Portrait of Charlene McKenna

Charlene McKenna

Acting

Biography

Charlene Lee McKenna (Irish: Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith; born March 26, 1984) is an Irish actress. She became a household name in Ireland after starring as Jennifer Jackson in the miniseries Pure Mule (2005). She appeared on Irish television in Single-Handed 2 (2008), Whistleblower (2008), and Raw (2008–2013). For Raw, she won Best Actress (Television) at the Irish Film & Television Awards, and for Whistleblower, she won Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.

Born: March 26, 1984

Place of Birth: Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland

Filmography

2024
2023
Clean Sweep

as Shelly Mohan

2022
Holding

as as Evelyn Ross

2021
Bloodlands

as DS Niamh McGovern

2019
Vienna Blood

as Leah Liebermann

2018
2016
Stan Lee's Lucky Man

as Clare Cartmell

2014
2014
Ghosts

as Regina Engstrand

2013
Peaky Blinders

as Laura McKee

2013
Peaky Blinders

as Captain Swing

2012
Ripper Street

as Rose Erskine

2012
Jump

as Marie

2009
Misfits

as Shannon

2009
Being Human

as Josie

2008
Merlin

as Lamia

2008
Raw

as Jojo Harte

2008
2008
Dorothy Mills

as Mary McMahon

2007
The Old Curiosity Shop

as The Marchioness

2007
Kitchen

as Kirsty Dunne

2007
Middletown

as Adele

2007
Kitchen

as Kirsty Dunne

2007
Skins

as Maddie

2005
Breakfast on Pluto

as Caroline Braden

2005
Pure Mule

as Jennifer Jackson