Born in 1984 in the scottish town of greenock, martin compston spent his. The movie was filmed in martins home area, including greenock, gourock, inverkip, kilmalcolm, and wemyss bay. The film tells the story of his life working for some of glasgows most infamous criminal families and his struggle to go straight featuring. The wee man is emotional rollercoaster for exgangster paul ferris. Crime drama based on the life of scottish gangster paul ferris. Martin compston opens heart about love split and death of. Martin compston stars as ferris, who was brought up on glasgows notorious black hill estate in the 1960s. Martin compston,stephen mccole,laura mcmonagle,ray burdis,paul ferris where. Released 20, the wee man stars martin compston, john hannah, patrick bergin, stephen mccole the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Gli utenti cercano e guardano film dopo queste query. The film depicts the life of notorious glasgow gangland hardman paul ferris. Martin compston is a scottish professional footballer turned actor who is widely known for his role as detective sergeant steve arnott in the crime drama line of duty.
After taking revenge, one by one on a gang of bullying streetthugs, ferris starts out working for two rival gang bosses, the godfather and the snake. Watch the wee man 20 on netflix in the united kingdom. He is known for his lead role as anticorruption unit detective sergeant steve arnott. Compston reckons the controversy around the wee man could be a bit much to handle, but its clear hes also relishing a project thats bringing him more attention at home. Martin compston news, views, gossip, pictures, video. Martin compston and alastair thomson mills in the wee man 20 daniel kerr in the wee man 20 the wee man 20 film title the wee man 2012. Wee jay celebrates old firm win with martin compston. He is also famous for his starring role as ewan brodie in monarch of the glen, liam in sweet sixteen, and paul ferris in the wee man. Based on the exploits of notorious scottish hard man paul ferris martin compston. After seeking vengeance on a gang of bullies, reallife mobster paul ferris grows into a feared presence in glasgows criminal underworld. Martin compston height, weight, age, wiki, biography, net. It depicts the true life story of scottish criminal paul ferris. Apparently, this news would have been published by numerous heart magazines, even though martin compston would have promptly denied it.
Information for alumni of glasgow caledonian university. Paul ferris movie director fails to see the irony as he blames box. Scottish actor martin compston was able to celebrate celtics old firm victory in style on sunday by meeting superfan jay beatty. Martin compston revealed he struggled to get into mind of.
The film director, ken loach, spotted martin compston and cast him in the film sweet sixteen. Stream or download s of the best irish and international independent films right to. The film the wee man, based on gangster paul ferris, netted just half a million pounds at the box office and producers have been hit with a further blow. The film charts the way in which paul was bullied as a child, and whose road to crime came as a reaction against the monsters of his youth. He is perhaps most notable for his role as liam in sweet sixteen, for. Multi awardwinning actor martin compston was thrust into the limelight in his acting debut in ken loachs sweet sixteen. Review a typically strong, committed central performance from martin compston is the best thing about the wee man, a cliched, wearily familiar truelife crime drama clearly made on. His other notable roles include liam in ken loachs sweet sixteen, paul ferris in the wee man, ewan brodie in monarch of the glen and dan docherty in the nest. The wee man stars sweet sixteens martin compston in the lead role and fellow scot john hannah as crimelord tam the licensee mcgraw. Check out martin compston nude plus all your favorite celebs here at mr. On a train journey from central europe to rome an old businessman contemplates a love, a young man tolerates a burdensome and testy generals wife and three celtic supporters get. Liam in ken loachs sweet sixteen, paul ferris in the wee man, ewan brodie in monarch.
Ardgowan hospices facebook page is the place to be tomorrow night at 8pm. Supposedly martin compston shirtless could have been seen in the beach, so his fans have immediately shown their concern on social networks. Gritty film starring line of dutys martin compston as glasgow gangster paul. The film was a huge success, which shot martin into full view of the public and even gave some fame to inverclyde. The line of duty actor was at hampden on sunday to watch the. Martin compston nude naked pics and sex scenes at mr. Jul 05, 20 the film the wee man, based on gangster paul ferris, netted just half a million pounds at the box office and producers have been hit with a further blow as pirated copies of the dvd have appeared. The wee man, which stars martin compston as a younger ferris, tells the story of how he entered the citys crime underworld, working his way up the. Jan 15, 20 the wee man, which stars martin compston as a younger ferris, tells the story of how he entered the citys crime underworld, working his way up the ranks as an associate of arthur the godfather.
