Mark McKenna

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Mark McKenna
Born (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 25)
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.[5]

Filmography[]

Film[]

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

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Redwater Jimmy 2 episodes
2019 Wayne Wayne McCullough Jr. Main role
2021 One of Us Is Lying Simon Kelleher Main role

Discography[]

With The Girl Talk[]

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"

With milk.[]

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

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Drama Queen"[11] 2019 1, The EP
"Temperature"[12] Non-album single
"A Little More"[13] 1, The EP
"Always On Time"[14] 2020
"Treat Me"[15]
"I Hate The Way You're Looking At Me (Lately)."[16] 2, The EP.
"You&I."[17] 2021
"2."
(featuring Search Party Animal)[18]
"In LA."[19]
"You're So.[20]

Mark McKenna[]

Promotional singles[]

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

As LOVERBOY[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "The | Girl | Talk". SoundCloud.
  2. ^ "milk". SoundCloud.
  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".
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "R.I.P. The Girl Talk – EP by The Girl Talk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  7. ^ "When I Know – Single by The Girl Talk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  8. ^ "Heroic Chic – Single by The Girl Talk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  9. ^ "1, The EP – EP by milk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  10. ^ "Milk. - Interviewed". Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via Goldebplec.
  11. ^ "Drama Queen – Single by milk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  12. ^ "Temperature – Single by milk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  13. ^ "A Little More – Single by milk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  14. ^ "Always On Time – Single by milk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  15. ^ "Dublin alt-pop band Milk. share video for new single "Treat Me" | New EP out June 19". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via WithGuitars.
  16. ^ "I Hate The Way You're Looking At Me (Lately) – Single by milk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  17. ^ "You&I – Single by milk". Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via iTunes.
  18. ^ "2". Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "In LA". Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "You're So". Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via Twitter.

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