Todd McKenney is one of Australia's most versatile performing artists, known for his award-winning performances on stage and screen. With a career spanning over 30 years, Todd has entertained Australians through his roles as an actor and leading man in numerous musical theatre productions.
He has starred in several major productions on the Seven Network, including "The Full Monty", "The Real Full Monty", "Mates on a Mission", "Ladies Night", and "The All New Monty" in 2020, a special one-night show focused on health awareness for men and women. Todd also hosted and choreographed "The Real Dirty Dancing", where eight celebrities recreated iconic dance moments from the original movie. In 2023, Todd returned as a judge for the 20th season of "Dancing With The Stars" on Channel 7.
Todd McKenney's name has become synonymous with Australian entertainment. One of his most notable roles was playing Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz", a production he performed in over 1,000 times, making it one of Australia's longest-running and most successful musicals.
His professional musical career began in 1983 with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Song and Dance", followed by lead roles in "Cats", "42nd Street", "West Side Story", "Crazy For You", "Born Yesterday", "Camelot", "Pirates of Penzance", "Cabaret", "Strictly Ballroom", "La Cage aux Folles", "Singin’ In the Rain", "Priscilla Queen of the Desert", "Orpheus In the Underworld" for Opera Australia, "Annie the Musical", "Grease", and "Anything Goes". In 2018, he took on the role of Frank N’ Furter in "The Rocky Horror Show" in Melbourne. In 2019, he played the title role in "Barnum" and Lord Farquaad in "Shrek the Musical". In 2020, he appeared as Lewis in the award-winning feature film "Unsound."
Todd also starred as Wilbur Turnblad in "Hairspray the Musical" at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre and in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "Cinderella The Musical" in Sydney. In 2023, he played the Wizard in "Wicked The Musical".
On television, Todd featured in the acclaimed ABC series "Significant Others", a six-part series about a missing persons case. He has appeared in the hit show "Winners and Losers" on the Seven Network, served as a guest judge on "Australia’s Got Talent", and hosted various morning television programs.
