Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan ( ; born 18 October 1992) is an Irish actor. His accolades include a BAFTA Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 27 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Keoghan's breakthrough came with supporting roles in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and Yorgos Lanthimos's The Killing of a Sacred Deer (both 2017). His career progressed with roles in the Irish crime film Calm with Horses (2019), the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), and the psychological drama Saltburn (2023). For his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

On television, Keoghan appeared in the RTÉ drama Love/Hate (2013), the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019), the final season of the Netflix reboot Top Boy (2023), and in the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air (2024).

Early life Keoghan was born on 18 October 1992, and grew up in Summerhill, Dublin, Ireland. His mother was a drug addict 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". 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 2020 Keoghan revealed he has ADHD and takes medication for it.

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. Afterward, Keoghan claimed to be receiving threats from Carpenter fans directed at himself, his grandmother, and his then two-year-old son. Keoghan also alleged some fans stood outside the home in which his son and ex-girlfriend were living.

In November 2024, Keoghan said in an interview on The Louis Theroux Podcast that a thick skin was required to deal with online hate. In a March 2026 interview with SiriusXM, he said he avoids online platforms and the public because of harsh criticism of himself and his looks, and that it bothers him that his son may read these things later.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Stand Up Stand up Bully Short film Between the Canals Aido 2012 Stalker Tommy Standby Crusty North Aaron Short film 2015 Norfolk Boy Traders Ken Trespass Against Us Windows Candy Floss Shane Short film 2017 Light Thereafter Pavel The Killing of a Sacred Deer Martin Lang Dunkirk George Mills Black '47 Hobson 2019 Calm With Horses Dymphna 2021 The Green Knight Scavenger Eternals Druig 2022 The Batman Joker Credited as "Unseen Arkham Prisoner"; cameo The Banshees of Inisherin Dominic Kearney 2023 Saltburn Oliver Quick 2024 Bird Bug Bring Them Down Jack 2025 Hurry Up Tomorrow Lee 2026 Crime 101 Ormon Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Duke Shelby Butterfly Jam Azik 2027 Josh 2028 Ringo Starr Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Fair City Dave Donoghue 3 episodes 2023 Top Boy Jonny 3 episodes 2024 Masters of the Air Lt. Curtis Biddick Miniseries; 3 episodes

Music videos Year Title Artist(s) 2024 "Please Please Please" Sabrina Carpenter "Bug" Fontaines D.C.

Accolades

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