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BRING THEM DOWN Trailer (2025) Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott
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"I told you to kill them." Mubi has debuted the full official trailer for Bring Them Down, an Irish thriller about rival families. This initially premiered at the TIFF & Fantastic Fest & London Film Festivals last year, now set for a US debut in February. An Irish shepherding family thrust into battle on several fronts: internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another farmer. Paternalism, heritage, and the generational trauma cycle through the cultural prism of Ireland. TIFF adds: "Bring Them Down bristles with twists and tension, its gorgeous pastoral landscapes turning into sites of escalating violence. Yet the film never settles for simplistic hero/villain binaries. Instead, brilliantly shifts perspective, revealing the fears and aspirations driving all its characters — a strategy that succeeds in no small part due to Abbott and Keoghan, who share an incredible ability to reveal for the camera what their characters are hell-bent on hiding." Starring Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Colm Meaney, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, and Susan Lynch. This one actually looks quite good - a riveting thriller from Ireland that's worth a watch.

Here's the main official trailer for Chris Andrews' film Bring Them Down, direct from Mubi's YouTube:

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You can watch the quick teaser for Chris Andrews' Bring Them Down right here for the first look again.

Michael (Christopher Abbott), the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray (Colm Meaney). Burdened by a terrible secret, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with his rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and also his son Jack (Barry Keoghan) escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered. Bring Them Down is directed by UK filmmaker Chris Andrews, making his feature directorial debut for a few other short films previously. The screenplay is also from Andrews, based on a story by Jonathan Hourigan and Chris Andrews. Produced by Julianne Forde, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacy, and Cassandre Warnauts. This initially premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival a few months ago and also played at Fantastic Fest. Mubi will release Andrews' film Bring Them Down film in select US theaters starting February 7th, 2025 early next year. Look any good?
The Bring Them Down trailer reveals Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott as rival farmers whose families' blood feud escalates into brutal violence. Written and directed by Christopher Andrews in his feature debut, the upcoming thriller follows the last son of an Irish shepherding family and his ailing father who are thrust into a conflict with a rival farmer and his son, which eventually escalates into violence. The movie stars Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, Conor McNeill, Susan Lynch, and Colm Meaney.

Now, MUBI has released the first official trailer for Bring Them Down, introducing Michael (Abbott), the youngest member of a shepherding family who lives with his father, Ray (Meaney). Haunted by a dark secret, Michael has withdrawn from society. However, a conflict with a rival farmer Gary (Ready) and his son Jack (Keoghan) soon spirals out of control, drawing Michael into a devastating series of events. The conflict compels him to confront his past traumas, ultimately reshaping the lives of both families forever. Watch the trailer below:

What The Bring Them Down Trailer Means For The Movie
The Acclaimed Film Is Releasing Through Mubi

The release of the first official trailer for Bring Them Down means that the movie is gearing up for its release through Mubi, which acquired the film following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024. Bring Them Down reviews praise the film for its bleak atmosphere, thematic exploration of generational trauma and toxic masculinity, and strong performances from Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan, earning a strong 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The Bring Them Down trailer showcases the critical acclaim for the film, with Screen Rant's Patrice Witherspoon saying that "Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan are exceptional." Critics are also calling it "gripping," "wildly unpredictable," and "a chilling revenge thriller." However, despite this immense acclaim, many critics feel the film may be too grim for some viewers, and encourage them to exercise caution before deciding to see it.

Our Take On The Bring Them Down Trailer
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Mubi is mainly a streaming service that offers a curated collection of international and independent cinema. However, they also recently started distributing ambitious films, such as The Substance, which Universal deemed too risky, and it went on to become one of the best horror movies of the year. Barry Keoghan's 2024 film, Bird, was also distributed by and is streaming on Mubi. With the distributor attached, Bring Them Down should be a powerful and dynamic debut from Christopher Andrews, announcing an exciting new voice in cinema.

Bring Them Down releases in theaters on February 7.

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Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, grapples with a dark secret and ailing father. As tensions with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack intensify, Michael is pulled into a violent conflict that forces him to confront his past, leaving both families irreversibly changed.

Release Date
September 8, 2024
Runtime
107 Minutes
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Drama
Cast
Christopher Abbott , Barry Keoghan , Colm Meaney , Nora-Jane Noone , Paul Ready , Susan Lynch , Youssef Quinn , Aaron Heffernan
Character(s)
Michael , Jack , Ray
Director
Christopher Andrews
Producers
Ivana MacKinnon , Julianne Forde , Ruth Treacy , Barry Keoghan , Christopher Abbott , Efe Çakarel , Celine Haddad , Jean-Yves Roubin , Cassandre Warnauts , Bobby Allen , Jacob Swan Hyam , Niamh Fagan
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Christopher Andrews , Jonathan Hourigan
MUBI has shared a new trailer for director Christopher Andrews’ BIFA-winning revenge thriller Bring Them Down.

