---
name: "Martin McCann"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/martin-mccann"
fi1m_id: "martin-mccann"
imdb_id: "nm0564901"
tmdb_id: 76104
wikidata_id: "Q1764773"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 July 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-21T04:29:27.076679+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Martin McCann

## Identity

Martin McCann

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/martin-mccann
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** martin-mccann
- **IMDb ID:** nm0564901
- **TMDB ID:** 76104
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1764773
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_McCann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764773, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564901/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76104

Actor. Born 20 July 1983 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 July 1983, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 69 (5), 2020s 75 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, War & Politics 3, Action 2, Thriller 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $496m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_McCann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764773, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564901/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76104

## Coming up

- *Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms* (2026-12-25), as Tommy Moffat — [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife-sisters-in-arms.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Blue Lights*](https://film.one/tv/blue-lights.md) (82), [*'71*](https://film.one/film/71.md) (82)
- **AMC+:** [*The Survivalist*](https://film.one/film/the-survivalist.md) (77)
- **Tubi:** [*Lost in London*](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md) (68)
- **Netflix:** [*Hostage*](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Martin McCann is a Northern Irish actor born on 20 July 1983 in Belfast. He began his career in stage productions in Northern Ireland before making his feature film debut in *Closing the Ring* (2007), directed by Richard Attenborough.

McCann is known for film roles including Paul Haggerty in *'71* (2014), Marcus in *Calibre* (2018) and the title character in *The Survivalist* (2015). On television he plays Stevie Neil in the BBC series *Blue Lights* (2023–), John Shagan in the Netflix miniseries *Hostage* (2025) and Eamonn Lavery in *Trespasses* (2025). In 2011 he won the IFTA for best lead actor in a feature film for *Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne*. He is a patron of the charity YouthAction Northern Ireland.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Hostage* (2025), Fi1m 64, as John Shagan — [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *Trespasses* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Eamonn Lavery — [page](https://film.one/tv/trespasses.md)
- *Blue Lights* (2023), Fi1m 82, as Stevie Neil — [page](https://film.one/tv/blue-lights.md)
- *Lost in London* (2017), Fi1m 68, as Paddy — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md)
- *The Survivalist* (2015), Fi1m 77, as The Survivalist — [page](https://film.one/film/the-survivalist.md)
- *'71* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Paul Haggerty — [page](https://film.one/film/71.md)
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), Fi1m 43, as Phaedrus — [page](https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010.md)
- *The Pacific* (2010), Fi1m 74, as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms* (2026), series, as Tommy Moffat — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife-sisters-in-arms.md)
- *Skintown* (2026), Actor
- *Trespasses* (2025), series, as Eamonn Lavery — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/trespasses.md)
- *Hostage* (2025), series, as John Shagan — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *Blue Lights* (2023), series, as Stevie Neil — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/blue-lights.md)
- *Last Sentinel* (2023), as Baines
- *Here Before* (2022), as Chris
- *Wolf* (2021), as Dr. Sullivan
- *Wildfire* (2021), as Sean
- *Just Johnny* (2021), as Dermot
- *The Informer* (2019), as Riley
- *Father Father* (2019), Actor
- *Stalker* (2019), as Simon
- *Death and Nightingales* (2018), series, as Frank Blessing
- *On the Edge* (2018), series, as Keon
- *Calibre* (2018), as Marcus
- *Justice Dot Net* (2018), as Jake De Long
- *Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea* (2018), as Paddy
- *Cry Rosa* (2017), as Mr. McNally
- *Maze* (2017), as Oscar
- *Red Light* (2017), as Ben
- *Lost in London* (2017), as Paddy — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md)
- *Property of the State* (2016), as Finbar
- *Bobby Sands: 66 Days* (2016), as Bobby Sands (voice)
- *Fractured City* (2016), Actor
- *My Name Is Emily* (2016), as Swimming Teacher
- *The Frankenstein Chronicles* (2015), series, as Renquist
- *The Rezort* (2015), as Lewis
- *The Survivalist* (2015), as The Survivalist — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-survivalist.md)
- *X+Y* (2015), as Michael Ellis
- *'71* (2014), as Paul Haggerty — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/71.md)
- *Boogaloo and Graham* (2014), as Vater
- *Magpie* (2014), as The Trickster
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, as Michael Donovan — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *Coward* (2012), as Andrew
- *Jump* (2012), as Pearse Kelly
- *Titanic: Blood and Steel* (2012), series, as Conor McCann
- *Shadow Dancer* (2012), as Brendan
- *The Back of Beyond* (2012), as Gabriel
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Jack Madden — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Whole Lotta Sole* (2011), as Jimbo
- *Killing Bono* (2011), as Bono
- *Hollow* (2010), as Marcus
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), as Phaedrus — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010.md)
- *The Pacific* (2010), series, as Cpl. R.V. Burgin, Sgt. R.V. Burgin — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)
- *Republic of Doyle* (2010), series, as Rory Bryne
- *Scapegoat* (2009), as Iain Hay Gordon
- *Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne* (2009), as Occi
- *Storyland* (2009), series, as Mr McNally
- *My Boy Jack* (2007), as Bowe
- *Closing the Ring* (2007), as Jimmy
- *You Looking at Me?* (2003), as Martin
- *The Way of the Wind*, as Marcellus
- *The Fight*, as Edward

## Gallery

- ![Martin McCann](https://film.one/media/person/23606/gallery-01432b64d948.jpg) Martin McCann — Martinmccann83, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Martin_McCann_040_La.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Martin McCann](https://film.one/media/person/23606/gallery-7301894bbdf4.jpg) Martin McCann — Image via TMDB

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