Barry Keoghan

Keoghan was born on 18 October 1992, and grew up in Summerhill, Dublin, Ireland. His mother experienced drug addiction and died when he was 12. As a child, Keoghan appeared in school plays in the O'Connell School on Dublin's North Richmond Street but was banned for "messing about". He attributes his film education to sneaking into films with friends at Cineworld, Parnell Street, from which he was eventually barred. After appearing in Between the Canals (2010), Keoghan studied acting at The Factory (now Bow Street Academy), a local Dublin drama school. He remembers "not even having €2.20 to get the bus to The Factory" at that time. ==Career==

2011–2018: Early roles and breakthrough Keoghan began his acting career in 2010, when he answered a casting notice in a Sheriff Street shop window for the crime film Between the Canals (2010), directed by Mark O'Connor. At the age of 18, he appeared in the Irish soap opera Fair City. The role earned Keoghan recognition in Ireland, and he went on to feature in '''71 (2014) and Mammal and Trespass Against Us'' (2016). Keoghan appeared in two films in 2017. He featured as George Mills in Dunkirk and starred as Martin Lang in The Killing of a Sacred Deer alongside Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman. The following year, he appeared in ''Black '47 as Hobson, an English soldier stationed in Ireland during the Great Famine. In 2018, The Hollywood Reporter described Keoghan as "the next big thing" for his film work in the previous three years. His work in Calm With Horses was shown in the premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2019, he was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In 2021, Keoghan played Druig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals, and appeared in The Green Knight''. Three weeks after the film's release, Warner Bros. released a deleted scene featuring Keoghan's Joker and Robert Pattinson's Batman. Keoghan received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination, and won BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the 2022 film The Banshees of Inisherin, written and directed by Martin McDonagh. In 2023, Keoghan played the lead role of Oliver Quick in Emerald Fennell's psychological thriller Saltburn, alongside Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver, Richard E. Grant, and Carey Mulligan. Keoghan received critical acclaim for his performance, and was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor. The following year he appeared in Andrea Arnold's Bird, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Due to scheduling conflicts, he had to drop out of a villain role in Gladiator II. Keoghan was cast as Ringo Starr in a series of four interconnected but separate biopics about the Beatles from filmmaker Sam Mendes. The films are scheduled to be released in April 2028. Ambassador In March 2022, Keoghan was announced as the new ambassador for the Barretstown children's charity. He helped open the charity's new Aladina Studio funded by the Spanish Aladina Foundation. Keoghan has been a brand ambassador for the Dior luxury brand in 2017. In March 2024, British luxury fashion house Burberry named Keoghan as its brand ambassador. == Personal life ==

Keoghan is an amateur boxer. He is a supporter of Manchester United and appeared in the club's promotional campaign for the 2024–25 season kit with his second cousin, former United player Frank Stapleton. In April 2022, Keoghan was arrested in Dublin for public intoxication. He was later released without charge and issued with a fixed charged notice. In September 2021, Keoghan began dating Alyson Kierans, a dental nurse and orthodontic therapist. The birth of their son was announced in August 2022. Their relationship ended in mid-2023. In late 2023, Keoghan began a relationship with American singer Sabrina Carpenter, appearing in the music video for her song "Please Please Please". The pair split in 2024. Following the breakup, Keoghan claimed to be receiving threats from fanatic Carpenter fans, including threats directed at himself, his grandmother, and his then two-year-old son. Keoghan also alleged some fans went as far to stand outside the home in which his son and ex-girlfriend were living. In November 2024, Keoghan expressed in an interview on The Louis Theroux Podcast having to have a thick skin to deal with online hate. In a subsequent March 2026 interview with SiriusXM, he stated that he avoids online platforms and the public because of harsh criticisms of both himself and his looks. It bothers him that his son may read these things later in life. == Filmography ==

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Keoghan has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Film Award and nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. == Notes ==