Martin Owens-Cairns was born in Coventry in 1988. he was bitten by the acting bug at a young age with a love of theatre he worked with various local amateur dramatic societies from the age of 12. he has always had a love of the theatre, stage and screen, He started his professional career as an extra in television. Appearing alongside Davie Fairbanks in TV commercial for Red Driving School in 2009. And from there went on to appear in two short LB films directed by Brett Gerry, and then as his love of television work grew he got the opportunity as an extra to appear alongside stars of the British televison stage and screen such as David Tennant, Dougray Scott and Jack O'Connell in the BBC2 Television Drama United (2011) in 2010; Martin Shaw in Inspector George Gently (2007) and Emun Elliott, Sarah Lancashire & David Hayman in The Paradise (2012)His love for acting continues today, and he shares his love of the theatre with his family as he now currently lives in Newcastle Upon-Tyne with his wife and daughter. Show less «