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.” 
Family Life
As a child he and his brother were in and out of foster care. He also
spent much of his being raised by his grandmother and aunt.

Personal Life
 

Barry Keoghan is dating Shona Guerin. In 2018, after several years of being in a
relationship, they started living together. Barry is also interested in boxing and is an
amateur boxer. Shona is a makeup artist and works in Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty.

Height, Weight, and Age

 

Barry Keoghan stands 1.7 meters tall and weighs approximately 72 kg. as of
September of 2020; he is 27 years old. 

Social Media
 

Barry Keoghan is active on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. He
has 100k followers on Instagram and 36.8k followers on Twitter as of September of
2020.

Net Worth
 As of September of 2020, Barry Keoghan has an estimated net worth of US$ 1
million. It is stated that he makes US$ 124k yearly, from being the ambassador of
Dior. 

Filmography

 2011 - Between the Canals

  2012 - Stalker
 2013 – Stay
 2014 - Love/Hate
 2015 - Norfolk
 2016 – Mammal
 2017 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
 2017 - Dunkirk
 2018 - American Animals

Childhood And Youth

Journalists have yet to find out the details of the actor’s biography. It is known that
Barry is an Irishman, born in Dublin in October 1992. The boy's childhood was very
tough. There is no information about a father, and his mother died from a drug
overdose.

By the age of 12, the child was raised in different foster families until his
grandmother finally took him. The actor speaks kind words about his close relative,
calling her a strong woman who does not allow him to relax. The grandmother
encouraged the sports interests of her grandson; the boy was especially fond of
boxing, which he likes till the present day. Besides, Barry loved drawing and doing
craftwork.

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