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Martin Compston

Scottish actor

United Kingdom · b. 1984

Arts and letters

Born in Greenock, Martin Compston, 37, played professional football as a teenager. He was cast in Ken Loach’s film Sweet Sixteen, and won most promising newcomer at the 2002 British Independent Film Awards. Since 2012 he has played Steve Arnott in the BBC drama Line of Duty. His other television work includes Vigil and Our House, a new thriller starting on ITV on 7 March. He is married with a son, and has homes in Las Vegas and Scotland.

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Question Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? Money & investment read 195 other answers →

An ornate carved pool table. With travelling, I’ve not had a game on it in two years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 March 2022 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work read 228 other answers →

There was a period when I did four or five terrible films. My agent said: “Don’t do them.” But it was my month’s rent for a day’s work. One time, my green room was a lorry. It started snowing and it was just me and a plastic chair in the back of an open lorry. It was pretty grim.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 March 2022 source ↗

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