Cast & creator
Martin McCann
Best known for Vera, The Pacific, Blue Lights
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.
42
film credits
13
television credits
55
2003–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (55)
Showing 55 of 55 credits
Vera
Jack Madden
2011
The Pacific
Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin
2010
Blue Lights
Stevie Neil
2023
Republic of Doyle
Rory Bryne
2010
Ripper Street
Michael Donovan
2012
Clash of the Titans
Phaedrus
2010
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Renquist
2015
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Conor McCann
2012
Hostage
John Shagan
2025
The Informer
Riley
2019
Storyland
Mr McNally
2009
Trespasses
Eamonn Lavery
2025
Last Sentinel
Baines
2023
On the Edge
Keon
2018
Death and Nightingales
Frank Blessing
2018
'71
Paul Haggerty
2014
X+Y
Michael Ellis
2015
Closing the Ring
Jimmy
2007
Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms
Tommy Moffat
2026
Lost in London
Paddy
2017
Shadow Dancer
Brendan
2012
The Survivalist
The Survivalist
2015
Calibre
Marcus
2018
The Rezort
Lewis Evans
2015
My Name Is Emily
Swimming Teacher
2016
The Way of the Wind
Marcellus
Whole Lotta Sole
Jimbo
2011
Wolf
Dr. Sullivan
2021
Maze
Oscar
2017
Skintown
Kyle Brown
2026
My Boy Jack
Bowe
2007
Jump
Pearse Kelly
2012
Lost Lives
Self (voice)
2019
Killing Bono
Bono
2011
Cry Rosa
Mr. McNally
2017
Stalker
Simon
2019You Looking at Me?
Martin
2003
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
Occi
2009
Red Light
Ben
2017
Property of the State
Finbar
2016
Here Before
Chris
2022Father Father
2019
Justice Dot Net
Jake De Long
2018The Fight
Edward
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
Bobby Sands (voice)
2016
Just Johnny
Dermot
2021
Boogaloo and Graham
Vater
2014
Wildfire
Sean
2021
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Paddy
2018
The Back of Beyond
Gabriel
2012Magpie
The Trickster
2014Scapegoat
Iain Hay Gordon
2009
Coward
Andrew
2012Fractured City
2016
Hollow
Marcus
2010