Chris McKenna (actor)

Christopher Leigh McKenna (born October 18, 1977)^{[citation needed]} is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in a number of television series.

Chris L. McKenna
Born	Christopher Leigh McKenna (1977-10-18) October 18, 1977 (age 47) Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Lovisa McKenna
Children	1

Early life

Chris was born in Queens, New York.

Career

McKenna is known to daytime television audiences for his portrayal of Joey Buchanan on ABC's daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1990 to 1993.^[1] McKenna is also known for playing the lead role in the 2003 film King of the Ants, a role which earned him critical acclaim.

On October 22, 2000, McKenna played Greg, a college jock who wants to join the Phi Iota Gamma fraternity in the television drama Touched by an Angel on CBS. In February 2025, it was announced he had joined the cast of General Hospital as Jack Brennan; he made his first appearance on February 4.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	The Boy Who Cried Bitch	Ross
1997	In & Out	Locker Room Guy
1997	Academy Boyz	Brookfield Player
2000	Cement	Highway Patrol Officer #1
2002	Wishcraft	Shaun	[1]
2003	King of the Ants	Sean Crawley
2004	King of the Ants: Behind the Scenes	Himself	Video documentary short
2006	Art School Confidential	Mikey
2007	Daydreamer	Shane Marcell
2007	In the Wall	Christopher	Short film
2008	Prairie Fever	Sheriff Logan
2011	Holiday Engagement	Jason King	[1]
2013	A Voice in the Dark	Alan	[1]
2014	Blind Pass	Dr. Michael Roselli
2014	Runaway	Detective Jason Lansing
2020	The Will	Jake Spear
2023	Suitable Flesh	Sean Crawley	Continuation of role from King of Ants

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Lifestories: Families in Crisis	Michael Darling	Guest; Episode "Gunplay: The Last Day in the Life of Brian Darling"
1990–1993	One Life to Live	Joey Buchanan	Contract role[1]
1998	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher	Rodney	Guest; Episode "Foul Play"
1998	Unhappily Ever After	Mike Baxter	Guest; Episode "Triple Play"
1998	Touched by an Angel	Harold	Guest; Episode "Beautiful Dreamer"[1]
1998	The '70s Show	Destroy	Guest; Episode "The Keg"[1]
2000	Opposite Sex	Rob Perry	Regular; 8 episodes
2000	Touched by an Angel	Greg	Guest; Episode "Legacy"
2001	The Practice	Benjamin Smith	Guest; Episode "Home of the Brave"[1]
2001–2002	That's Life	Rick Daniel	Guest; Episodes "Oh, Baby!" and "Baum's Thesis"
2002	The District	Greg	Guest; Episode "The Second Man"
2010	Private Practice	Colin Bowman	Guest; Episode "Best Laid Plans"
2010	Undercovers	Col. Joseph Korman	Guest; Episode "Crashed"
2010	NCIS: Los Angeles	CIA Agent	Guest; Episode "Deliverance"[1]
2011	Rizzoli & Isles	Jim Tolliver	Guest; Episode "Living Proof"[1]
2011	Harry's Law	Jeremy Preston	Guest; Episode "Hosanna Roseanna"
2011–2013	90210	Patrick Westhill	Recurring; 7 episodes[1]
2012	House	Simon Lawson	Guest; Episode "The C-Word"[3]
2012	Castle	Simon Westport	Guest; Episode "The Final Frontier"
2014	The Exes	Ed Stevens	Guest; Episode "Bachelor Party"
2014–2015	State of Affairs	Nick Vera	Recurring[4]
2014–2015	The Young and the Restless	Det. Mark Harding	Recurring[5]
2015	Criminal Minds	Congressman Benjamin Troy	Episode: "Rock Creek Park"
2016	The Bold and the Beautiful	Dr. Hayden	Guest; 1 episode (March 3, 2016)
2017	Grimm	Lt. Grossante	2 episodes
2017	Lucifer	Ben Rivers	Guest; Episode "Mr. & Mrs. Mazikeen Smith"
2017	SEAL Team	Pete Green	Episode "The Spinning Wheel"
2024	NCIS	Eric Webb (Former NCIS Agent now CIA)	Guest; Episode "Lifeline"
2025	General Hospital	Jack Brennan

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Note
2017	Hidden Agenda	Sergeant Noah Riggs	Voice
2022	Horizon: Forbidden West	Fashav	Voice