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06 Sept 2025

The stars of RTE hit drama Pure Mule - Where are they now?

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Charlene McKenna - Jen

The troubled young Jen returned to her hometown in Pure Mule and proceeded into a series of questionable life choices, but McKenna's portrayal of her internal struggles won her many fans. She has had numerous other roles in television dramas in Ireland, including Raw, Single-Handed and Whistleblower. She won the Best Actress (Television) award at the Irish Film and Television Awards in 2009 for Raw and won the Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series award for her role in Whistleblower. She also starred in BBC's Ripper Street, and has received widespread acclaim in many roles. In 2019, she appeared in the role of Leah Liebermann in BBC crime drama Vienna Blood. That same year she shot to prominence in Peaky Blinder and has since appeared in dramas like Bloodlands and Clean Sweep on the BBC and RTE.

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