Charlene McKenna

Biography

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). For Raw, she won Best Actress (Television) at the Irish Film & Television Awards, and for Whistleblower, she won Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.

Known for

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2024	Bring the Drama	Self
2023	Clean Sweep	Shelly Mohan
2022	Holding	as Evelyn Ross
2021	Bloodlands	DS Niamh McGovern
2019	Vienna Blood	Leah Liebermann
2018	Death and Nightingales	Mercy Boyle
2016	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Clare Cartmell
2014	Boogaloo and Graham	Mutter
2014	Ghosts	Regina Engstrand
2013	Peaky Blinders	Laura McKee
2013	Peaky Blinders	Captain Swing
2012	Ripper Street	Rose Erskine
2012	Jump	Marie
2009	Misfits	Shannon
2008	Merlin	Lamia
2008	Dorothy Mills	Mary McMahon
2008	Raw	Jojo Harte
2008	Whistleblower	Karen
2007	Skins	Maddie
2007	The Old Curiosity Shop	The Marchioness
2007	Kitchen	Kirsty Dunne
2006	Small Engine Repair	Melanie
2006	Middletown
2005	Breakfast on Pluto	Caroline Braden
2005	Pure Mule	Jennifer Jackson