Martin "Marty" Reid is a Northern Irish

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 actor and comedian, and is part of the Hole in the Wall Gang

Hole in the Wall Gang (comedy)

The Hole in the Wall Gang is the name of a Northern Irish comedy group, who came to prominence in the mid 1990s with the popular satirical comedy Give My Head Peace....

, a Belfast comedy troupe. He has played the role of staunch loyalist Uncle Andy in the satirical BBC comedy Give My Head Peace

Give My Head Peace

Give My Head Peace was a satirical television comedy series on BBC Northern Ireland that pokes fun at political parties, paramilitary groups and the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland...

since 1997, which was created by and starred the Hole in the Wall Gang. After the success of Give My Head Peace the Gang created a sketch show entitled Dry Your Eyes

Dry Your Eyes (TV series)

Dry Your Eyes was a Northern Irish sketch show on BBC One NI, created by the Hole in the Wall Gang, the makers of one of Northern Ireland's most successful shows Give My Head Peace...

in 2006, in which Reid played various characters, most notably the Linfield

Linfield F.C.

Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....

fan Derek and Jonjo 1 of the McDowell brothers. He has also appeared in the 1999 comedy film The Most Fertile Man in Ireland as a barman.