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Martin McCann

Acting Born Jul 20, 1983 Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Vera

as Jack Madden

Republic of Doyle

as Rory Bryne

Ripper Street

as Michael Donovan

The Pacific

as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin

Hostage

as John Shagan
Film

Clash of the Titans

as Phaedrus

Full filmography

  • Vera (2011) as Jack Madden
  • Republic of Doyle (2010) as Rory Bryne
  • Ripper Street (2012) as Michael Donovan
  • The Pacific (2010) as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin
  • Hostage (2025) as John Shagan
  • Clash of the Titans (2010) as Phaedrus
  • Blue Lights (2023) as Stevie Neil
  • Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012) as Conor McCann
  • Storyland (2009) as Mr McNally
  • The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) as Renquist
  • On the Edge (2018) as Keon
  • Trespasses (2025) as Eamonn
  • The Informer (2019) as Riley
  • Last Sentinel (2023) as Baines
  • X+Y (2014) as Michael Ellis
  • '71 (2014) as Paul Haggerty
  • Death and Nightingales (2018) as Frank Blessing
  • Shadow Dancer (2012) as Brendan
  • Lost in London (2017) as Paddy
  • My Boy Jack (2007) as Bowe
  • Whole Lotta Sole (2011) as Jimbo
  • Calibre (2018) as Marcus
  • The Rezort (2015) as Lewis
  • The Survivalist (2015) as The Survivalist