Mark McKinney Biography
Mark McKinney is an experienced, talented, and famous Canadian actor and comedian who is highly recognized as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. During this time, he appeared in and starred in the TV series The Kids in the Hall from 1989 to 1995, as well as playing a role in the film Brain Candy in 1996. In addition to that, he was also a cast member in FXX’s Man Seeking Woman, playing the role of Tom, and also appeared as Glenn Sturgis on NBC’s Superstore, playing the store manager from 2015 to 2021.
Mark McKinney Date of Birth
He was born as Mark Douglas Brown McKinney, but is famously referred to as Mark McKinney on the 26th of June 1959, currently at the age of 66 years old. Moreover, his zodiac birth sign is Cancer.
Mark McKinney Education
McKinney studied at the Trinity College School, a boarding school in Port Hope, Ontario. Later, after garaduting he enrolled at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he studied for a short while unmdretaking the political science major.
Mark McKinney’s Nationality
He is a Canadian.
Mark McKinney Family: Parents and Siblings
McKinney was born and brought up in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to his lovely father, Russell McKinney, who served as a diplomat, and his beautiful mother, Chloe, an architectural writer. When he was young, Mark travelled so much because of his father’s career. therefore this led to him growing to deffrent places, including Paris, Mexico, Trinidad, a nd Washington, D.C. Moreover, in his family, he also has a brother, Nick McKinney, and a beautiful sister, Jayne McKinney.
Mark McKinney Weight
According to our research and sources, Mark weighs a body weight that is slightly above average, and it is approximately 84 kilograms or 185 pounds.
Mark McKinney Actin Career
McKinney started his acting career when he appeared and performed comedy with the Loose Moose Theatre Company in Calgary, Alberta. While working for Loose Moose Theatre Company, Mark met his friend Bruce McCulloch. Later, Mark and Bruce came together to form a comedy team named “The Audience. However, in 2011, during the filming of Picnicface, Mark was the executive producer, and Picnicface was a sketch TV series from the Halifax comedy troupe of the same name, produced for The Comedy Network.
During the filming of the Rocket Monkeys in 2013, Mark co-starred as the main antagonist, Lord Peel. Then in 2014 he made apperance in The Best Laid Plans, which is a CBC television series. Then in 2015, he also co-starred in the film Superstore on the NBC sitcom, which unfortunately was cancelled in 2021. Later in 2021, he was the co-host of the documentary series Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby for CTV.
Not so long ago, in 2025, he also made an appearance in various episodes of the sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, where he played Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Mark McKinney Height, Feet
McKinney is a brilliant and passionate actor whose height is average, and it is approximately 5 feet 11 inches, which is equal to 1.8 meters.
Mark McKinney Religion
He practices christianity and he is a devout Christian.
Mark McKinney Net Worth
McKinney is an experienced, talented, and famous Canadian actor and comedian who is highly recognized as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. During this time, he appeared in and starred in the TV series The Kids in the Hall from 1989 to 1995, and his net worth is around $5 million.
Mark McKinney Marital Status: Wife, Spouse
McKinney was married to his beautiful ex-wife Marina Gharabegian, with whom they tied the knot in 1995, but unfortunatelt in 2017, they got a divorce.
Does Mark McKinney have children?
McKinney and his ex-wife Marina have two lovely children, a daughter, Emma Jane McKinney, born in 2001, and a son, Christopher Thomas Russell McKinney, born in 1996.
Mark McKinney’s Ethnicity
McKinney has a mixed ethnicity that consists of Scottish, Northern Irish, English, and Irish descent. However, we will soon update you on the information about his origin.
Mark McKinney TV Shows and Movies
- Kids in the Hall
- Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
- Wayward (miniseries)
- Superstar 1999
- The Saddest Music in the World
- Hatching, Matching, and Dispatching
- Slings and Arrows
- A Christmas Fury