08/02/2023
At just five years old, this man went into social care. He would be moved around 13 different homes. At 12 years old, he lost his mum to a he**in overdose. His father wasn't around. At 16, he was kicked out of school after years in and out, "making trouble". He learned everything he knows about acting from nature documentaries of all places, fascinated by how animals can "say so much without saying anything". He got his first acting job after answering an ad he saw in a shop window. Now, against all odds, aged 30, he's made it and been nominated for an Oscar for his excellent performance in The Banshees of Inisherin. Barry Keoghan, everyone. 👏