---
name: "Chris McKenna"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-mckenna"
fi1m_id: "chris-mckenna"
imdb_id: "nm0571344"
tmdb_id: 1246890
wikidata_id: "Q5107425"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "3 December 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-19T04:30:31.869719+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chris McKenna

## Identity

Chris McKenna

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chris-mckenna
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chris-mckenna
- **IMDb ID:** nm0571344
- **TMDB ID:** 1246890
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5107425
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McKenna_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5107425, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571344/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1246890

Writer. Born 3 December 1969 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 3 December 1969, Santa Monica, California, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Erik Sommers](https://film.one/person/erik-sommers.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Amy Pascal](https://film.one/person/amy-pascal.md), [Tom Holland](https://film.one/person/tom-holland.md), [Jon Favreau](https://film.one/person/jon-favreau.md), [Jon Watts](https://film.one/person/jon-watts.md), [Adam Countee](https://film.one/person/adam-countee.md), [Alex Cuthbertson](https://film.one/person/alex-cuthbertson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 71 (6), 2020s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 6, Adventure 6, Science Fiction 5, Comedy 4, Animation 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,273m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McKenna_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5107425, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571344/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1246890

## Coming up

- *Avengers: Doomsday* (2026-12-16), Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-doomsday.md)
- *Avengers: Secret Wars* (2027-12-15), Writer

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Spider-Man: No Way Home*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md) (74), [*Spider-Man: Homecoming*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-homecoming.md) (74), [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72), [*Ant-Man and the Wasp*](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md) (68), [*Spider-Man: Far From Home*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md) (67)
- **Hulu:** [*Community*](https://film.one/tv/community.md) (83)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Lego Batman Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Chris McKenna is an American screenwriter and television writer. He wrote for the animated series *American Dad!* and later for the sitcoms *Community* and *The Mindy Project*.

He frequently collaborates with Erik Sommers. Their joint feature credits include *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018), *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019), *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021) and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), as well as *Ghosted* (2023). McKenna attended The Bishop's School in San Diego and graduated from Stanford University in 1992.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, thewrap.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), Fi1m 72, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md)
- *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md)
- *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019), Fi1m 67, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md)
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018), Fi1m 68, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md)
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Fi1m 72, Screenstory, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)
- *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), Fi1m 74, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-homecoming.md)
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Fi1m 74, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Avengers: Secret Wars* (2027), Writer
- *Avengers: Doomsday* (2026), Writer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-doomsday.md)
- *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md)
- *Haunted Hotel* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Lousy Carter* (2024), Producer
- *Ghosted* (2023), Screenplay
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md)
- *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021), Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md)
- *Peter's To-Do List* (2019), Writer
- *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019), Writer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md)
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018), Screenplay — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md)
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Screenplay, Screenstory — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)
- *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), Screenplay — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-homecoming.md)
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Screenplay — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *State of Affairs* (2014), series, as Nick Vera (uncredited)
- *Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep* (2014), Thanks
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* (2009), Thanks — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs.md)
- *Community* (2009), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Igor* (2008), Screenplay
- *RSO [Registered Sex Offender]* (2008), Executive Producer
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, Writer, Staff Writer

## Gallery

- ![Chris McKenna](https://film.one/media/person/6384/gallery-ec5c83b5491b.jpg) Chris McKenna — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Chris_McKenna_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Chris_McKenna_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alison Brie, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs and Chris McKenna speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego C](https://film.one/media/person/6384/gallery-8238a8db0257.jpg) Alison Brie, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs and Chris McKenna speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego C — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Alison_Brie%2C_Ken_Jeong%2C_Danny_Pudi%2C_Gillian_Jacobs_%26_Chris_McKenna_%289362929105%29.jpg/1280px-Alison_Brie%2C_Ken_Jeong%2C_Danny_Pudi%2C_Gillian_Jacobs_%26_Chris_McKenna_%289362929105%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris McKenna speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/6384/gallery-ff1add704047.jpg) Chris McKenna speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Chris_McKenna_%2814584140839%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_McKenna_%2814584140839%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris McKenna speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/6384/gallery-5592d8c9751f.jpg) Chris McKenna speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Chris_McKenna_%2814584155278%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_McKenna_%2814584155278%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![كريس ماكينا عام 2014](https://film.one/media/person/6384/gallery-b46d71b16bc3.jpg) كريس ماكينا عام 2014 — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Chris_McKenna_%2814584155278%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_McKenna_%2814584155278%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris McKenna speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/6384/gallery-757831b9a121.jpg) Chris McKenna speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Community", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Chris_McKenna_%2814770488592%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_McKenna_%2814770488592%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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