8 May 1984 (1984-05-08) (age 24)
Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
Martin Compston Trivia -
N/A
Martin Compston Detailed Biography -
Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor. He is perhaps most notable for his role as Liam in Sweet Sixteen, and for his role as Ewan Brodie in Monarch of the Glen.
Compston was born and brought up in Greenock, Inverclyde, and attended St. Columba's High School in neighbouring Gourock. A promising footballer, after leaving school he signed for local professional team Greenock Morton, but decided to give up the sport after his acting career developed.
Having never acted before, he successfully auditioned for the lead role in Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen, which was being filmed locally. The film's success at the Cannes Film Festival gave him instant celebrity status in Scotland. His subsequent film career was comparatively low key as he wanted to "serve his apprenticeship" with a regular role in the BBC TV drama serial Monarch of the Glen. His hard work seems to have paid off as he has three films coming out:
More recently Martin made a cameo appearance in small budget webseries 'Night is Day'. He also reportedly auditioned for the role of Scotty in the new Star Trek film, but the role ultimately went to Simon Pegg.
