It’s coming out at the right time as well and I’ve got a pet monkey in it. At first acting was just a means to an end. It is definitely therapeutic. RYAN Tubridy has blasted “grotesque” trolls who slated Barry Keoghan’s Late Late Show interview. It’s a hard thing to find in people. I’ve had seven months to chill now though, so I’m ready to get back to working. Nah, she’s gorgeous, she’s great. I did Dunkirk before The Killing of a Sacred Deer so it was weird going from a big set onto Yorgis’ set. I think all the experiences he’s had in life would bury most of us. Yeah, it’s bleak. We had long chats about that sweater vest, me and [director] Chris [Nolan]. He won’t ever pull you on it, but you have to have that going into it. In the ring, his head never stops bobbing; his footwork is a kinetic maze. It’s a state of affairs that Keoghan, who grew up in the inner-city Summerhill area of Dublin, is still trying to get his head around. Barry Keoghan has been a spine-chilling psychopath. That’s what I love about acting, being someone completely opposite to me but always showing a little bit of yourself, too.”, But it’s much more than that. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Just getting to do all of these things that you don’t necessarily get to do day-to-day. “I’d watch Paul Newman and all these greats and I was like ‘Who are these?’ I was learning my craft by watching these old movies. He has a very distinctive style… “I knew that was going somewhere, I knew I had to go somewhere. He’s focused, driven and grateful, all alongside the natural talent he has.” Keoghan, in turn, says that Farrell is “looking out for him”. An inexperienced World War II mariner. RH: What else do you do when you’re not on set, or when you’re back in Summerhill, Dublin? We had done that scene so many times, and there’s only so many spaghetti carbs you can eat, so I got to the point where I just put it in my mouth, and pulled it back out. There’s something… about that choice. Is he worried about fame changing him? Barry Jenkins, there’s a ton of them. Well, that is half the mystery of the movie. Barry Keoghan has been a spine-chilling psychopath. But I am. I mean being in Kerry in Ireland is grounding in itself. “I was looking to mess around, to joke. “I’m just a kid, a kid from the block. RH: The themes of Sacred Deer are pretty dark, did Yorgos give you any inclination of how it would be on set? Would you ever do a comedy? When they’re putting together jigsaw puzzles, they’re so focused, and totally unawares of the camera. Was it exhausting to film? As the host begins to introduce a clip from The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Keoghan interrupts him. Being a big fan of Batman and Inception, that was surreal. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I was down for it . I’m such a fanboy, you know. Besides I’m not sure his nan would allow it. I’ve got a bowl of spaghetti, I’m in my boxers, Nicole Kidman is here, let’s make history”, so you have to capitalise on it. We sat down with Keoghan to talk to him about his new … BARRY KEOGHAN. “He seemed young – but that was a miscalculation on my part. It was such a fun environment and cool set. Ryan said trolls should take a long hard look at themselves and “pause for thought” before posting nasty comments. In it he plays Spencer Reinhard, one of a group of college students who decide to take it upon themselves to steal the most expensive book in the United States. For a sense of his bewilderment at where he’s ended up, look no further than a recent interview he did for an Irish chat show. RH: There were some points in Sacred Deer where you were able to understand Martin’s warped justifications., even if they were skewed. Over the next few years he and his brother were shuttled between foster homes, until eventually they went to live with their grandmother. I can’t wait for that night, getting to be in a room with all of those people. Yeah, it’s great. I was only 17 and had never acted before, but I was just like, ‘I can do that. I want to now reinvent and go into a new light of not just a lead man but maybe just a character-driven story, with a good topic. As dark and as intense as the movie is, it wasn’t like that on set at all. Has your life changed a lot since everything has blown up? RH: That sounds like an ideal pairing! One thing I learned from him is that when he’s talking to people he’s present. She's raised ten children there, and hasn't moved.” All the tenderness and emotion that Martin lacks, Barry has in abundance, especially when talking about his family. In the flesh, he gives off an air of warmth, but as Martin, he is nothing short of terrifying. “My mother dying of drugs is not easy for any kid. BK: I did: I read The Killing of a Sacred Deer in The Lobster tone. “We used to sneak in, run upstairs, get chased. I wanted Martin to be really present. From the films he makes people probably have this idea of him that he must be cold, he must be dry. RH: Do you think he’s got it in him to direct himself in one of his own films? I didn’t realise when I was working with him that he was one of the greats until I went away from that movie and I was like, “Fuck, he’s like Kubrick”. Today, Tubs defended the talented former Love/Hate star on his RTE radio show and blasted “nasty people” for being “as bad as the bully in the schoolyard”. He doesn’t even seem like himself. RH: Were you mostly drawn to the abstractness and weirdness of it then? RH: What did you do to avoid imitation from his past films? He gave me a lot of advice. All that ‘young kid’ kind of thing.” Eventually his antics got him barred. Who are you a fanboy for? Patience, stay patient. What’s the vibe of the series? He says he’s now wary of being stereotyped as “the weirdo”, and has begun seeking counter-intuitive roles, to “show people what I can do”. Whereas if it’s me, I tend to wear a guard and protect myself.”