- Survived the September 11 attacks by changing his plane ticket from Boston to LA at the last minute. Martin was attending the Boston Film Festival for his film Wait Til Father Gets Home. Instead of travelling on the Tuesday he travelled on the same flight 175 at the same time but on the Monday instead.
- Was rejected by the Australian Film and Television School in 1995.
- Was inspired to become a filmmaker after seeing his favourite film, The Magnificent Seven when he was 5 years of age.
- Suffered for five years with Chronic Fatgue Syndrome, with two years being totally bedridden.
- Is the son of respected former Western Australian Labor politician Keith James Wilson.
- Grow up in northern suburbs of Perth of Koondoola, Girrawheen and Balga known as the KGB. Attended one of Western Australia's toughest and most notorious High Schools, Balga Senior High School from 1983-1987. Was Captain of the school' s Australian Rules Football team in his final year. A serious broken collar-bone ended his promiosing AFL career in 1989.
- His first job in the film industry was as a runner on the 1995 film, Under The Lighthouse Dancing. His main job was driving around the stars; Noami Watts, Jacqueline McKenzie and Jack Thompson. Became infamous for driving over freshly laid Bitumen on Rottnest Island to get Noami Watts to set on time. This lead to an angry mob of Road Workers desending onto set to put him straight. Survived by bringing down a slab of beer the next day.
- Is the nephew of acclaimed Fremantle novelist Joan London (Sister Ships, Gilgamesh). Is the cousin of top Australian actor Marcus Graham (Good Guys Bad Guys).
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