Martin Quinn (actor)

Martin Quinn (born 1994) is a Scottish actor. He was the first Scottish actor to play Montgomery Scott in the Star Trek franchise. He first appeared in the Season 2 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , where he rescued the crew of the USS Enterprise , and was subsequently promoted to be a regular cast member in season 3. ^[1]

At 18, he won the role of Oskar in the National Theatre of Scotland’s adaptation of Let the Right One In (novel) for the stage by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany ^[2] . The play opened at Dundee Rep before transferring to the Royal Court and then onto the West End, with Quinn reprising the lead role on both occasions. He then attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama after receiving various scholarships and financial assistance from actors Alan Rickman and Richard Wilson ^[3] . Since graduating he has performed in London’s National Theatre ^[4] , the Old Vic ^[5] and Shakespeare’s Globe ^[6] as well as various Scottish theatres including a national tour of “Oor Wullie the Musical” ^[7] where he played the titular role.

He made his feature film debut in Our Ladies and has since appeared in The Lovers and the final season of Derry Girls. In Scottish television he has appeared in Limmy's Show, Scot Squad, and worked with Greg Hemphill and Robert Florence on the Hogmanay sketch show “Queen of the New Year” where he met writing partner Stephen Buchanan. After a number of online collaborations they were commissioned to write and perform in the short film “Cable Tied” for BBC Studios. ^[8]

References

1. "I'm Shocked At How Strange New Worlds Season 3's Premiere Was Scotty's Real Star Trek Origin". Screen Rant.
2. Fisher, Mark (2013-06-09). "Let the Right One In – review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-21.
3. "Actor championed by Richard Wilson to become first Scot to play Star Trek's Scotty". Greenock Telegraph. 2024-04-12. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-09-21.
4. "Peter Gynt". Edinburgh International Festival. 2025-09-21. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
5. "The Divide". Old Vic Theatre. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
6. Al-Hassan, Aliya (2024-08-30). "'The Comedy of Errors' review – a brilliantly bonkers production of one of Shakespeare's most fun plays". London Theatre. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
7. Fisher, Mark (2019-11-28). "Oor Wullie review – help ma boab, it's a braw musical!". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-21.
8. "BBC Three - BBC Comedy Short Films, Cable Tied". BBC. Retrieved 2025-09-21.