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Martin Compston [1984-0] Scottish

Rank: 107
Actor

Martin Compston is a Scottish actor and former professional footballer. He is perhaps most well-known for his lead role as Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott in hit BBC Two crime drama Line of Duty.

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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.	Cool	101
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.		102
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.		103
Acting has been really good me. You end up in some wild places, and I love adventure.		104
I've two huge German shepherds who are my boys. They're called Biscuit and Buster, and I love them to bits.		105
When I was growing up, it was the guys who were hardest at school who got the prettiest girls. It's a status thing.		106
A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them.		107
The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.		108
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 my mind. You could really see how people could go off the rails.		109
I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy childhood.		110
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.		111

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