Kieran McGinlay
Kieran McGinlay
Actor
Kieran McGinlay began acting at 5 years old, making his stage debut in the Sundowner National Tour with Helen Morse and joining Beenleigh Theatre Group’s Junior Entertainers Theatre School. At 8 years old, he was cast in Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Miserables International Tour, playing Gavroche for 6 months in Manila and Singapore.
Biography
Kieran began acting at 5 years old, making his stage debut in the Sundowner National Tour with Helen Morse and joining Beenleigh Theatre Group’s Junior Entertainers Theatre School. At 8 years old, he was cast in Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Miserables International Tour, playing Gavroche for 6 months in Manila and Singapore.
Born in Belmont, NSW (2008) and raised on the Gold Coast, QLD, Kieran began screen acting at 6 years old and has appeared in TV commercials and TV shows including ‘The Bureau of Magical Things’ and ‘Harrow’.
Apart from training in drama and acting, Kieran has also been training in singing, dancing, piano and guitar since 2013. He has performed in numerous concerts, showcases and events around South East Queensland. Kieran enjoys writing his own songs and making his own music in his spare time.
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Reviews
'‘Jayden and Kieran McGinlay play the roles of Hank and Charlie respectively. As Charlie, Kieran plays this quiet, nerdy teen with ease. Showing compassion at all times with his head stuck in a book is no easy feat.”
Beth Keehn - Stage Whispers | Read full review
Other Theatre/TV/Film/Commercial
TV Series
Harrow, Thomas. Kevin Stocklin
Bureau of Magical Things, Fountain Boy, Jonathan M. Shiff
Family Law, Scott, Benjamin Evans
3010, Street Kid, Simon Smith
TV Commercial
Tidelands Promo, Hero Boy, Taxi Film Productions
No Smoking Near Schools, Hero Boy, QLD Health
Supercheap Auto Entry, Hero Boy Harrison, Apirana Ipo
Feature Film
Red Curtain Hell, Jack, Shane Anderson
Short Film
Inferno, Dylan, Katherine Chediak
Climb, James, Emma Adin
Marcus and Arty, Arty, Benjamin Evans
Project One Shot,Harry, Darwin Brooks
Be Nice, Kai, Matt Smith
Musicals
Les Miserables (International Tour) Manila, Gavroche, Cameron Mackintosh
Les Miserables (International Tour) Singapore, Gavroche, Cameron Mackintosh
Elf The Musical, Michael, Lisa Ng
Legally Blonde Jr., Warner, Taylor Holmes
Seussical The Musical
Oliver! The Musical, Oliver Twist; Charley Bates, Andrew Cockcroft Penman
Les Miserables, Gavroche, Tony Alcock
Shrek Jr., Storyteller, Lisa Ng
Bonnie and Clyde, Young Clyde, Katelyn Carlton
Aladdin the Musical, Genie, Tianna Paget
Hairspray Jr., Brad, Morgan Garrity
The Music Man, Winthrop Paroo, Deian Ping
Narnia, The Queen's Dwarf, Roslyn Johnson
Gypsy, Newsboy, Steven Pimm
Pirates of the Curry Bean, Ping , Emma Winter
The Snow Queen, Bob, Briana Thompson
Sundowner (National Tour), Grandson , Kage
Training
Beenleigh Theatre Group, Drama Classes, Crete Street
New York Teen Acting Classes, Screen Acting, Meisner Technique, The Actors Pulse
The Factory, Screen Acting, Chris Sommers
Spotlight Theatre, Drama Classes, Spotlight Theatrical Company
Phoenix Young Performers, Drama Classes, Phoenix Ensemble
Ben Parkinson, Acting Workshops, Ben Parkinson
AAFTA, Acting Classes, AAFTA
NAPA Dance, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Acrobatics, Kim Reynolds
Kirri Adams, Singing Lessons,Kirri Adams
LLB Studios, Singing Lessons, Lisa Lockland-Ball
Piano Lessons, Practical, Theory, Julie Eotvos
Actor's Masterclass, Acting, Singing, Rachael Beck
Representation
Gilchrist Management