Known for 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.
Born
July 20, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Filmography
40 films, 13 shows


Skintown
2026 · 1h 39m
country: Northern Ireland
1994. As Northern Ireland takes its first steps towards peace, best friends Vinny and Jonty are about to jump start their futures with the most reckless trip of their lives.


Last Sentinel
2023 · 1h 52m
country: Estonia
Set in the future on a war-ravaged Earth, four exhausted soldiers man Sentinel - a remote military base in a vast ocean that separates two warring continents. While their tour of duty ended three months ago, the relief crew still hasn't arrived and as the empty weeks turn to months, paranoia descends, testing relationships to breaking point...


Here Before
2022 · 1h 23m
country: United Kingdom
Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.


Wolf
2021 · 1h 40m
country: Ireland
Jacob, a man who believes he is a wolf trapped in a human body, is sent to a clinic by his family where he is forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of "curative" therapies at the hands of The Zookeeper. Jacob’s only solace is the enigmatic Wildcat, with whom he roams the hospital in the dead of night. The two form an improbable friendship that develops into infatuation.


Wildfire
2021 · 1h 25m
country: Ireland
The story of two sisters who grew up on the fractious Irish border. When one of them, who has been missing, finally returns home, the intense bond with her sister is re-ignited. Together they unearth their mother's past but uncovered secrets and resentments which have been buried deep, threaten to overwhelm them.


Just Johnny
2021 · 20m
country: Ireland
Maria, Dermot, and their son Johnny live in West Belfast. Their conventional, straightforward family life is jolted when Johnny tells his Mum that he wants to wear a dress for his upcoming First Holy Communion.


Lost Lives
2019 · 1h 33m
country: United Kingdom
This poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.


The Informer
2019 · 1h 49m
country: United Kingdom
In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.
Father Father
Father Father
2019 · 19m
country: United Kingdom
Father James must decide what kind of a "Father" God wants him to be?


Stalker
2019 · 20m
country: United Kingdom
In the remote Scottish Highlands an aging stalker sets his wits and grit against a poacher who is taking the heads of his best stags.


Calibre
2018 · 1h 41m
country: United Kingdom
Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.


Justice Dot Net
2018 · 1h 26m
country: Canada
Jake De Long is one of the top computer programmers in the world. Hiding in an abandoned warehouse in Luxembourg, he is working on a secret website to be launched soon. As he does, he is warned that the police have discovered his whereabouts and are about to storm in. He manages to escape and fly back to Canada, where his colleague Valérie is waiting for him to get on with their life mission: the kidnapping of four very influential personalities.


Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
2018 · 12m
country: United Kingdom
After his best friend disappears following a violent argument, a troubled marine must wrestle with his identity and guilty conscience.


Cry Rosa
2017 · 20m
country: Unknown
A music obsessed mixed-race girl questions her identity when she becomes the victim of bullying in 1980s Belfast.


Maze
2017 · 1h 33m
country: Ireland
Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.


Red Light
2017 · 12m
country: United Kingdom
About to move away for work, a kind man tries to convince his friend, a young prostitute, to stop working and run away with him - but all may not be as it seems.


Lost in London
2017 · 1h 43m
country: United Kingdom
Within the course of a night, Woody Harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in London that winds him up in prison.


Property of the State
2016 · 1h 47m
country: Unknown
A woman must deal with the devastating effects of having a murderer for a brother.


Bobby Sands: 66 Days
2016 · 1h 45m
country: Ireland
By the early 1980s, after two decades of violence and unrest, the situation in Northern Ireland took a sudden and profound turn inside the infamous Maze Prison. Seeking the right to be treated as political prisoners rather than common criminals, Irish Republicans led by Bobby Sands began a prison hunger strike that would draw international attention to the conflict. In the 66 days that he refused food, Sands would be elected to the British Parliament, put the Irish Republican struggle centre stage on the world news agenda, and pay the ultimate price for his political convictions. The film combines a powerful mosaic of archival materials, reconstructions and the illuminating accounts of former prisoners, commentators and key players in the drama. With Sands's evocative prison diary at its core, the film brings fresh insight to an iconic figure who single-handedly created a transformative moment in Ireland's history that had global aftershocks.
Fractured City
Fractured City
2016 · 25m
country: United Kingdom
Dance culture brings communities together in 1990s Belfast but there will be consequences.


My Name Is Emily
2016 · 1h 34m
country: Ireland
Packed off to a foster home after her father is institutionalized, a rebellious young Irish girl resolves to bust her dad out of the hospital where he's been confined.


