About Barry Keoghan
Barry Keoghan, who is best known for playing roles in films like “Dunkirk” and "The
Killing of a Sacred Deer,” is an Irish actor who has been active in the industry since
2011. He made it to the 27th position in the list of “Ireland’s greatest film actors”
curated by The Irish Times in 2020. He is to appear as Druig in the upcoming MCU
film titled “The Eternals.”
Early Life
Barry Keoghan was born on October 18, 1992, in Summerhill, which is in Dublin. At
the age of 12, his mother passed away due to a heroin overdose. His childhood was
precarious, and he was in foster care for about seven years with his brother. His
older brother is named Eric Keoghan. He lived in 13 foster homes. Later on, his
grandmother took him in, and he lived with her and his aunt. He went to O’Connell
Secondary School.
Career
Barry Keoghan started his career as an actor in 2011. In 2011, he acted in a short
film titled “Stand Up,” in which he played the role of “Stand up Bully.” The same
year, he played Aido in “Between the Canals.” He acted as Dave Donoghue in 3
episodes of “Fair City.” He portrayed the role of Wayne for six episodes of
“Love/Hate” in 2013. In 2016, he played the character named Cormac McDevitt in 4
episodes of “Rebellion.” In the critically acclaimed miniseries called “Chernobyl,” he
acted as Pavel in 2 episodes. In 2019, he made an appearance in “Living With
Lucy.”
In 2012, he acted in the psychological thriller film called “Stalker,” where he worked
as Tommy. The same year, he acted like a younger version of Dublin Lad in “King of
the Travellers.” The following year, appeared as a pizza guy in “Life’s a Breeze.” The
same year, he played Sean Meehan in “Stay” and acted as Ben in a short film titled
“Wasted.” In 2014, he appeared in the role of Sean Bannon in “’71”. The same year,
he acted as Crusty in “Standby” and Aaron in the short film called “North.”
Awards
In 2017, Barry Keoghan won the “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” Award at the
Dublin Film Critics’ Circle for his “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.” In 2018, for “The
Killing of a Sacred Deer,” he won the Best Supporting Actor in “Chlotrudis Awards”
and “Irish Film and Televisions Awards.”