Martin Compston
Birthday: 8 May 1984, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Height: 173 cm
Martin Compston grew up in Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire. He spent his teen years going to see soccer (football) team Celtic with his brother Barry and dreamed one day he would play for them. He ...Show More
I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy Show more
I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy childhood. Hide
When I was growing up, it was the guys who were hardest at school who got the prettiest girls. It's Show more
When I was growing up, it was the guys who were hardest at school who got the prettiest girls. It's a status thing. Hide
I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. Show more
I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. But the truth is, I wasn't going to get much higher in football. At the same time, I sensed I could go somewhere in acting. I'm 28, which is young for acting, whereas in football I'd now be near the end of my career. Hide
I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes alo Show more
I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work. Hide
There was a lot of pressure on me when I was 18, 19 to move to America. I went out for a couple of w Show more
There was a lot of pressure on me when I was 18, 19 to move to America. I went out for a couple of weeks and hated it. I thought I could go out of my mind. You could really see how people could go off the rails. Hide
I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that away by doi Show more
I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that away by doing one big horrible big budget film. Hide
When I was young, running with a gang was a cool thing to do; that's how you get popular; that's how Show more
When I was young, running with a gang was a cool thing to do; that's how you get popular; that's how you get the girls. Hide
Acting has been really to good me. You end up in some wild places, and I love adventure.
Acting has been really to good me. You end up in some wild places, and I love adventure.
A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see t Show more
A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them. Hide
I've two huge German shepherds who are my boys. They're called Biscuit and Buster and I love them to Show more
I've two huge German shepherds who are my boys. They're called Biscuit and Buster and I love them to bits. They're two years old. - Interview with the BBC, 17 October 2004. Hide
The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.
The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.
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