From there he hasnt looked back having appeared in many films such as, true north, the wee man, the great train robbery and red road. Martin compston stars as ferris, who was brought up on the roughest streets in the most vicious neighborhood in 1960s scotland. Martin compston born 8 may 1984 is a scottish actor and former professional footballer. He is perhaps maist well kent for his lead role as anticorruption unit detective sergeant steve arnott in hit bbc crime drama line of duty. Jan 18, 20 martin compston leads the wee man as a young man caught up in a life of crime. While ferris visited martin on set while filming the wee man, he is thankful. Last november, we told how the strathclyde force warned film makers carnaby international it would not be appropriate to film in glasgow. So the citys streets had to be recreated in a london warehouse. He has also been part of the cast in the highly acclaimed television police drama, line of duty. Apr 15, 2012 martin compston opens heart about love split and death of beloved gran exclusive. Where did martin compston get his accent for ds steve arnott in line of duty from.
Martin compston cast members attend a photocall for new film the wee man in glasgow. Cast attend a photocall the new film the wee man in glasgow. John hannah, denis lawson, bhrina bache, patrick bergin, hannah blamires, steven borrie, lewis brand, martin compston, chris. Where is martin compston from and how does he get into his. The film charts the way in which paul was bullied as a child, and whose road to crime came as a reaction against the monsters of his. The movie was filmed in martin s home area, including greenock, gourock, inverkip, kilmalcolm, and wemyss bay. Youll know martin from the afore mentioned line of duty but also in many other hings including monarch of the glen, the wee man and ken loachs wonderful sweet sixteen. The shows creator jed mercurio has dismissed claims the show is being extended for another two seasons amid reports scottish actor martin compston was up for a golden handcuffs deal. The wee man charts the way in which paul was bullied as a child, and whose. Speaking to radio xs gordon smart and matt morgan about his english accent in the series, compston said.
He became a major figure in the criminal underworld, working for a local godfather, naively believing in. The wee man was apparently the nickname of notorious gangster paul ferris martin compston who turned to violence and crime as a teenager in the 1980s as a way of asserting himself in the impoverished glasgow suburb where he was raised. First trailer for uk teen slasher comedown bloody disgusting has landed the trailer for menhaj hudas uk horrorthriller comedown, an urban horror film set against a contemporary london backdrop of abandonment and decay. Man, home of the hottest naked celebrity pics and sex scenes. The wee man, which stars martin compston as a younger ferris, tells the story of how he entered the citys crime underworld, working his way. Martin compston opens heart about love split and death of beloved gran exclusive.
The wee man is written and directed by ray burdis love, honour and obey, producer of the krays, and is based on the extraordinary and welldocumented lifestory of the reformed glaswegian gangster paul ferris. Martin compston grew up in greenock, inverclyde, renfrewshire. As a young man ferris starts out working for two rival gang bosses, the godfather and the snake, but after a brutal betrayal he decides to go it alone. The film depicts the life of notorious glasgow gangland hardman paul ferris and tells the story. Martin compston enjoyed going dark to play scotlands worst serial killer this morning duration. The wee man is written and directed by ray burdis love, honour and obey, producer of the. It depicts the true life story of scottish criminal paul ferris due to the films sympathetic portrayal of ferris, strathclyde police refused to help the filmmakers make the film in glasgow, ferriss native city. Martin compston is a scottish actor and former professional footballer.
Its a proper good chat between mates this one, navigating through the subjects of danceoffs, pub selfy etiquette, mayonnaise revelations and loads more. Subita the wee man streaming ita 20 film altadefinizione. The true life story of the rise to power of glasgow gangster paul ferris. Martin compston, who plays steve arnott in line of duty, was joined onscreen in series 5 by his real life wife tianna chanel flynn, but did you manage to spot her. The wee man is emotional rollercoaster for exgangster paul. He is known for his lead role as anticorruption unit detective sergeant steve arnott in the bbc crime drama line of duty. On a train journey from central europe to rome an old businessman contemplates a love, a young man tolerates a burdensome and testy generals wife and three celtic supporters get into a bit of trouble.
With an allstar scottish cast led by martin compston the disappearance of alice creed, sweet sixteen, tvs line of duty. Martin compston revealed he struggled to get into mind of notorious scots murderer peter manuel for tv drama. Based on the life of notorious gangster paul ferris. Hes having the best year of his career but martin compstons success has been tinged with sadness. Paul ferris movie director fails to see the irony as he. Dr martin compston glasgow caledonian university scotland, uk. Apr 14, 2019 martin compston, who plays steve arnott in line of duty, was joined onscreen in series 5 by his real life wife tianna chanel flynn, but did you manage to spot her. Martin compston leads the wee man as a young man caught up in a life of crime.
Youll know martin from the afore mentioned line of duty but also in many other hings including monarch of the glen, the wee man and ken. The wee man, also released as john burns, is a 20 scottish gangster film directed by ray burdis and starring martin compston and john hannah. He is known for his lead role as anticorruption unit detective sergeant steve arnott in. The film the wee man, based on gangster paul ferris, netted just half.
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