The film centres on two farming families in rural Ireland whose ongoing conflict takes a violent turn, leaving their lives forever altered.

The cast of Bring Them Down includes Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Colm Meaney, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, and Susan Lynch. Check out the trailer and promotional images here…

Bring Them Down is the story of two feuding farming families in present-day rural Ireland. Michael (Christopher Abbott), the last son of a farming family, lives an isolated existence with his ailing father Ray. Haunted by a terrible accident in his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and is dedicated to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his unpredictable son Jack (Barry Keoghan) stirs old tensions and grievances, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent turns, leaving both families permanently altered.

Bring Them Down arrives in cinemas on February 7th.
Bring Them Down is a new drama thriller movie starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott. The feature film directorial debut of Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down will be released in February 2025 courtesy of MUBI.

Check out the Bring Them Down trailer below (watch more trailers and clips):

What is Bring Them Down about?
The synopsis for Bring Them Down, via IndieWire, reads, “Michael (Abbott), the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray (Colm Meaney). Burdened by guilt over the death of his mother, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and his son Jack (Keoghan) escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.”

Paul Mescal and Tom Burke were initially cast as the two lead roles in Bring Them Down; however, they were replaced by Keoghan and Abbott in 2023. The film held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024. Andrews received a Best Debut Director nomination for his work on Bring Them Down at the British Independent Film Awards in November 2024.

Julianne Forde, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacy, and Cassandre Warnaut serve as producers on the movie.

Keoghan is known for starring in movies such as 2017’s The Killing of a Sacred Deer, 2021’s Eternals, 2022’s The Banshees of Inisherin, and 2023’s Saltburn, while he’ll soon be seen in Trey Edward Shults Hurry Up Tomorrow, which releases in May 2025. Abbott, meanwhile, has been in 2020’s Possessor, 2022’s Sanctuary, 2024’s Kraven the Hunter, and more. He’s also starring in Blumhouse’s Wolf Man, which opens nationwide next weekend.

Bring Them Down releases in United States theaters on February 7, 2025, from MUBI.

Barry Keoghan battling Christopher Abbott in his native Irish countryside? No, this isn’t an expansion of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” music video: It’s “Bring Them Down,” writer/director Chris Andrews’ latest revenge drama that premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

The official synopsis for “Bring Them Down” reads: “Michael (Abbott), the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray (Colm Meaney). Burdened by guilt over the death of his mother, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and his son Jack (Keoghan) escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.”

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However, the relationship between Abbott and Keoghan’s respective characters is a little more complex: Keoghan’s onscreen mother is Abbott’s ex, and therefore Keoghan is almost a surrogate son turned epitome of the life Abbott could have had. Prior to the two stars being cast, Tom Burke and Paul Mescal were originally set for the lead roles.

The film is co-written by Andrews and Jonathan Hourigan, with Julianne Forde, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacy, and Cassandre Warnauts producing.

The feature premiered at TIFF before screening at BFI. IndieWire’s Kate Erbland wrote in her review that the title has a double meaning, with Abbott’s Michael having to bring his sheep down from Keoghan’s family property but also referring to how their dual will escalate. “That’s long after everyone involved has decided to bring the other people down, no matter the cost, no matter the pain, no matter the misery,” Erbland wrote. “By the end, we’re all in the muck, all at rock bottom, praying for the tragedy and inhumanity to end. It won’t.”

Abbott will next appear in Blumhouse and Universal’s feature “Wolf Man,” as well as the Netflix adaptation of “East Of Eden” alongside Florence Pugh. Keoghan is believed to next be portraying Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic. Read Keoghan’s recent interview with IndieWire here.

“Bring Them Down” will premiere in theaters on Friday, February 7 from MUBI. Check out the trailer, an IndieWire exclusive, below.
Two of the best actors working today are Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan. And believe it or not, you get a chance to see both of them in the upcoming drama, “Bring Them Down.”

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As seen in the trailer for “Bring Them Down,” the film follows the story of an isolated farmer who finds himself drawn into a conflict with a rival farmer and his son. Things, as you might imagine, escalate, forcing both families to deal with the devastating consequences.

READ MORE: ‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan Power Irish Sheep-Farming Thriller [TIFF]

The film stars Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, and Colm Meaney. “Bring Them Down” is directed by Christopher Andrews, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Jonathan Hourigan.

