Martin Compston
| Martin Compston | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 May 1984 Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor, former professional footballer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tianna Chanel Flynn (m. 2016) |
Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor and former professional footballer. He is perhaps most well-known for his lead role as Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott in hit BBC Two crime drama Line of Duty. His other notable roles include Liam in Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen and 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 youth footballer, after leaving school he signed for local professional team Greenock Morton. He has an older brother, Barry.
On 19 June 2016, Compston married Tianna Chanel Flynn.
Compston made two appearances for Morton at the end of the 2001–2002 season, in which the 'Ton were relegated from the Scottish Football League First Division. In both matches he appeared as a substitute, and both times Morton lost 4–0, to Alloa Athletic and Queen of the South.
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. He then appeared in three films: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (Jury Prize and Best Ensemble Cast at the Sundance Festival) with Robert Downey, Jr.; Red Road (Jury Prize at Cannes), shot in Scotland with Kate Dickie and Tony Curran, for which he was nominated Best Supporting Actor at the Scottish BAFTAs; and True North with Peter Mullan and Gary Lewis, for which he was nominated as Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards.
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