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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
July 20, 1983Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
38Place of birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/3sEhagU01G49psEm9M59n8AYpIx.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rsQp6ZlVN9DFj6wcxDcwgpFrOaH.jpg)
Closing the Ring
Jimmy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jFrRBNf3wGqn7CSlDtE0syXzvNl.jpg)
Killing Bono
Bono![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ihkceEMJK4XtHXgw97ggsrE3ExP.jpg)
Shadow Dancer
Brendan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hvkTYiSEbnsJrbEQwhbglj4x7oj.jpg)
Jump
Pearse Kelly![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5YhkPG9R14UenoJMh4y37CLYqdm.jpg)
Whole Lotta Sole
Jimbo![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kBBtkmkIKoWLh7e9lWALtPf1WUb.jpg)
Coward
Andrew![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jYkfSWb9rlTTzvLclCuJwm48kbl.jpg)
X+Y
Michael Ellis![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xjorsS84euahsmGlnEEeE3LFSVZ.jpg)
'71
Paul Haggerty![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7G3sDcnsKkotYrznOeWfsNKxF5l.jpg)
Boogaloo and Graham
Vater![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hd491WgKPxeQus2LnvFbYmyUFmt.jpg)
The Survivalist
Survivalist![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oXeDhUJaOxUs1n6fHRhWVuuVBju.jpg)
The Rezort
Lewis![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mFx4GeDJoWTQnoffRwj5IcPWAOb.jpg)
My Name Is Emily
Swimming Teacher![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/z4Q6AZH6ZpcIy1QtVS2oXuzPO82.jpg)
Lost in London
Paddy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bWEF3a1qErRIjmLW0xU28zAgV9D.jpg)
Maze
Oscar![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vtAzPbkP1y6yCyAj1rRLdCJZqn6.jpg)
Hollow
Marcus![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dQit1B3Bkjp6oyOVh6nfy1Uus9c.jpg)
Red Light
Man![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gCVOQzV7Z556WnJFNeX7y8BFhyW.jpg)
Calibre
Marcus![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/25kLxS6AFsQMOBqG5dRK8Mwcz2c.jpg)
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
Voice of Bobby Sands![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pbGveUC8mk0QRkdXpERPLbMFnrg.jpg)
The Informer
Riley![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vmPXfI6MjBnQ62huFGozdpbMn3Z.jpg)
Cry Rosa
Mr. McNally