The Rezort
2015 · 1h 27m
country: Belgium
The ReZort, a post apocalyptic safari, offers paying guests the opportunity to kill zombies in the wake of an outbreak.


The Survivalist
2015 · 1h 44m
country: United Kingdom
In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.


X+Y
2015 · 1h 51m
country: United Kingdom
Struggling to connect with those around him, a teenage math prodigy trains for the International Mathematical Olympiad, where a budding romance with a fellow contestant breaks through his emotional walls and teaches him that love cannot be calculated.


'71
2014 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.


Boogaloo and Graham
2014 · 14m
country: United Kingdom
In 1970s Belfast two young boys discover the facts of life, aided by the help of their pet chickens.
Magpie
Magpie
2014 · 16m
country: United Kingdom
A man lives in a forest, surviving through murder and deceit. When he finds himself drawn to two strangers, his strict code of self-preservation is put to the test.


Coward
2012 · 28m
country: United Kingdom
Coward is a 28 minute film set during World War 1 that brings to light some of the brutal treatment soldiers received for suffering what would now be known as shell-shock. It follows two cousins, Andrew and James, from their home in Northern Ireland who join the British Army to fight for their Country and make their families proud. Through their eyes we see the reality of life on the front lines.


Jump
2012 · 1h 24m
country: United Kingdom
The lives of four twenty-somethings collide one fateful New Year's Eve in this twisty, blackly comic crime thriller set amidst the ancient walls of Derry, Northern Ireland, in a night of fast talk, accidents and intrigue. Johnny, a small-time crook, and Marie, a dissatisfied shop assistant, are both looking for a fresh start. Greta is on the verge of taking her own life and Pearse has a bounty on his head for asking difficult questions about his missing brother Eddie Kelly. As the clock ticks down to midnight and the night's events expertly fall into place, Jump weaves an existential portrait of the characters' lives as their hopes, fears and secrets are revealed


Shadow Dancer
2012 · 1h 41m
country: France
In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.


The Back of Beyond
2012 · 26m
country: United Kingdom
Petesy feels trapped in his dead-end job until smart-talking Gabriel arrives and offers him a way out.


Whole Lotta Sole
2011 · 1h 34m
country: United Kingdom
In a misguided attempt to protect his family and pay back gambling debts to the local Mobster, Jimbo robs a fish market, which is coincidentally owned by the same Mobster. On the run, Jimbo is cornered in a local curio shop, where he takes hostage an assortment of colourful characters, including a man who may be his illegitimate father. Surrounded by the Police, the SAS and the Mobster's crew, the young man must find a way out of his precarious predicament with the help of his oddball captives.


Killing Bono
2011 · 1h 55m
country: Ireland
The true story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.


Hollow
2010 · 20m
country: United Kingdom
Award winning director Rob Sorrenti's latest short film 'Hollow' is a sensitive observation about the nature of addiction.


Clash of the Titans
2010 · 1h 46m
country: United States
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
Scapegoat
Scapegoat
2009 · 1h
country: Ireland
This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family. Told in superb period detail, Scapegoat contains a combustible mix of sex, class, bogus respectability and dark domestic secrets


Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne
2009 · 1h 30m
country: Ireland
Born in London to single mum Bridget, Austin Byrne returns with her to her hometown in Ireland as a very young boy and learns that, from family to neighbours to the Church, no-one has a good word to say about either of them.


My Boy Jack
2007 · 1h 33m
country: United Kingdom
Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI.


Closing the Ring
2007 · 1h 58m
country: Canada
During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
You Looking at Me?
You Looking at Me?
2003 · 1h 15m
country: Northern Ireland
Sparks fly in this upbeat and funny film about the lives of Mei, Kenny, Ciaran, and Niamh, four young people coping with a tangle of friendships, family life, and local politics in Belfast. Mei, a local Chinese girl, finds that falling in love with Kenny, a Protestant boy, is far from simple as they try to negotiate their way through their cultural differences. Complications arise for both of them when their relationship overlaps with that of Ciaran and Niamh from the Catholic Falls Road. Matters finally come to a head in a frightening confrontation which severely tests cross-community relations. This ‘made for schools’ drama explores the narrow ground of conflicting loyalties, identities and family traditions. Shining through is the Belfast humour – sometimes unforgiving, but more often full of warmth and humanity. The film is scored by John O’Neill of the Undertones.