Actor of the Week: Martin Compston

After being tortured at the end of last week’s episode and with the series finale tomorrow night, the future doesn’t look good for DS Steve Arnott in BBC2’s ‘Line of Duty’. However, the same cannot be said for rising star Martin Compston.

The Inverclyde native first shot to stardom in ‘Sweet Sixteen’, a movie shot locally to where Compston grew up. After successfully campaigning with his local council for the certificate to be lowered to enable local youngsters to learn from the mistakes of his character Liam, the actor next hit our screens as ladies man Ewan Brodie in ‘Monarch of the Glen’. Enabling Compston to use his native Scottish accent (unlike in Line of Duty) this cheeky character clearly suited the emerging actor.

Having many other TV and movie credits under his belt as well as several others lined up in post-production, the 28 year old is currently finding fame in the BBC’s new drama ‘Line of Duty’, with Arnott being one of the biggest roles Compston has had so far in his career. The brash DS has stirred up trouble within the police force, attempting to expose a corrupt cop. Despite the doubt over Arnott’s survival, the future seems bright for this talented actor and he is clearly an actor to watch out for in the next few years.

Picture from IMDB