. It’s unreal that it’s a job. He’s been really good to my brother and my brother as well. But once you get the seal of approval from your brother, you just know.”, Keoghan began acting after answering a casting notice in a shop window for the Irish crime drama Between the Canals. It’s just nasty, you’re as bad as the bully in the school yard, that’s all I’ll say.”. And then there is also Y: The Last Man? “I think going through everything has made me strong,” he muses. Keoghan has since met Reinhard and found him “easy-going but deeply regretful”. Yeah, it was Basketball Diaries, the true story about Jim Caroll. “I looked at a lot of documentaries about kids and their behaviors. Did Yorgos give you any inclination of how he wanted you to be? I love the laugh at the end that comes after I say “I’ve gotta go to class”, it’s freaky man. Of course, in reality he is nothing like that. RH: That’s a fantastic scene. He’s just a beautiful person. “Be aware you won’t bring down the good guys, because they’ll always come through, people like Barry.”. The glitz, the glamour, the feet-kissing? For other inquiries Contact Us. He kept that take. RH: In Sacred Deer, Martin’s favourite film is Groundhog Day. To sit and just be present with someone, even for two minutes. Farrell is one of those helping Keoghan as his career progresses. RH: You have so many odd scenes like the aformentioned spaghetti scene, or the moment you compare armpit hairs with Farrell, but another stood out to me: what was it like to have Nicole Kidman kiss your feet? And get paid! Production house Piano Factory Films talk through their latest heart-capturing short film I Had A King. I think he wants to be an actor. Most people were probably first introduced to him as Wayne in Love/Hate, but in less than half-a-decade since then, his CV has racked up the likes of '71, Rebellion, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Mammal and Dunkirk. hen Barry Keoghan was growing up in Dublin, he and his mates would find their way surreptitiously into the local cinema to try and watch films for free. Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related → Related →. Brought up in foster care, the Irish actor’s ability to charm and terrify has made him one of Hollywood’s most recognisable young faces – and he’s only just getting started, Last modified on Thu 3 Jan 2019 11.52 GMT. BK: Always be original with your characters: if you’re playing a baddie don’t try “Oh, I’ll look at these bad guys for inspiration on that characteristic”, I just wanted to throw my own twist in, which is to play it as present as possible. [Laughs] Would you take any role they gave you, even if this role was a villain? • American Animals is released in the UK on 7 September. Are we rolling?” I never thought I’d be able to say “Nicole Kidman kissed my feet.” It’s madness. I think the anniversary is coming up in April but don’t hold me to that. Bart directs Barry and the rest of his co-stars, including Evan Peters (American Horror Story), Blake Jenner (The Edge Of Seventeen), and Ann Dowd (The Handmaid's Tale) in American Animals, which is released in Irish cinemas on Friday, 7 September. Voting is now open at ee.co.uk/BAFTA for this year’s EE Rising Star Award and the winner will be announced at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday 10 February 2019 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. “That stuff hits you. Keoghan plays the informal leader of the group, Spencer Reinhard. In just a matter of months, the 25-year-old actor has gone from relative obscurity to mass critical acclaim, in no small part due to his role in big fat Hollywood blockbuster Dunkirk, in which he played the sweet-natured boat boy who accompanies Mark Rylance on a heroic rescue mission in one of Christopher Nolan’s several labyrinthine side plots. “I started getting all this money,” says Barry. Yorgos does that on purpose though, he gets us really close, face-to-face. BK: I framed that audition [for Dunkirk] very purposefully so that I could get the batteries in and out easily without the camera seeing them. Because where I’m from, to do acting is not heard of. BK: That was weird, I tell ya. The life lessons. When you’re chatting with him, he’s genuine. We chatted to Keoghan about modest beginnings, Batman and being a fanboy…. So distinctive, and then I saw The Favourite. All the lads are quite handsome looking. He creates this world where you don’t really have to act. “They were paying me and feeding me. He’s about creating. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. BK: I’d love to see that. Barry appeared on the show with Mullingar actress Niamh Algar to speak about their crime drama, Calm With Horses, which hits Irish cinemas on Friday. We filmed it in New York in September and it’s based on a big comic book and there’s a great team behind it. He’s so talented that director, Johan Renck. He’s rattling off career landmarks at such speed that he’s already reached the “briefly abandon film for a prestige TV series” stage of his career, by signing up for a big-budget adaptation of post-apocalyptic graphic novel Y: The Last Man. What was your earliest memory of film?