Rory Keenan

Rory Keenan is an Irish actor. On film and television he has starred in Somewhere Boy, The Duchess, Birdsong, Versailles, War & Peace, The Guard, and Peaky Blinders.

Career Keenan has performed in many National Theatre productions,

Previous work at the National Theatre includes The Kitchen, Damned By Despair and Liola, and Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Dublin Carol at the Donmar Warehouse.

In 2010, Keenan appeared in the short film The Crush, which was nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film.

On television he was seen in Channel 4's Somewhere Boy, Netflix's The Duchess, BBC's Versailles, War & Peace and Peaky Blinders.

In 2022, Keenan wrote and directed his debut film Bump, which starred his wife Gemma Arterton, and was screened at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in San Jose, California, and Cleveland International Film Festival. He was awarded Best Director at the British Short Film Awards 2022.

Personal life In 2019, he married actress Gemma Arterton. The couple's first child, a son, was born in December 2022.

Filmography Television

Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Reign of Fire Devon 2003 Intermission Anthony Lowry Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Malitiaman TV movie 2004 Ella Enchanted Otto 2005 Showbands Keith TV movie Still Life Man Short film 2006 Pride and Joy Rory Lawlor 2009 One Hundred Mornings Mark Zonad Guy Hendrickson 2010 Windows Terry Short film The Crush Boyfriend nominated Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film