta Sole
2011

Killing Bono
2011

Hollow
2010

Clash of the Titans
2010
Scapegoat
2009

Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
2009

My Boy Jack
2007

Closing the Ring
2007