Chris Martin (Scottish actor)

Chris Martin is a Scottish actor and writer. He is best known for the role of Paul Brennan in River City[2] and as Michael in Open Mike in which he was nominated for the Best Actor accolade at the 2016 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards.[3][4] He also appeared as Callaghan in the short film Autumn Never Dies.

Chris Martin
Born28 October 1980
Glasgow, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of the West of Scotland[1]
OccupationActor / Writer
Years active2014–present
Notable work

Chris’ writing credits include Open Mike and Regrets with his third short film in pre-production as well as collaborating on several other forthcoming projects including a documentary based around Muay Thai.

Filmography
Year Film Role Director(s) Notes
2014 K'Nibble Newscaster Andrew Dobbie Short Film
Bye Dr. James Main Andrew Dobbie
Tobias Erdmann		 Short Film
2015 Open Mike Michael Tobias Erdmann Short Film
Flux Marko / Highlander Antony Scott Feature Film
2016 River City Paul Brennan Jim Shields TV series
2017 Devourer Jack Ricky Hughes Short Film
2018 Regrets N/A AJ Sykes Producer / Writer
2020 Autumn Never Dies Agent Johnson Chris Quick Short Film

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated Work Award Category Result
2016 Open Mike British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards Best Actor Nominated
2016 Open Mike Portsmouth International Film Festival[5] Best Actor Won
2022 Autumn Never Dies Scotland International Festival of Cinema [6] Best Ensemble Cast in a Featurette
(Shared with All Cast)		 Nominated

References
  1. University Of West Of Scotland Post Regarding Martins Nomination
  2. BBC River City Episode Guide
  3. British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards Full List of Winners & Nominations 2016
  4. "Bafta Scotland unveil New Talent Award shortlists for 2016". Herald Scotland. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. "Portsmouthfilmfest.co.uk".
  6. SIFC Announcement
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