Martin Compston: movies and TV shows
Martin Compston has 66 credits in the archive: 36 films and 30 TV series, from 1986 to 2025. Highest rated: Line of Duty (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1986 – 2025 · busiest year: 2012 (6 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Revenge Club | Calum | TV | 6.8 | 41 |
| 2025 | Fear | Martyn Berwick | TV | 5.2 | 41 |
| 2024 | Red Eye | RSO Clay Brody | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 2024 | Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling | Self | TV | 6.5 | 40 |
| 2024 | The Real Line of Duty | Narrator | TV | 6.0 | 40 |
| 2023 | The Rig | Fulmer Hamilton | TV | 6.7 | 39 |
| 2023 | Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh | Self | Film | — | 39 |
| 2022 | Remembers… | Self | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 2022 | Our House | Bram Lawson | TV | 6.3 | 38 |
| 2022 | Mayflies | Jimmy Collins | TV | 5.1 | 38 |
| 2022 | Martin Compston's Scottish Fling | Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 2021 | Vigil | Craig Burke | TV | 7.2 | 37 |
| 2020 | The Nest | Dan | TV | 6.8 | 36 |
| 2019 | The Aftermath | Burnham | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 2019 | Traces | Daniel MacAfee | TV | 6.3 | 35 |
| 2019 | Broony - Captain. Leader. Legend | Narrator | Film | — | 35 |
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Earl of Bothwell | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 2018 | Backstage At Live Aid | Midge Ure | Film | — | 34 |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Midge Ure | TV | 7.4 | 33 |
| 2017 | The Hunter's Prayer | Metzger | Film | 5.6 | 33 |
| 2016 | Victoria | Dr. Traill | TV | 7.4 | 32 |
| 2016 | In Plain Sight | Peter Manuel | TV | 6.9 | 32 |
| 2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | Chris | Film | 6.1 | 31 |
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel | Ritchie | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 2014 | Still Game: The Story So Far | Self | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 2013 | The Great Train Robbery | Roy James | TV | 6.7 | 29 |
| 2013 | Filth | Gorman | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 2013 | The Ice Cream Girls | Marcus | TV | 6.6 | 29 |
| 2013 | The Wee Man | Paul Ferris | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 2012 | Line of Duty | DS Steve Arnott | TV | 8.2 | 28 |
| 2012 | Ripper Street | Edwin Havelock | TV | 7.4 | 28 |
| 2012 | Sister | Mike | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 2012 | Strippers vs. Werewolves | Scott | Film | 3.9 | 28 |
| 2012 | When the Lights Went Out | Mr. Price | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 2012 | Piggy | Joe | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Dexter Allen | TV | 7.5 | 27 |
| 2011 | Four | Lover | Film | 2.0 | 27 |
| 2011 | How to Stop Being a Loser | Adam | Film | 5.3 | 27 |
| 2011 | Ghosted | Paul | Film | 5.2 | 27 |
| 2011 | 7lives | Rory | Film | 4.1 | 27 |
| 2010 | Five Daughters | John | TV | 6.4 | 26 |
| 2010 | Paris/Sexy | Seamus | Film | — | 26 |
| 2010 | Pimp | Zeb | Film | 4.5 | 26 |
| 2010 | SoulBoy | Joe McCain | Film | 5.8 | 26 |
| 2010 | Donkeys | Stevie Blantyre | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 2009 | The Damned United | John O'Hare | Film | 7.2 | 25 |
| 2009 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | Danny | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 2008 | Doomsday | Joshua | Film | 5.9 | 24 |
| 2008 | The New Ten Commandments | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.7 | 24 |
| 2008 | Red Mist | Sean | Film | 4.9 | 24 |
| 2007 | British Film Forever | TV | 5.5 | 23 | |
| 2007 | True North | Sean | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 2006 | Soccer Aid | Self | TV | 7.4 | 22 |
| 2006 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Mike O'Shea | Film | 6.5 | 22 |
| 2006 | Red Road | Stevie | Film | 6.5 | 22 |
| 2006 | Carry On Ken | Self | Film | — | 22 |
| 2005 | Tickets | Jamesy | Film | 6.5 | 21 |
| 2005 | Wild Country | Lee | Film | 4.9 | 21 |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Alfred Pollock | TV | 7.8 | 20 |
| 2004 | Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) | Jed | Film | 4.9 | 20 |
| 2003 | The Royal | Jeffrey Carpenter | TV | 7.8 | 19 |
| 2002 | Rockface | Jason Farinelli | TV | — | 18 |
| 2002 | Sweet Sixteen | Liam | Film | 7.0 | 18 |
| 2000 | Monarch of the Glen | Ewan Brodie | TV | 7.3 | 16 |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | DS Jason Ross | TV | 7.6 | 12 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Matty Howell | TV | 6.2 | 2 |