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Mark McKenna
Born (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor • singer • musician
Years active2016–present

Mark McKenna (born 5 May 1996) is an Irish actor, musician, and singer. He is mostly known for having starred in the film Sing Street and the YouTube Premium/Amazon Prime series Wayne.

Career

McKenna made his film debut in 2016 in Sing Street. He was the lead singer/guitarist in the band The Girl Talk.[1] McKenna is now the lead singer/guitarist in the band Milk.[2] McKenna landed his first lead role in the American television series Wayne, which premiered on 16 January 2019.[3] McKenna posts demos under the name LOVERBOY on Soundcloud starting in 2016.[4] On 16 November 2019, it was announced that he would play the role of Simon on the NBC pilot for One of Us Is Lying, based on the bestselling mystery novel by Karen M. McManus.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Sing Street Eamon
2018 Overlord Private First Class Murphy
2020 The Winter Lake Col Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Redwater Jimmy 2 episodes
2019 Wayne Wayne McCullough Main role; 10 episodes
TBA One Of Us Is Lying Simon Kelleher Main role

References

  1. ^ https://soundcloud.com/user-41353648
  2. ^ https://soundcloud.com/user-745313129
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (7 December 2017). "YouTube Red Orders 'Wayne' Comedy Pilot Starring Mark McKenna & Ciara Bravo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ "LOVERBOY on Soundcloud".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)