Chris Martin (Scottish actor)
# 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 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. 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

| Year | Film | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | K'Nibble | Newscaster | Andrew Dobbie | Short Film |
| 2014 | Bye | Dr. James Main | Andrew Dobbie Tobias Erdmann | Short Film |
| 2015 | Open Mike | Michael | Tobias Erdmann | Short Film |
| 2015 | 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 | Best Actor | Won |
| 2022 | Autumn Never Dies | Scotland International Festival of Cinema | Best Ensemble Cast in a Featurette (Shared with All Cast) | Nominated |
