Mark McKenna

For Australian historian and academic, see Mark McKenna (historian).

Mark McKenna
Born	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor • singer • songwriter • producer
Years active	2016–present

Mark McKenna (born 5 May 1996) is an Irish actor, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is mostly known for having starred in the film Sing Street and the 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 series One of Us Is Lying , based on the bestselling mystery novel of the same name by Karen M. McManus. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Sing Street	Eamon
2018	Overlord	Private First Class Murphy
2020	The Winter Lake	Col	(doesn't have much screen-time, 5-10 minutes)
2022	Dalíland	Alice Cooper
2023	The Miracle Club	George Hennessy
2024	Small Things Like These	Ned
TBA	An Autumn Summer	Kevin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Redwater	Jimmy	2 episodes
2019	Wayne	Wayne McCullough Jr.	Main role
2021–2022	One of Us Is Lying	Simon Kelleher	Main cast (season 1); guest (season 2)
2023	Most Dangerous Game	Taft	4 episodes
2024	The Tourist	Fergal McDonnell	Main role (series 2)

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
R.I.P. The Girl Talk	Released: May 7, 2020 [6] Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Wavefarm Records

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"When I Know" [7]	2018	R.I.P. The Girl Talk
"Heroic Chic" [8]

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Medicine"	2016	Non-album promotional singles
"Scariff"

Extended plays

Title	Details
1, The EP	Released: June 19, 2020 [9] Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Independent
2, The EP.	Released: August 19, 2021 [10] Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Boom.Records
3, The EP.	Released: December 1, 2023 [11] Format: CD, Digital download, streaming Label: Independent

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Drama Queen" [12]	2019	1, The EP
"Temperature" [13]		Non-album single
"A Little More" [14]		1, The EP
"Always On Time" [15]	2020
"Treat Me" [16]
"I Hate The Way You're Looking At Me (Lately)." [17]		2, The EP.
"You&I." [18]	2021
"2." (featuring Search Party Animal) [19]
"In LA." [20]
"You're So. [21]
"I Might Bore You."	2022	3, The EP.
"Human Contact."
"I Think I Lost My Number Can I Have Yours?"	2023
"London."
"Emotionally Abusive."
"Don’t Miss It."	2024	TBA

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Medicine (Acoustic)"	2015	Non-album promotional single

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"I Only Wanna Die Sometimes"	2018	Non-album promotional singles
"In LA"
"I Never Want To Die With You Around"	2019
"You're So"	2020
"Instrumental"

As producer

Title	Year	Album
"Pulling Teeth"	2023	Non-album promotional single
"Loud"	2024	Then Comes the Lightning
"cOoL WATeR foR thE nIGHT"		hella
"Buzz"		Buzz
"Colossal Loss"
"Nothing Can"

References

1. "The | Girl | Talk". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
2. "milk". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. Andreeva, Nellie (7 December 2017). "YouTube Red Orders 'Wayne' Comedy Pilot Starring Mark McKenna & Ciara Bravo". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
4. "LOVERBOY". Soundcloud. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020.
5. Del Rosario, Alexandra (16 July 2021). "'One Of Us Is Lying': Mark McKenna Joins Peacock YA Mystery Drama As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
6. "R.I.P. The Girl Talk – EP by The Girl Talk". 7 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
7. "When I Know – Single by The Girl Talk". 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
8. "Heroic Chic – Single by The Girl Talk". 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
9. "1, The EP – EP by milk". 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
10. "Milk. – Interviewed". Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021– via Goldebplec.
11. "Milk. - '3 The EP' - CD". Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023– via IrishMusicMarket.
12. "Drama Queen – Single by milk". 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
13. "Temperature – Single by milk". 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
14. "A Little More – Single by milk". 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
15. "Always On Time – Single by milk". 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
16. "Dublin alt-pop band Milk. share video for new single "Treat Me" | New EP out June 19". Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via WithGuitars.
17. "I Hate The Way You're Looking At Me (Lately) – Single by milk". 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
18. "You&I – Single by milk". 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2021– via iTunes.
19. "2". Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2021– via Twitter.
20. "In LA". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021– via Twitter.
21. "You're So". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021– via Twitter.

External links

• Mark McKenna at IMDb  
• Mark McKenna on Twitter
• Mark McKenna on Instagram