William McKenna is an Australian actor.
Career On stage, he starred as Draco Malfoy's son Scorpius in the Melbourne staging of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from 2018 to 2020, a role for which he was nominated for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play at the 19th Helpmann Awards and won Best Performance in a Theatre Production at the 37th Green Room Awards.
On television, he played Ben Ripley in Nowhere Boys and Ed Kennedy in The Messenger, an adaptation of Markus Zusak's novel of the same name.
In 2023, he starred as Matthew, a nervous personal assistant to the fictitious Australian monarch, in the BBC sitcom Queen of Oz, created by English comedian Catherine Tate.
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2016You're Skitting MeVarious26 episodes2016–2018Nowhere BoysBen RipleyMain role (seasons 3–4)2023The MessengerEd KennedyMain roleQueen of OzMatthew2025Good Cop/Bad CopSam SzczepkowskiSupporting role2025Heartbreak HighSebastian5 episodeshttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm8451502/
Short films YearTitleRole2018SkatesBoyWelcome HomeJessica's Friend2021BreatheToby2022Go with GraceGem
Theatre YearTitleRoleVenue / Company2018–2020Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildScorpius MalfoyPrincess Theatre2022AdmissionsCharlie Luther MasonMelbourne Theatre Company2023Bernhardt/HamletMaurice Bernhardt
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