Kevin McKinless
Kevin McKinless (born 6 April 1988) is an Northern Irish actor from Ballyronan.
Background
He is best known for playing Sid Jenkins in E4's Drama/Comedy, Skins. Bailey plays a virgin teen in the show that is desperate to lose his virginity.
McKinless's character loves his best friend Tony's girlfriend Michelle (also known as Nips) and cannot get her out of his head. Sid's college coursework suffered due to the distraction with Michelle which made his parents angry. Sid's mum left his dad a short time later which upset Sid greatly.
McKinless presented an award with fellow Skins actor Hannah Murray for 'Best solo artist' at the 2007 'NME Music Awards'. In episode 9 he performed the lead role in a group MusicAL ensemble version of Wild World by Cat Stevens.
McKinless is currently studying 'Performing Arts' at a college in Bristol and told BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley at the NME awards that he still works at Empire Bingo during the daytime.
Famous Quotes
"I always see the future as a bright spark of imagination."