Charlene McKenna

March 26, 1984 · Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland

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).

Notable work

8.5
Peaky Blinders (2013)
as Laura McKee and as Captain Swing
8.1
Skins (2007)
as Maddie
7.8
Merlin (2008)
as Lamia
7.6
Misfits (2009)
as Shannon
7.2
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as Caroline Braden

Often works with

David Wilmot
3 titles together
Dorothy Mills, Ripper Street, Middletown
Martin McCann
3 titles together
Boogaloo and Graham, Death and Nightingales, Jump
Cillian Murphy
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, Breakfast on Pluto
Ned Dennehy
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, Dorothy Mills
Natasha O'Keeffe
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, Misfits
Packy Lee
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, Jump

Full filmography · 27

Clean Sweep
as Shelly Mohan
2023
Holding
as as Evelyn Ross
2022
Bloodlands
as DS Niamh McGovern
20216.7
Vienna Blood
as Leah Liebermann
20197.3
Death and Nightingales
as Mercy Boyle
20186.4
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
as Clare Cartmell
20166.9
Peaky Blinders
as Laura McKee and as Captain Swing
20138.5
Ripper Street
as Rose Erskine
20127.4
Misfits
as Shannon
20097.6
Being Human
as Josie
20097.1
Merlin
as Lamia
20087.8
Raw
as Jojo Harte
2008