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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.

Biography

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 , 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:

• A Guide to Recognising your Saints ( Jury Prize and Best Ensemble Cast at the Sundance Festival) with Michael Downey jnr has just been released in USA;
• Red Road (Jury Prize at Cannes) shot in Scotland with Kate Dickie and Tony Curran for which he has been nominated Best Supporting Actor at the Scottish Baftas;
• True North with Peter Mullan and Gary Lewis for which he has been nominated for Best Actor, British Independent Film Awards.

Filmography

• Sweet Sixteen (2002)
• Næsland (2004)
• Tickets (2005)
• Wild Country (2005)
• A Guide to Recognising Your Saints (2006)
• Red Road (2006)
• True North (2007)

Television

• Monarch of the Glen (Series 5-7, 2003-2005)

External link

• Martin Compston at the IMDB

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