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Martin McCann

Martin McCann

Actor · Born July 20, 1983 (43) · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 20, 1983 (43)
From
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 40% in 30 days

What are Martin McCann's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
28%
Bonds
23%
Morality
18%
Self
18%
Power
11%
Society
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 9
Ally
3 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
13
Dread
9
Joyful
4
Warm
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Martin McCann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Martin McCann's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Skintown(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Trespasses(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Eamonn

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Hostage(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as John Shagan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Lights(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · as Stevie Neil

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Last Sentinel(2023)

    as Baines

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Here Before(2021)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wolf(2021)

    as Dr. Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wildfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Sean

  • Just Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dermot

  • The Informer(2019)

    as Riley

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Father Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Simon

  • Death and Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Frank Blessing

  • On the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Keon

  • Calibre(2018)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Justice(2018)

    as Jake De Long

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Paddy

  • Cry Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mr. McNally

  • Maze(2017)

    as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Red Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ben

  • Lost in London(2017)

    as Paddy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Property of the State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Finbar

  • Bobby Sands: 66 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bobby Sands (voice)

  • Fractured City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • My Name Is Emily(2015)

    as Swimming Teacher

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Frankenstein Chronicles(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Renquist

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Rezort(2015)

    as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Survivalist(2015)

    as The Survivalist

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • '71(2014)

    as Paul Haggerty

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Boogaloo and Graham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Vater

  • Magpie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Trickster

  • A Brilliant Young Mind(2014)

    as Michael Ellis

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ripper Street(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Donovan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Coward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Andrew

  • Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pearse Kelly

  • Titanic: Blood and Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Conor McCann

  • Shadow Dancer(2012)

    as Brendan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Back of Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gabriel

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Madden

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Stand Off(2011)

    as Jimbo

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Killing Bono(2011)

    as Bono

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Marcus

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    as Phaedrus

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Pacific(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Rory Bryne

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Scapegoat(2009)

    as Iain Hay Gordon

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Occi

  • Storyland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr McNally

  • My Boy Jack(2007)

    as Bowe

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Closing the Ring(2007)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • You Looking at Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Martin

  • The Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Edward

  • The Way of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Marcellus

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 51 of them dated from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Informer (2019)

$2.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pacific (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

20032026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s36 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 5% of 19 roles
071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Martin McCann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Dark Justice (2018)

70th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Pacific (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Martin McCann's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles50–88 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles13–70 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles58–86 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles19–62 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles50–90 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Martin McCann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martin McCann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Compton Ross shares the most, 4.

Actors

Editors

Producers