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.
Career McKenna's first job was as a professional footballer. His football career with Sheffield Wednesday F.C. ended after a back injury.
McKenna has played Jack Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks since 1996 and is the second longest-serving character in the serial.
Personal life McKenna lives in Sheffield, England. His wife Beverly died in 2025. McKenna has 7 SCE Ordinary Grades. McKenna is a fan of Frank Sinatra as well as Sammy Cahn and Dean Martin.
Filmography Title Year Role Notes Coronation Street 1985 Jim Lomax 1 episode Affairs of the Heart Policeman Episode 6 Highlander 1986 Father Rainey Taggart Stephen Hendry Episode: "Death Call" Scene Teacher Episode: "Two of Us" Waterfront Beat 1990–1991 Gerry Cookson 5 episodes Perfect Scoundrels 1991 Frazer Hurley Episode: "Ssh, You Know Who" Rumpole of the Bailey 1992 D.S. Appleby Episode: "Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson" "Soldier, soldier" 1993 Season 3 episode 3 September Song Doctor Episode 6 Heartbeat S.I.B. Majore Episode: "Over the Hill" Between the Lines George McKenzie Episode: "Crack Up" All in the Game Ray Peters TV mini-series Coronation Street 1994 Immigration Officer 2 episodes Pie in the Sky 1995 Micheal Meredith Episode: "Hard Cheese" A Touch of Frost 1996–2010 Sgt. Don Brady Supporting character; 25 episodes When Saturday Comes 1996 George McCabe Hollyoaks 1996–present Jack Osborne Series regular Taggart 1997 Joss Metcalfe Episode: "Babushka" Hollyoaks: Movin' On 2001 Jack Osborne Spin-off series Hollyoaks Later 2020 2020 special
References
External links