What Happened to Martin Compston? Accident, Injury Update

Martin Compston

Martin Compston is a Scottish Actor, who won the most promising newcomer award at the British Independent Film Awards during his acting debut in 2002.

Previously involved in the football field, the former footballer is an athlete turned actor who has made a fulfilling career path out of his second career. Likewise, Compton also is engaged in the political sector and has been vocal about politics.

Recently Martin Compston has faced backlash from people after the video of him singing IRA songs went public. However, he has cleared via his Twitter post that he did not sing any sectarian songs.

What Happened to Martin Compston?

Martin Compston has been on the trending list after the video of him singing and vibing about the IRA.

Actually, he was filmed on stage singing with Celtic fans by a person present at the North American Celtic Supporters Federation (NACSF) event in Los Angeles. He was seen singing as supporters chanted ‘I-R-A’. He also came to his defense stating that he is not the lyric police and if people want to change the lyrics to a song, then it’s up to them and their decision.

But when the Twitter users came across this video of his, they were outraged and accused him of singing about glorifying murdering terrorists. He was seen singing along with fans to 1972 hit Beautiful SundayHowever the lyrics had been changed to say ‘Irish Republican Army’ and ‘IRA’

According to Daily Mail Online, he insisted that he was signing the original song and denied singing ‘IRA’ lyrics, which made a negative impact on his video viewers.

Accident-Injury Update

The history of Martin Compston’s accident and injury has been mainly from his shooting in the series Line Of Duty (LOD).

It is discovered via social media that he recovered from his injury in 2018. Even in 2021, the news about him getting injured came to the headlines. His character Steve Arnott’s back injury became the center stage in the 6th season of Line Of Duty. As per the plot, he got attacked by a disguised member of the OGC known only as a balaclava man.

Martin Compston was involved in a horrible car accident while traveling in a taxi after a truck struck the taxi he was in. Luckily, he was not drastically affected by it and had a lucky escape in 2019.

His character Steve was attacked several at Nick’s office and got hit with a baseball bat. If seen on the TV screens, he was also seen being pushed down the stairs, leaving Steve for dead. The fictional character’s injuries have continued to cause him pain and thus it left him in a wheelchair for much of the rest of the series. Steve took the help of over-the-counter painkillers to self-medicate and free himself from intense pain resulting from injuries.

Compston also explained having long-term physical and mental repercussions from the injuries of his portrayed role. The history of Martin Compston’s accident and injury has been mainly from his shooting in the series Line Of Duty (LOD).

It is discovered via social media that he recovered from his injury in 2018. Even in 2021, the news about him getting injured came to the headlines. His character Steve Arnott’s back injury became the center stage in the 6th season of Line Of Duty. As per the plot, he got attacked by a disguised member of the OGC known only as a balaclava man.

According to The Sun, Martin Compston was involved in a horrible car accident while traveling in a taxi after a truck struck the taxi he was in. Luckily, he was not drastically affected by it and had a lucky escape in 2019.

His character Steve was attacked several at Nick’s office and got hit with a baseball bat. If seen on the TV screens, he was also seen being pushed down the stairs, leaving Steve for dead. The fictional character’s injuries have continued to cause him pain and thus it left him in a wheelchair for much of the rest of the series. Steve took the help of over-the-counter painkillers to self-medicate and free himself from intense pain resulting from injuries.

Compston also explained having long-term physical and mental repercussions from the injuries of his portrayed role.

Where Is Compston Now?

Martin Compston is in Las Vegas, where he lives with his gorgeous wife Tianna Flynn and their young son.

As per the sources, he shifted his location to Las Vegas and relocated there for his dear wife Tianna, who is from this city. Thus, he made the decision of moving after the birth of his son.

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