Barry Keoghan Biogaphy – Barry Keoghan Wiki
Barry Keoghan is an Irish actor and an amateur boxer. He has appeared in the films Dunkirk, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, for which he won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and Calm with Horses, for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also played the “heartless cat killer”, Wayne, in the RTE drama Love/Hate. He is an ambassador for Dior. In 2020, he was listed at number 27 on The Irish Times list of Ireland’s greatest film actors.
As a child, he appeared in school plays, but was banned for “messing about”. He began his acting career in 2011. He answered an advertisement for Between the Canals after seeing a casting notice in a local shop window and portrayed Aido in a small role in the film, which was released in 2011. He then studied acting at The Factory, a local Dublin school. The same year, at the age of 18, he appeared in Fair City.
In 2013, he was cast as the “infamous cat killer” Wayne on Love/Hate. The role earned him massive recognition in Ireland, and he went on to feature in ’71 in 2014 and Mammal and Trespass Against Us in 2016.
In 2017, he featured in two films. He appeared as George Mills in Dunkirk and starred as Martin Lang in The Killing of a Sacred Deer alongside Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman. He won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Killing of a Sacred Deer. In 2018, he appeared in Black ’47 as Hobson, an English soldier stationed in Ireland during the Great Famine. He also starred in American Animals the same year. He portrayed Spencer Reinhart in the film, based on a real-life robbery of rare books from a university library. In 2018, The Hollywood Reporter described him as “the next big thing” for his film work in the previous three years, and in 2019 he was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
He features in the 2019 mini-series Chernobyl. He starred in an episode of Living With Lucy in September 2019. That same month, Calm With Horses premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In July 2018, Keoghan was cast as lead character Yorick Brown in the pilot of Y but left the main series production in February 2020.
He is attached to two upcoming films. In August 2019, Marvel Studios revealed Keoghan will be playing Druig in Eternals, set for release in November 2021. He also appeared in The Green Knight. He is set to portray Stanley Merkel in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film The Batman, set to release in March 2022.
He was hospitalized in Galway, Ireland, on Sunday, August 15, 2021, after being injured in an assault. The Sunday World reported that Keoghan “was found with serious facial injuries” outside his hotel and “was rushed by ambulance to Galway University Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries, including cuts to his face, and later released.” Local police were called to the scene at 3:30 in the morning, but no arrests have been made and Keoghan has not filed a complaint about the incident.
Barry Keoghan Age
He was born on October 18, 1992, in Dublin, Ireland.
Barry Keoghan Parents
He was brought up in Summerhill, Dublin. Alongside his brother, Eric Keoghan, he spent seven years in foster care, in 13 different foster homes. His mother died of a heroin overdose when he was 12 years old, and he was then raised by his maternal grandmother and aunt.
Barry Keoghan Girlfriend
As of 2019, he was in a relationship and lived with his girlfriend Shona Guerin in Los Angeles, California. Our sources however reveal that the pair may have parted ways in 2020.
Barry Keoghan Height
He stands at a listed height of 5 feet 6 inches ( 1.7 meters) tall.
Barry Keoghan Instagram
The actor is active on his Instagram account @keoghan92.
