Biography
Joseph McKenna is known for 12 Monkeys (1995), The Postman (1997) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). McKenna is 6' 2" tall and trained at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He has appeared in a number of films, TV series and on stage. In 2002 he was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor for his role in The Golem directed by Lawrence Sacharow.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Better Angels
2014
as Étranger
At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developin...
Shutter Island
2010
as Inmate Billings
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his ...
Asylum Seekers
2009
as Mickey
Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one.
The Maiden Heist
2009
as Lead Villain
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are trans...
Unholy
2007
as Lester
Martha, a widow living in rural Pennsylvania, comes home to find her daughter about to blow her own head off with a shotgun in the basement of their h...
From Other Worlds
2004
as Confessor
FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her b...
The Book of Life
1998
as Man at Airport
New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.
The Postman
1997
as Holnist Captain
In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this ...
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as One-Eyed Jack
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and...
Twelve Monkeys
1995
as Wallace
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all...
Chain of Desire
1992
as M.C
A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.
Liebestraum
1991
as Day Clerk
A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.
Absolute Beginners
1986
as Fabulous Hoplite
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model C...
The Slab Boys
1979
as Hector 'Heck' McKenzie
Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory.
Nosey Dobson
1976
Set in the beautiful Isle of Arran where an over enthusiastic amateur detective becomes involved in a plot to rob Brodick Castle of its collection of ...