Inside Barry Keoghan's troubled life from 13 foster homes to mum's tragic death
10.01.2024 - 17:12
/ ok.co.uk
Barry Keoghan is a rising star having already secured a list of big TV and film roles despite his young age. But it hasn't been easy for the Irish actor who spent his childhood in foster homes and tragically lost his mother due to a drug overdose.
The 31 year old most recently starred in Saltburn - which can be streamed on Amazon Prime Video now - which quickly caught the attention of fans following his naked dance which became the most talked about scenes of 2023.
The psychological drama also earned Barry a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor. Aside from this, he's starred in Dunkirk, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and received a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 2022's The Banshees of Inisherin.
Following his already huge success, he's been living it up with A-listers in Hollywood, but away from the glamour Barry had a very difficult childhood. From the age of five, the Oscar-nominated actor and his brother Eric spent seven years moving between 13 different foster homes. His mother struggled with drug addiction and when he was just 12 years old, she sadly died of a heroin overdose at the age of 30.
The brothers were taken into care and raised by their aunt Lorraine and grandmother Patricia in Dublin, Ireland. Barry has been open about his difficult past and has spoken out about hoping to inspire other young people to follow their dreams. He even admitted that he didn’t expect his life to pan out this way, especially when you’ve got "13 foster homes" written on your CV.
Speaking of his childhood, Barry said while on the Late, Late Show: "Every family was good to us. As a kid, you don’t know what’s happening. You get attached… and then boom.
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