11 things you probably didn't know about 'Saltburn' star Barry Keoghan

Ayomikun AdekaiyeroJan 16, 2024, 08:26 IST

Barry Keoghan is holding a special "Barry's" Crunchy Nut cereal box at the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards.Rowben Lantion / BAFTA via Getty Images

Barry Keoghan is the Hollywood star everyone is talking about after the success of "Saltburn."
The Irish actor has also appeared in "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "The Batman."

Barry Keoghan has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors, following the success of "Saltburn," and his Oscar-nominated role in "The Banshees of Inisherin."

At 31, the Irish actor has also starred in both a Marvel and DC movie, and had a role in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk."

Here are some things you may not know about Keoghan.

Barry Keoghan's mother died when he was 12 years old.

Barry Keoghan attends the 2024 Golden Globes.Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Keoghan was barred from his school's theater productions.

Barry Keoghan attends the 2024 Governors Awards.Michael Buckner/Getty Images

Keoghan bagged his first movie role by answering an open casting call.

Barry Keoghan in "Between the Canals."Screen Ireland

Keoghan was kicked out of his local movie theater in Dublin when he was younger.

Barry Keoghan attends the "Saltburn" premiere.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Keoghan became an ambassador of the Barretstown children's charity in 2022.

Barry Keoghan poses onstage at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2023.Rich Polk/NBC via Getty Images

Keoghan was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020.

Barry Keoghan attends the 2023 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Keoghan asked to be in a Marvel movie years before he was cast in "Eternals."

Barry Keoghan in Marvel's "Eternals."Sophie Mutevelian/Marvel Studios

Keoghan contracted a flesh-eating disease before he filmed "The Banshees of Inisherin."

Barry Keoghan in "The Banshees of Inisherin" (2022).Searchlight Pictures

Keoghan is an amateur boxer.

Rosamund Pike and Barry Keoghan at the 81st Golden Globe Awards.CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images

Keoghan used a remote control as a gun in his audition for "Dunkirk."

"Dunkirk."Warner Bros.

Keoghan's last name derives from the Gaelic word for "wolf cub" — and the actor loves wolves.

Barry Keoghan attends the 2023 Academy Museum Gala.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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