Barry Keoghan is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles on stage and screen, appearing in independent films and blockbuster films. In 2020, he was listed at number 27 on The Irish Times’ list of Ireland’s greatest film actors. His early film roles include ’71 (2014), Mammal (2016), and Trespass Against Us (2016).
How did Barry Keoghan become famous?
Barry came to prominence in the 2017 film ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ with his truly terrifying portrayal of Martin, an American teenager exacting an act of grisly revenge on drunken surgeon Colin Farrell, but he was not an American nor a teenager, born in Dublin on 17th October 1992 and has a brother Eric.
He continued acting in American Animals (2018), Calm with Horses (2019), receiving a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination, and The Green Knight (2021). In 2021, he appeared as Druig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals.
In 2022 he appeared in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, for which he received nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.