Since his breakout role in Emerald Fennell's Saltburn, Barry Keoghan has been the talk of the town.
The Irish actor starred in one of 2023's buzziest movies, alongside Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, and scored himself a nomination at the 2024 Golden Globes for his role, firmly cementing him as one of Hollywood's stars of the moment (and an audience favourite, of course).
It was the perfect 'arrival' for the 31-year-old, after years of building towards becoming a household name.
He won a BAFTA and received nominations for a Golden Globe and Academy Award for 2022's Banshees of Inisherin. He's starred in films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Dunkirk, The Green Knight. And if you’re a superhero buff, you may recognise him from The Batman or Eternals.
But while Keoghan's career is soaring, his story reads like a fairytale — and all fairytales start in tragedy.
The actor hinted at this traumatic upbringing in a new interview about his son, Brando. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Keoghan acknowledged how his upbringing has impacted his approach to fatherhood.
"I didn't have a father figure growing up, so even my relationship with my son isn't quite of the normal father-son relationship," he said at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
"I don't have that figure to draw experience from and to base it on. Love, you don't need anything to draw from, love is pure, and so I'm not on about that, but I'm on about little stuff, like teaching your son this or teaching your daughter that."
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