Chris Martin (Scottish actor)

Scottish actor and writer

Chris Martin

Born| 28 October 1980

Glasgow, Scotland

Alma mater| University of the West of Scotland[1]
Occupation| Actor / Writer
Years active| 2014–present
Notable work|

* River City
* Autumn Never Dies
* Open Mike
* Regrets

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’ 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

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Year  | Film  | Role  | Director(s)  | Notes

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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

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Year  | Nominated Work  | Award  | Category  | Result

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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

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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

## External links

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* Chris Martin at IMDb