Alan McKenna (actor)
Alan McKenna is a British actor who played the recurring character Tony Andrews in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Best known for his role of Patrick McGuire in the BBC soap Doctors, in which he had a minor recurring role from 2001 to 2003 and again in September 2010.
Career
McKenna's TV work includes Yorkshire Television's The Brides in the Bath, Waking the Dead, The Bill, Judge John Deed, Spooks, Lead Balloon, Waterloo Road, and Life Begins. Alan is also a recurring character in Little Miss Jocelyn. He played Detective Inspector Phil Crabtree in the 2014 crime drama Happy Valley.[1] He voiced various characters in the video game Titanfall.[2]
In 2015 he played Rhodri Probert in the ITV TV series Midsomer Murders episode 17.2 "Murder by Magic". He also wrote, produced and starred in the underwater action film, "Pressure."
His film work includes Blessed with Heather Graham, David Hemmings and Andy Serkis. Second in Command alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme, An American Werewolf in Paris with Julie Delpy and Dangerous Parking.[3]
Personal life
His great aunt was Odette Hallowes (1912–1995), noted Allied heroine of World War II.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | An American Werewolf in Paris | Lycanthrope | |
| 2003 | Plunge: The Movie | Richard | |
| 2004 | Blessed | Detective Connors | |
| 2005 | Zemanovaload | Tom Gaviscon | |
| 2006 | Second in Command | Cpt. John Baldwin | |
| 2007 | Dangerous Parking | Motorway Cop | |
| 2009 | Malice in Wonderland | Griffin | |
| 2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Policeman | |
| 2010 | 4.3.2.1. | Mr. Jones | |
| 2011 | 5 Days of War | Alexander Lomaia | |
| 2011 | 7 Lives | Office Salesman | |
| 2011 | The Somnambulists | Man 9 | |
| 2012 | Deviation | Tough Cop | |
| 2012 | Offender | Officer Al | |
| 2012 | Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler | Voice | |
| 2013 | Belle | Harry | |
| 2013 | Wayland's Song | Detective A. Jones | |
| 2014 | ABCs of Death 2 | Bob | |
| 2015 | Pressure | Hurst | |
| 2016 | Without Name | Eric | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Interpol Agent | |
| 2018 | Macbeth | Ross | |
| 2019 | The Corrupted | Isaac Gale |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000, 2009 | The Bill | Danny Maier / Joe Linus | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2012 | Doctors | Patrick McGuire | 29 episodes |
| 2001 | Bad Girls | PO Latham | Episode: "Back from the Brink" |
| 2001 | Perfect | Tony Hollaway | Television film |
| 2003 | Loving You | John | |
| 2003 | Waking the Dead | Martin Lovell | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Crooked Man | Alex Simpson | Television film |
| 2003 | The Brides in the Bath | D.I. Arthur Neil | |
| 2003, 2006 | Holby City | Tris Hodges / Josh Jackson | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | England Expects | Housing Officer | Television film |
| 2005 | Ahead of the Class | Simon Linder | |
| 2005 | Judge John Deed | Paul Peacock | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Ian Fleming: Bondmaker | Mortuary Attendant | Television film |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon | Airline Pilot | Episode #1.6 |
| 2006 | Spooks | Lee MacKenzie | Episode: "Gas and Oil: Part 1" |
| 2006 | Life Begins | Roger Tonding | Episode #3.6 |
| 2006–2007 | EastEnders | Tony Andrews | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Lead Balloon | Policeman | Episode: "Giraffe" |
| 2007 | Britney: Off the Rails | Narrator | Television film |
| 2008 | Paradise or Bust | 5 episodes | |
| 2009 | Waterloo Road | Mr. Parker | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Inspector George Gently | Maurice Hilton | Episode: "Gently Through the Mill" |
| 2009 | Criminal Justice | Desk Sergeant | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | New Tricks | Mick Shaw | Episode: "Dark Chocolate" |
| 2011 | I Shouldn't Be Alive | Lincoln Hall | Episode: "Left for Dead on Everest" |
| 2012–2014 | DCI Banks | Dr. Burns | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Law & Order: UK | Dr. Holdsworth | Episode: "Tracks" |
| 2013 | Doc Martin | Sergeant Pledge | Episode: "Listen with Mother" |
| 2014 | Silk | PC Adam Butcher | Episode #3.1 |
| 2014 | Happy Valley | Phil Crabtree | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows | Graham Legg | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Midsomer Murders | Rhodri Probert | Episode: "Murder by Magic" |
| 2015 | Arthur & George | Inspector Campbell | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Broken | Tom Fitzsimmons | Episode: "Christina" |
| 2018 | Coronation Street | Ronan Truman | 6 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Save Me | DCI Ian Thorpe | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | The Spanish Princess | Sir Richard Pole | |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Dr. Sachs | Episode: "The McKenna Erasure" |
| 2020 | Moving On | Patrick | Episode: "Home" |
| 2020 | The Liberator | Colonel Bart Abrams | Episode: "One Word: Anzio" |
| 2022 | No Return | Brendan | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "Happy Valley". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Respawn Entertainment. Titanfall. Electronic Arts. Scene: Closing credits, Cast, Additional Voice Talent.
- ^ Alan McKenna at IMDb
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- ^ "@ALMckenna" on Twitter