Jimmy McKenna

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Jimmy McKenna
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McKenna in 2009
Born
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
TelevisionWaterfront Beat
Hollyoaks
A Touch of Frost
SpouseBeverly McKenna (died 2025)
Children4

James Stephen McKenna is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Jack Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Don Brady in A Touch of Frost . [1]

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Personal life

McKenna lives in Sheffield, England. [2] His wife Beverly died in 2025. [3] [4] McKenna has 7 SCE Ordinary Grades. [5] McKenna is a fan of Frank Sinatra as well as Sammy Cahn and Dean Martin. [5]

Career

McKenna's first job was as a professional footballer. [5] His football career with Sheffield Wednesday F.C. ended after a back injury. [6]

McKenna has played Jack Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks since 1996 and is the second longest-serving character in the serial.

Filmography

TitleYearRoleNotes
Coronation Street 1985Jim Lomax1 episode
Affairs of the Heart PolicemanEpisode 6
Highlander 1986Father Rainey
Taggart Stephen HendryEpisode: "Death Call"
Scene TeacherEpisode: "Two of Us"
Waterfront Beat1990–1991Gerry Cookson5 episodes
Perfect Scoundrels1991Frazer HurleyEpisode: "Ssh, You Know Who"
Rumpole of the Bailey 1992D.S. ApplebyEpisode: "Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson"
"Soldier, soldier"1993Season 3 episode 3
September SongDoctorEpisode 6
Heartbeat S.I.B. MajoreEpisode: "Over the Hill"
Between the Lines George McKenzieEpisode: "Crack Up"
All in the GameRay PetersTV mini-series
Coronation Street1994Immigration Officer2 episodes
Pie in the Sky 1995Micheal MeredithEpisode: "Hard Cheese"
A Touch of Frost 1996–2010Sgt. Don BradySupporting character; 25 episodes
When Saturday Comes 1996George McCabe
Hollyoaks 1996–present Jack Osborne Series regular
Taggart 1997Joss MetcalfeEpisode: "Babushka"
Hollyoaks: Movin' On 2001Jack OsborneSpin-off series
Hollyoaks Later 2020 2020 special

References

  1. ↑ "Cast: Boys – Jack Osborne". Hollyoaks. Channel 4 . Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Holy Soap Profile". Holysoap. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Kitson, Calli (11 December 2025). "Hollyoaks cast support Jimmy McKenna for Christmas as he confirms death of wife". Metro . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Ingram, Paige (11 December 2025). "Hollyoaks star Jimmy McKenna opens up about grief after wife Bev dies". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "I'M OVER THE CROON ABOUT OL' BLUE EYES". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "SOAP BOX; James plays a whole new ball game". Daily Record . 8 March 1997. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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