William McKenna | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Notable work | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2018–2020) |
William McKenna is an Australian actor.
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, [1] [2] 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. [3] [4]
On television, he played Ben Ripley in Nowhere Boys [5] and Ed Kennedy in The Messenger, an adaptation of Markus Zusak's novel of the same name. [6] [7]
In 2023, he starred as Matthew, a nervous personal assistant to the fictitious Australian monarch, in the BBC sitcom Queen of Oz, [8] created by English comedian Catherine Tate. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | You're Skitting Me | Various | 26 episodes | [10] |
2016–2018 | Nowhere Boys | Ben Ripley | Main role (seasons 3–4) | [10] |
2023 | The Messenger | Ed Kennedy | Main role | [7] |
Queen of Oz | Matthew [10] | [11] |
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2018 | Skates | Boy |
Welcome Home | Jessica's Friend | |
2021 | Breathe | Toby |
2022 | Go with Grace | Gem |
Year | Title | Role | Venue / Company | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018–2020 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Scorpius Malfoy | Princess Theatre | [1] |
2022 | Admissions | Charlie Luther Mason | Melbourne Theatre Company | [12] |
2023 | Bernhardt/ Hamlet | Maurice Bernhardt | [13] |
William McKenna | |
---|---|
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Notable work | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2018–2020) |
William McKenna is an Australian actor.
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, [1] [2] 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. [3] [4]
On television, he played Ben Ripley in Nowhere Boys [5] and Ed Kennedy in The Messenger, an adaptation of Markus Zusak's novel of the same name. [6] [7]
In 2023, he starred as Matthew, a nervous personal assistant to the fictitious Australian monarch, in the BBC sitcom Queen of Oz, [8] created by English comedian Catherine Tate. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | You're Skitting Me | Various | 26 episodes | [10] |
2016–2018 | Nowhere Boys | Ben Ripley | Main role (seasons 3–4) | [10] |
2023 | The Messenger | Ed Kennedy | Main role | [7] |
Queen of Oz | Matthew [10] | [11] |
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2018 | Skates | Boy |
Welcome Home | Jessica's Friend | |
2021 | Breathe | Toby |
2022 | Go with Grace | Gem |
Year | Title | Role | Venue / Company | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018–2020 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Scorpius Malfoy | Princess Theatre | [1] |
2022 | Admissions | Charlie Luther Mason | Melbourne Theatre Company | [12] |
2023 | Bernhardt/ Hamlet | Maurice Bernhardt | [13] |