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
''Sing Street'' is a 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Carney from a story by Carney and Simon Carmody. Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor and Kelly Thorn ...
'' and the
YouTube Premium
YouTube Premium (formerly Music Key and YouTube Red) is a subscription service offered by the video platform YouTube. The service provides ad-free access to content across the service, as well as access to premium YouTube Originals programming ...
/
Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service from Amazon which is available in various countries and gives users access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to other Amazon customers. Services include same, one- ...
series''
Wayne''.
Career
McKenna made his film debut in 2016 in ''
Sing Street
''Sing Street'' is a 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Carney from a story by Carney and Simon Carmody. Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor and Kelly Thorn ...
''. He was the lead singer/guitarist in the band The Girl Talk. McKenna is now the lead singer/guitarist in the band Milk. McKenna landed his first lead role in the American television series ''
Wayne'', which premiered on 16 January 2019.
McKenna posts demos under the name LOVERBOY on
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming se ...
starting in 2016.
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
''One of Us Is Lying'' is a young adult, mystery/ suspense novel by American author Karen M. McManus. The book is her debut novel, originally published in the US by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on 30 May 2017.
The book ...
'', based on the bestselling mystery novel by
Karen M. McManus.
Filmography
Film
Television
Discography
With The Girl Talk
Extended plays
Singles
Promotional singles
With milk.
Extended plays
Singles
Mark McKenna
Promotional singles
As LOVERBOY
Promotional singles
References
External links
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKenna, Mark
1996 births
Living people
21st-century Irish male actors
Irish male film actors
Irish male television actors
Irish male singers
Male actors from Dublin (city)