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My Take
Barry Keoghan is, to my eye, the most unsettling screen presence of his generation, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Plenty of actors can play menace; Keoghan plays ambiguity, that flicker behind the eyes where you genuinely cannot tell if a character is wounded or dangerous. From The Killing of a Sacred Deer to Saltburn, he keeps choosing roles that risk audience hatred, which takes real nerve. His Dublin upbringing seems to have given him a feral authenticity that drama schools cannot teach. The BAFTA win felt less like a peak than a down payment. I suspect his defining role is still ahead of him.
Overview
Barry Keoghan ( KYOH-gən; 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).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Barry Keoghan
- Name (Japanese)
- バリー・コーガン
- Reading
- ばりー・こーがん
- Born
- October 17, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- Summerhill, County Dublin, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2023 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | — | |
| Notable work | Eternals | — | |
| Notable work | The Banshees of Inisherin | — | |
| Notable work | Saltburn | — | |
| Notable work | Dunkirk | — |
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.