Alan McKenna is a British actor, known for his roles in Happy Valley, Save Me, The Spanish Princess, and Belle as well as for playing Patrick McGuire in the BBC soap opera Doctors, Tony Andrews in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, and Gus Malcolms in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Personal life McKenna attended John Ruskin College.
His great aunt was Odette Hallowes (1912–1995), noted Allied heroine of World War II and immortalised in the film Odette, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle and Trevor Howard.
Career McKenna portrayed Patrick McGuire in the BBC soap opera Doctors on a recurring basis in 2000, 2003 and from 2010 to 2012. McKenna's other TV work includes Yorkshire Television's The Brides in the Bath, Waking the Dead, The Bill, Judge John Deed, Spooks, Lead Balloon, Waterloo Road, and Life Begins. McKenna also appeared as a recurring character in Little Miss Jocelyn, as well as playing Detective Inspector Phil Crabtree in the 2014 crime drama Happy Valley. and DCI Ian Thorpe in Save Me. He voiced various characters in the video game Titanfall. In 2015, he played Rhodri Probert in the ITV TV series Midsomer Murders episode 17.2 "Murder by Magic". He also wrote, produced and starred in the underwater action film Pressure. Then in 2023, he was cast in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Gus Malcolm. Most recently Alan has played Inspector Frederick Abberline in Jack The Ripper Written in Blood and Chris in Brighton Storeys.
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1997An American Werewolf in ParisLycanthrope2003Plunge: The MovieRichard2004BlessedDetective Connors2005ZemanovaloadTom Gaviscon2006Second in CommandCpt. John Baldwin2007Dangerous ParkingMotorway Cop2009Malice in WonderlandGriffin2010Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollPoliceman20104.3.2.1.Mr. Jones20115 Days of WarAlexander Lomaia20117 LivesOffice Salesman2011The SomnambulistsMan 92012DeviationTough Cop2012OffenderOfficer Al2012Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf HitlerVoice2013BelleHarry2013Wayland's SongDetective A. Jones2014Here With MeSuicidal man short film2014ABCs of Death 2Bob2015PressureHurst2016Without NameEric2017The Hitman's BodyguardInterpol Agent2018MacbethRoss2019The CorruptedIsaac Gale
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2000, 2009The BillDanny Maier / Joe Linus2 episodes2000, 2003, 2010–2012DoctorsPatrick McGuireRecurring role2001Bad GirlsPO LathamEpisode: "Back from the Brink"2001PerfectTony HollawayTelevision film2003Loving YouJohn2003Waking the DeadMartin Lovell2 episodes2003The Crooked ManAlex SimpsonTelevision film2003The Brides in the BathD.I. Arthur Neil2003, 2006Holby CityTris Hodges / Josh Jackson2 episodes2004England ExpectsHousing OfficerTelevision film2005Ahead of the ClassSimon Linder2005Judge John DeedPaul Peacock2 episodes2005Ian Fleming: BondmakerMortuary AttendantTelevision film2006Hotel BabylonAirline PilotEpisode #1.62006SpooksLee MacKenzieEpisode: "Gas and Oil: Part 1"2006Life BeginsRoger TondingEpisode #3.62006–2007EastEndersTony AndrewsRecurring role2007Lead BalloonPolicemanEpisode: "Giraffe"2007Britney: Off the RailsNarratorTelevision film2008Paradise or Bust5 episodes2009Waterloo RoadMr. Parker3 episodes2009Inspector George GentlyMaurice HiltonEpisode: "Gently Through the Mill"2009Criminal JusticeDesk Sergeant2 episodes2010New TricksMick ShawEpisode: "Dark Chocolate"2011I Shouldn't Be AliveLincoln HallEpisode: "Left for Dead on Everest"2012–2014DCI BanksDr. Burns4 episodes2013Law & Order: UKDr. HoldsworthEpisode: "Tracks"2013Doc MartinSergeant PledgeEpisode: "Listen with Mother"2014SilkPC Adam ButcherEpisode #3.12014Happy ValleyPhil Crabtree3 episodes2014Chasing ShadowsGraham Legg2 episodes2015Midsomer MurdersRhodri ProbertEpisode: "Murder by Magic"2015Arthur & GeorgeInspector Campbell3 episodes2017BrokenTom FitzsimmonsEpisode: "Christina"2018Coronation StreetRonan Truman6 episodes2018–2020Save MeDCI Ian Thorpe5 episodes2019The Spanish PrincessSir Richard Pole2019TreadstoneDr. SachsEpisode: "The McKenna Erasure"2020Moving OnPatrickEpisode: "Home"2020The LiberatorColonel Bart AbramsEpisode: "One Word: Anzio"2022No ReturnBrendan2 episodes2023-2024EmmerdaleGus MalcolmRegular role
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