Martin Compston
An Appropriate "Touch of Toughness" Now we are not saying that hunky Scottish gentleman Martin Compston is a carbon copy of the intense roles he plays with so much verve, but not far from it with that Sun in Taurus and Moon in Leo revving up his motor. In fact, most people would hang on to their seat belts at the sight of him whizzing past them on some Los Angeles freeway. Somewhat handsome with the aforementioned "touch of toughness" to his persona, his passionate Leo moon ensures he was also obstinate enough to pursue his showbiz career “to the bone”. The result? Big time popularity and iconic status as a TV cop. His origins are working class; it was important to him to get a good education, and to show others how "different" he was. Blame these ambitions on the determination of a Taurus sun sign plus unadulterated talent. "Overdressed W*****r" From the start "Line Of Duty's" super star Martin Compston ensured his role as Detective Steve Arnott was so convincing one identified with it. His strong presence on screen as the anti-corruption cop, saw a following of 4.1 million viewers in one sitting. Martin plays down his success. He told the Guardian that Steve Arnott is an "overdressed w*****r at work who is having all the office affairs!" W*****r or not, Martin must be optimistic as he starred (for the first 10 minutes) in the BBC’s Vigil; there are also rumours of another series of "Line!" One would expect nothing less from the man! So how did it all begin? Call it the astro, call it destiny, but quite unexpectedly, “Somebody up there loved him”, and he morphed from a rather unsuccessful, Celtic-Obsessed footballer for his home town Greenock Morton, Scotland, into a super talent before you could say, “Where's the red carpet?”. His starring role in Ken Loach's “Sweet Sixteen” ensured the film was a smash hit at the Cannes Film Festival, he became a living legend in his beloved homeland. A super celebrity at a young age, he even got nominated for "The Most Promising Newcomer" at the British Independent Film Awards. Interestingly, he had never acted in his life when he was talent-spotted! “After Sweet Sixteen, I did a lot of indie movies and I was seen as an independent actor, which I love. I’m probably at my happiest on independent productions – but it can be hard to get out of that."
