Martin Quinn (actor)

Martin Quinn (born 1994) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Montgomery Scott in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2023–present), being the first Scottish actor to play the role. He first appeared in the Season 2 finale, where he rescued the crew of the USS Enterprise, and became a regular cast member for season 3.[1]

Early life

Quinn grew up in Gallowhill, a housing estate in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.[2]

Career

At the age of 18, Quinn won the role of Oskar in the National Theatre of Scotland’s adaptation of Let the Right One In.[3] 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.[4] Quinn has performed in London’s National Theatre,[5] the Old Vic[6] and Shakespeare’s Globe[7] as well as various Scottish theatres including a national tour of “Oor Wullie the Musical” where he played the titular role.[8]

He made his feature film debut in the Scottish film 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.[9]

Quinn began portraying Montgomery Scott in 2023 in the second season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. He was upgraded to contract status in season 3.[10][11][12][2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
2018 Drown — Joseph Lynn Short film
Swansong Care Assistant Joseph Lynn Short film
2019 Our Ladies Stephen Michael Caton-Jones Coming-of-age comedy-drama film
Based on Alan Warner's The Sopranos 		[13]
2022 Mint Chocolate Chip Martin Joseph Lynn Short film
2025 Soul Eilidh Loan Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Limmy's Show! Various 2 episodes
2021 Scot Squad Brian Episode: "6.3"
Annika Syd Mayfield Episode: "1.5"
2022 Derry Girls Wee Cousin Bob Episode: "The Reunion"
2023 The Lovers Jason 3 episodes
2023–present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Montgomery Scott Guest (Season 2 finale); Series regular (Season 3–) [10][11]
[12][2]

Podcast

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures Cameron Lawther (voice) 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Diablo IV Additional voices Action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment [14][15]

References

  1. ^ "I'm Shocked At How Strange New Worlds Season 3's Premiere Was Scotty's Real Star Trek Origin". Screen Rant.
  2. ^ a b c Russell, Jamie (11 April 2024). "Star Trek: Scotty played by Scottish actor for first time". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. ^ Fisher, Mark (9 June 2013). "Let the Right One In – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Actor championed by Richard Wilson to become first Scot to play Star Trek's Scotty". Greenock Telegraph. 12 April 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Peter Gynt". Edinburgh International Festival. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  6. ^ "The Divide". Old Vic Theatre. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  7. ^ Al-Hassan, Aliya (30 August 2024). "'The Comedy of Errors' review – a brilliantly bonkers production of one of Shakespeare's most fun plays". London Theatre. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ^ Fisher, Mark (28 November 2019). "Oor Wullie review – help ma boab, it's a braw musical!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  9. ^ "BBC Three - BBC Comedy Short Films, Cable Tied". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b Vary, Adam B. (27 July 2024). "'Star Trek' Unveils First Looks at 'Section 31,' 'Strange New Worlds' Season 3 and 'Lower Decks' Season 5". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  11. ^ a b Roth, Dylan (10 August 2023). "Scotty's accent was legendarily bad, but Scottish Star Trek fans loved him anyway". Polygon. Valnet. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  12. ^ a b Pascale, Anthony (13 July 2025). "Exclusive: Martin Quinn On How His Scotty Isn't A Miracle Worker Yet On 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'". TrekMovie.com. SciFanatic Network. Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  13. ^ Warner, Alan (1999). The Soprano. New York City: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0374266707. Archived from the original (Hardcover) on 29 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Blizzard Announces Diablo IV". Kotaku. Keleops. November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  15. ^ Peters, Jay (12 June 2022). "Diablo IV will bring the blood waves in 2023". The Verge. Vox Media. OCLC 867048487. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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