Beyond acting with Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan goes beyond acting and has revealed he has taken two surprising side careers – boxing and construction. And in a sign just how serious he is about getting in the ring the Irish actor revealed he is facing a fight next month. The 30-year-old also revealed he has second job outside acting working with his girlfriend Alyson Sandro’s brothers and their own construction business. He said: ‘I’m going out and doing that three times a week, early in the morning. I’m satisfied by the end of the day. I feel like I’ve really worked, practically and creatively.’

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Keoghan Shares THE BATMAN Audition

Barry Keoghan has shared his audition tape that landed him the role of the Joker in Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN. The actor, 29, revealed in a new interview with GQ UK that he sent the unsolicited tape to Reeves’ team soon after hearing about the project. Keoghan was angling for the part of the Riddler, which first went to Jonah Hill and then finally to Paul Dano. However, the video caught Reeves’ attention and secured the DUNKIRK star a spot in the cast as another Batman villain — the Joker.

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Barry Keoghan: One To Watch

Irish actor Barry Keoghan (ETERNALS) has been a major factor of critics and audiences’ radar for years, especially after giving a chilling performance in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER. Allow us to point you in the right direction with the following list of his great movies you can stream and/or digitally rent now, starting with the aforementioned, blockbuster epic that nudged him further toward the A-list.

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SACRED DEER now on Netflix

One of the best Irish movies ever made has just been added to Netflix. Released in 2017 and co-produced by Element Pictures and Screen Ireland, the psychological horror-thriller THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER reunited Colin Farrell with Yorgos Lanthimos, the director of The Lobster.

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Keoghan wraps new film in Mayo

Barry Keoghan has confirmed that he has wrapped filming THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN also starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. It had been shooting for several weeks in Achill Island off the coast of Co Mayo, and apparently, it’s now in the can for director Martin McDonagh to work his magic on.

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Barry Keoghan in ETERNALS trailer

Marvel has unveiled the first trailer for new flick ETERNALS starring Irish actor Barry Keoghan. The former Love/Hate star is joined by a star studded line-up including Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington and Richard Madden in the new film from Oscar-winning Nomadland director Chloé Zhao.

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Barry Keoghan in SAPPHIRE

Barry Keoghan

Rising Irish actor Barry Keoghan will play a world-champion snooker player plagued by gambling addiction who escapes to China in search of a fresh start only to become indebted to illegal bookmakers and forced into a mortal dilemma; throw the biggest match of his life or save his soul. The film is currently in pre-production with filming scheduled for fall 2021in Taiwan.

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