Patrick McKenna

Patrick McKenna

Patrick McKenna (born May 8, 1960 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian comedic and dramatic actor. He is best known for playing Harold Green on the television series "The Red Green Show", Marty Stephens on "Traders", and the "Trudeau" miniseries. McKenna is one of many notable alumni of Toronto's "The Second City" comedy troupe. He often appears as a guest-star on many television programs in Canada and the United States. He attended Westmount Secondary School.

In 1998, McKenna became the only actor in the history of the Gemini Awards to win awards for both best actor in a comedy (for "The Red Green Show") and best actor in a drama series (for "Traders") in the same year.

McKenna guest starred in two episodes of "Stargate SG-1" playing Dr. Jay Felger, first in the episode "The Other Guys"and then in episode "Avenger 2.0".

In 2006 McKenna played producer Jeffrey Littleman on the short-lived CBC television series "Getting Along Famously". He also voices Robear on "Iggy Arbuckle". In 2007 he appeared in the pilot of "Sabbatical". He stars as Victor in indie horror film "Silent But Deadly".

McKenna married his high-school sweetheart, Janis, in 1983; they have a son, Brendan (born 1985).

Notable TV roles

*"The Red Green Show" (Harold Green)
*"Traders" (Marty Stephens)
*"Stargate SG-1" (3 eps.) (Dr. Jay Felger)
*"Getting Along Famously" (Jeffrey Littleman)
*"Iggy Arbuckle" (Robear)

External links

*imdb|id=0571405|name=Patrick McKenna
* [http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=Arts&articleID=2001&month=03&day=27&year=2008 Patrick McKenna drops knowledge on Writing Humour class]


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