Martin McCann
Acting
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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Martin McCann
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Filmography of
Martin McCann
Baines
... 2023
Chris
... 2022
Sean
... 2021
Dermot
... 2021
... 2019
Riley
... 2019
... 2019
Simon
... 2019
Marcus
... 2018
Jake De Long
... 2018
... 2018
Mr. McNally
... 2017
Oscar
... 2017
Man
... 2017
Paddy
... 2017
Finbar
... 2016
Voice of Bobby Sands
... 2016
Swimming Teacher
... 2016
Lewis
... 2015
Survivalist
... 2015
Paul Haggerty
... 2014
Vater
... 2014
The Trickster
... 2014
Michael Ellis
... 2014
Andrew
... 2012
Pearse Kelly
... 2012
Brendan
... 2012
Jimbo
... 2011
Bono
... 2011
Marcus
... 2010
Phaedrus
... 2010
Iain Hay Gordon
... 2009
... 2009
Bowe
... 2007
Jimmy
... 2007
Edward
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