Line of Duty's Martin Compston has trick to learning lines as he disguises Scottish accent

Martin Compston after the star’s hilarious reaction to fans sending him birthday drinks. The Line of Duty star was filmed at the swanky Rose Street Garden with pals as he celebrated his 37th birthday earlier this month.

Nicola Sturgeon as he backed calls for another independence referendum. The Line of Duty star said the SNP leader was the 'most competent' person to lead Scotland to recovery following the economic fallout from coronavirus lockdowns.

Martin Compston and Jackie Weaver with a hilarious 'Zoom call' sketch. To open the show, Brits host Jack Whitehall was seen sitting down to a Zoom call with some very familiar faces.Line of Duty 's Martin Compston and Vicky McClure joined Jack but when Compston told Jack: "It’s time to roll out the big guns", Jack replied: "Mother of God they’re bringing out the gaffer." But many were shocked when it wasn't Line of Duty 's Adrian Dunbar, but was non-other than Scot Jackie Weaver.

Martin Compston joked it took him '10 year to grow a beard' in Line of Duty as fans can't get over his character's 'glow up'. The hugely successful BBC cop drama came to an end last week, with 12.8milion people tuning in to watch season six finale's controversial ending to the long-running "H" storyline.

Matin Compston didn't hold back when an online troll questioned his Scottish citizenship after the star appealed for people to vote for the SNP. Line of Duty star Martin had encouraged Scottish voters to take to the polls and said Scotland's future was in their hands.

Line of Duty, is caught up in a Twitter spat with the Scottish Tory party. In spite or performing with a convincing southern English accent in Line of Duty, Mr Compston is in fact Scottish.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has revealed he had a deal with actors Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar and the show’s creator Jed Mercurio to get tattoos if viewing figures surpassed 12million. Scottish actor Martin, 36, revealed the dare between the show’s cast as he celebrated the 12.8million fans the show pulled in during its series finale episode on Sunday 2 May.

BBC drama, also took to social media to slam "Tory Twitter and their bots" after he came out in support for Nicola Sturgeon's party yesterday. Compston, who was born in Greenock, urged Scots to vote for the SNP at the Scottish Parliament election on May 6.

Martin Compston for one of his iconic waistcoats to be kept under lock and key.The National Museum of Scotland tweeted saying they would ask the Inverclyde-born actor if they could put one of the garments in the national collection if they gained more than 1,000 retweets.They warned however they couldn't guarantee success and it would be up to Compston, who has been hailed for his portrayal of Steve Arnott in the show.Millions of fans of the long-running hit BBC hit were left gripped at the

Martin Compston was interrogated by SNP MP Mhairi Black over clues for the Line of Duty final as the actor called on voters to turn out for the election. The Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP spoke to the Scots actor about the upcoming ballot during an online rally - and couldn't help but quiz the star about the BBC crime show's season finale.

Martin Compston thanked his co-stars for a 'mental 10 years' ahead of tonight's Line of Duty finale - and dropped one last hint that has sent fans wild. The Scottish actor, 36, took to social media on Sunday ahead of the series 6 final, sharing sweet throwback photos with Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar and creator Jed Mercurio.

Martin Compston. From the creators of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, the gripping crime drama will six-part series follows the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler.

Steve Arnott in the hit BBC drama, made the plea in an online rally, which aired shortly before the Line Of Duty finale.At the event Compston was joined by other high-profile SNP supporters, including actors Alan Cumming and Brian Cox, crime writer Val McDermid and Mogwai musician Stuart Braithwaite.With the next Scottish Parliament election taking place in just a few days, the actor told voters: "Scotland's future is in your hands.