Alan McKenna (actor)
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Alan McKenna is a British actor, known for his roles in Happy Valley (TV series), Save Me (British TV series), The Spanish Princess and Belle (film) as well as Patrick McGuire in the BBC soap opera Doctors, Tony Andrews in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Gus Malcolm in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Personal Life
Alan attended John Ruskin College
His great aunt was Odette Hallowes (1912–1995), noted Allied heroine of World War II and immortalised in the film Odette, Directed by Herbert Wilcox and staring Anna Neagle and Trevor Howard.
Career
McKenna portrayed Patrick McGuire in the BBC soap opera Doctors on a recurring basis in 2000, 2003 and from 2010 to 2012.{{cite news |last1=Spivey |first1=Matt |title=ITV No Return: Alan McKenna's forgotten roles in EastEnders, Doctors and The Bill |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/itv-no-return-alan-mckennas-23017140 |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=MyLondon |publisher=(Reach plc) |date=7 February 2022}} McKenna's other 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. McKenna also appeared as a recurring character in Little Miss Jocelyn, as well as playing Detective Inspector Phil Crabtree in the 2014 crime drama Happy Valley.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b044mnng|title=Happy Valley|publisher=BBC|accessdate=13 June 2014}} and DCI Ian Thorpe in Save Me. He voiced various characters in the video game Titanfall.{{cite video game | title = Titanfall | scene=Closing credits, Cast, Additional Voice Talent | developer = Respawn Entertainment | publisher = Electronic Arts| year = 2014}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Tamzin |title=Emmerdale: Who is Alan McKenna who plays Rhona's ex-husband Gus? What else has he been in? |url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/soaps/emmerdale-who-is-alan-mckenna-what-else-has-he-been-in/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=Entertainment Daily}} Then in 2023, he was cast in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Gus Malcolm. Most recently Alan has played Inspector Frederick Abberline in Jack The Ripper Written in Blood and Chris in [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32019691/ Brighton Storeys].
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1997
|An American Werewolf in Paris |Lycanthrope | |
| 2003
|Plunge: The Movie |Richard | |
| 2004
|Detective Connors | |
| 2005
|Zemanovaload |Tom Gaviscon | |
| 2006
|Cpt. John Baldwin | |
| 2007
|Motorway Cop | |
| 2009
|Griffin | |
| 2010
|Policeman | |
| 2010
|Mr. Jones | |
| 2011
| |
| 2011
|Office Salesman | |
| 2011
|The Somnambulists |Man 9 | |
| 2012
|Deviation |Tough Cop | |
| 2012
|Officer Al | |
| 2012
|Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler |Voice | |
| 2013
|Harry | |
| 2013
|Wayland's Song |Detective A. Jones | |
| 2014
|Here With Me |Suicidal man | short film |
| 2014
|Bob | |
| 2015
|Hurst | |
| 2016
|Eric | |
| 2017
|Interpol Agent | |
| 2018
|Macbeth |Ross | |
| 2019
|Isaac Gale | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2000, 2009
|Danny Maier / Joe Linus |2 episodes |
| 2000, 2003, 2010–2012
|Patrick McGuire |Recurring role |
| 2001
|PO Latham |Episode: "Back from the Brink" |
| 2001
|Perfect |Tony Hollaway | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2003
|John |
| 2003
|Martin Lovell |2 episodes |
| 2003
|Alex Simpson | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2003
|D.I. Arthur Neil |
| 2003, 2006
|Tris Hodges / Josh Jackson |2 episodes |
| 2004
|Housing Officer | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2005
|Simon Linder |
| 2005
|Paul Peacock |2 episodes |
| 2005
|Mortuary Attendant |Television film |
| 2006
|Airline Pilot |Episode #1.6 |
| 2006
|Lee MacKenzie |Episode: "Gas and Oil: Part 1" |
| 2006
|Roger Tonding |Episode #3.6 |
| 2006–2007
|Recurring role |
| 2007
|Policeman |Episode: "Giraffe" |
| 2007
|Britney: Off the Rails | rowspan="2" |Narrator |Television film |
| 2008
|5 episodes |
| 2009
|Mr. Parker |3 episodes |
| 2009
|Maurice Hilton |Episode: "Gently Through the Mill" |
| 2009
|Desk Sergeant |2 episodes |
| 2010
|Mick Shaw |Episode: "Dark Chocolate" |
| 2011
|Episode: "Left for Dead on Everest" |
| 2012–2014
|Dr. Burns |4 episodes |
| 2013
|Dr. Holdsworth |Episode: "Tracks" |
| 2013
|Sergeant Pledge |Episode: "Listen with Mother" |
| 2014
|Silk |PC Adam Butcher |Episode #3.1 |
| 2014
|Phil Crabtree |3 episodes |
| 2014
|Graham Legg |2 episodes |
| 2015
|Rhodri Probert |Episode: "Murder by Magic" |
| 2015
|Inspector Campbell |3 episodes |
| 2017
|Tom Fitzsimmons |Episode: "Christina" |
| 2018
|Ronan Truman |6 episodes |
| 2018–2020
|DCI Ian Thorpe | rowspan="2" |5 episodes |
| 2019 |
| 2019
|Dr. Sachs |Episode: "The McKenna Erasure" |
| 2020
|Patrick |Episode: "Home" |
| 2020
|Colonel Bart Abrams |Episode: "One Word: Anzio" |
| 2022
|No Return |Brendan |2 episodes |
| 2023-2024
|Regular role |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0571326}}
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Category:British male film actors
Category:British male television actors
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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