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Martin Compston www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk Martin Compston Talent Representation Telephone Alexander Cooke +44 (0) 20 7636 1221 [email protected], Address saff[email protected] Hamilton Hodell, 20 Golden Square London, W1F 9JL, United Kingdom Film Title Role Director Production Company Focus Features/Working Title MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Earl Of Bothwell Josie Rourke Films Scott Free Productions/Fox THE AFTERMATH Burnham James Kent Searchlight Pictures SCOTTISH MUSSEL Ritchie Talulah Riley Unstoppable Entertainment HUNTER'S PRAYER Metzger Jonathan Mostow FilmEngine Sigma Films/Trinity Works THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON Chris Robert Carlyle Entertainment FILTH Gorman Jon S Baird Lithium Pictures SISTER Mike Ursula Meier Vega Film THE WEE MAN Paul Ferris Ray Burdis Wee Man Ltd Nominated for the Best Film Actor Award, Scottish BAFTA Awards, 2013 PIGGY Joe Kieron Hawks Fullwel 73 Ltd L'ENFANT D'EN HAUT Mike Ursula Meier ARCHIPEL 35 GHOSTED Paul Craig Viverous Motion Picture House Winner of the Best Actor Award, Torino Film Festival, 2011 FOUR Lover John Langridge Oh My! Productions THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED Danny J Blakeson CinemaNX Films SOULBOY Joe McCain Shimmy Marcus Dreamfinder Productions THE DAMNED UNITED John O'Hare Tom Hooper The Damned United Ltd DONKEYS Stevie Morag McKinnon Sigma Films/Zentropa FREAKDOG Sean Paddy Breathnatch Generator Entertainment DOOMSDAY Joshua Neil Marshall Rogue Pictures RED ROAD Nominated for the Best Performance In A Supporting Role Award, British Independent Stevie Andrea Arnold Sigma Films/Zentropa Film Awards, 2006 TRUE NORTH Sean Steve Hudson Beyond Films Nominated for the Best Actor Award, BAFTA Awards Scotland, 2006 A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS Winner of the Best Actor Award (Shared with Shia LaBeouf & Channing Tatum), Gijon Mike Dito Montiel Xingu Films Film Festival, 2006 Winner of Best Ensemble Performance, Sundance Film Festival, 2006 WILD COUNTRY Lee Craig Strachan Gabriel Films TICKETS Jamesy Ken Loach 16 Films NICELAND Jed Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Zikzak Films SWEET SIXTEEN Winner of the Best Actor In A Feature Film Award, BAFTA Awards Scotland, 2002 Winner of the Most Promising Newcomer Award, British Independent Film Awards, 2002 Winner of the Young Actor Of The Year Award, McEwans Scottish People's Film Festival, 2002 Liam Maguire Ken Loach 16 Films Winner of the Best British Newcomer Award, Critics Circle Awards, 2003 Nominated for the Best Newcomer Award, Empire Awards, 2003 Nominated for the European Actor Of 2002 Award, European Film Academy, 2002 Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Cannes Film Festival 2002 Nominated for the Best Actor Award, European Film Festival, 2002 Television Title Role Director Production Company Andy De Emmony/Simen THE NEST Dan Studio Lambert/BBC Alsvik TRACES Daniel Macafee Rebecca Gatward/Mary Nighy Red Productions/Alibi VICTORIA Dr. Traill Jim Loach ITV/Mammoth Screen IN PLAIN SIGHT Peter Manuel John Strickland ITV Nominated for the Best Actor (Television) Award, BAFTA Scotland Awards, 2017 DEATH IN PARADISE Series 5 Dexter Roger Simonsz Red Planet/BBC RIPPER STREET Series 3 Edwin Havelook Anthony Byrne BBC SILENT WITNESS Series 17 DS Jason Ross Craig Viveiros BBC THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY Roy James Julian Jarrold BBC ICE CREAM GIRLS Marcus Dan Zeff ITV LINE OF DUTY Series 1-5 DCI Arnott Various BBC Nominated for the Best Actor Award, TVChoice Awards, 2013 FIVE DAUGHTERS Jon Phillipa Lowthorpe BBC LAST NIGHT AT THE TAVERN Jamie Patsi MacKensie BBC/Sorbier/BBC Alba MONARCH OF THE GLEN Series 5, 6 & 7 Ewan Various BBC/Ecosse CASUALTY Series 18, Episode 33 Matty Marc Jobst BBC ROCKFACE Jason Various Union Pictures/BBC THE ROYAL Jeffrey Carpenter Paul Duane Yorkshire TV Short Film Title Role Director Production Company HIT AND RUN Daz Al Mackay Steel Mill Productions VILLAGE ON THE ROOF Allen Nick Farr Kickabout Films PARIS/SEXY Seamus Ruth Paxton Digicult Ltd Skills Skills SPORT: Football, Swimming, Cycling OTHER: Full Clean Driving Licence, Qualified for a Moped Characteristics Characteristic Info Height 5'8" Hair Brown Eyes Brown [email protected] +44 (0) 20 7636 1221.
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