Career
McKenna's main acting role was that of Harold Green, in the popular television comedy, The Red Green Show. He also played Marty Stephens on Traders, and he starred in the Trudeau miniseries.
For his work on "Traders" and "the Red Green Show," McKenna received two Gemini awards. He is the only Canadian actor to receive these for drama and comedy. Both of which he also won on the same night.
McKenna was the subject of the PBS Documentary ADD and Loving It?! 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 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 late 2011 he played the politician and Canadian Confederation leader, Alexander Galt, in the CBC TV movie John A: Birth of a Country.
As of 2012, McKenna is still active in acting, live speakings and charitable work. He occasionally can be seen as Mr. Telson on the TV series "Wingin It."
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