We were able to see “Bring Them Down” during its run at this year’s TIFF, and in our review, we said, “There is some good landscape photography in ‘Bring Them Down,’ as befits a film set in the Irish countryside. A couple of well-staged “action” moments also shine. Performances are well-judged as both Abbott and Keoghan are safe hands and intuitive performers. The American Abbott deserves extra credit for nailing his Irish accent and delivering much of his dialog in Irish.”

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“Bring Them Down” debuts in theaters on February 7. You can watch the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis:

Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray. Burdened by guilt over the death of his mother, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.
The film centres on Michael (Abbott), the last remaining son of a shepherding family, who lives in isolation with his ailing father, Ray (Colm Meaney). Haunted by a dark secret, Michael’s secluded existence is disrupted when a conflict with rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and his son Jack (Keoghan) ignites into a violent feud. The escalating tensions force Michael to confront the buried horrors of his past, forever altering the fates of both families.Online movie streaming services

The trailer offers a glimpse at what looks like a brooding, atmospheric thriller, with a stark and haunting Irish backdrop. And you can’t really do wrong by having two highly reliable stars such as Keoghan and Abbott, both of whom are also on board as executive producers.

Directed by Christopher Andrews, making his feature debut, the project features a supporting cast that includes Nora-Jane Noone (The Magdalene Sisters) and Susan Lynch (Happy Valley). Notably, Paul Mescal and Tom Burke were originally cast in the lead roles until development delays pushed them out.

MUBI is set to release Bring Them Down U.S. cinemas on 7 February.
Bring Them Down
Directed by Christopher Andrews
Screenplay by Christopher Andrews
Story by
Christopher Andrews
Jonathan Hourigan
Produced by
Ivana MacKinnon
Jacob Swan Hyam
Ruth Treacy
Julianne Forde
Jean-Yves Roubin
Cassandre Warnauts
Starring
Barry Keoghan
Christopher Abbott
Nora-Jane Noone
Paul Ready
Aaron Heffernan
Conor McNeill
Susan Lynch
Colm Meaney
Cinematography Nick Cooke
Edited by George Cragg
Music by Hannah Peel
Production
companies
Mubi
Screen Ireland
Tailored Films
Wild Swim Films
Frakas Productions
Distributed by Mubi
Release date
September 8, 2024 (TIFF)
Running time 105 minutes[1]
Countries
Ireland
Belgium
Languages
English
Irish
Bring Them Down is a 2024 thriller film written and directed by Christopher Andrews (in his feature directorial debut), starring Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, Conor McNeill, Susan Lynch, and Colm Meaney.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.

Cast
Barry Keoghan as Jack
Christopher Abbott as Michael
Nora-Jane Noone as Caroline
Paul Ready as Gary
Aaron Heffernan
Conor McNeill
Susan Lynch as Peggy
Colm Meaney as Ray
Production
The project was announced with Paul Mescal and Tom Burke in the cast in March 2021.[2] Funding for the film comes from Mubi with additional funding from Screen Ireland, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the U.K. Global Screen Fund which is financed by the U.K. government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and administered by the BFI.[3] It is a European co-production with producers Ivana MacKinnon of the UK's Wild Swim Films; Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde of Ireland's Tailored Films and Jean-Yves Roubin and Cassandre Warnauts of Belgium's Frakas Productions.[4]

Casting
Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott replaced Mescal and Burke in the cast in February 2023.[5]

Filming
Principal photography took place in Ireland in February 2023.[6]

Release
Bring Them Down had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.[1]

Reception
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7]

Andrews was nominated for Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards in November 2024.[8]

References
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Grater, Tom (March 2, 2021). "Normal People' Star Paul Mescal & 'Mank' Actor Tom Burke Set For Irish Revenge Thriller 'Bring Them Down'; Charades Boards Sales". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
Ritman, Alex (February 23, 2023). "Barry Keoghan Replaces Paul Mescal in Mubi's Irish Drama 'Bring Them Down,' First Look Revealed". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
Rosser, Michael (February 23, 2023). "Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott to star in Mubi feature 'Bring Them Down'". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
"Barry Keoghan replaces Paul Mescal in new Irish drama "Bring Them Down"". Irish Central. February 27, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
Ramachandran, Naman (February 23, 2023). "BAFTA-Winning 'Banshees of Inisherin' Star Barry Keoghan Replaces Paul Mescal in MUBI's 'Bring Them Down': First Look Revealed". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
"Bring Them Down". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
Ntim, Zac (November 5, 2024). "British Independent Film Awards: 'Kneecap' Leads Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
External links
Bring Them Down at IMDb
Categories: 2024 films2024 thriller films2020s Belgian films2020s Irish films2020s English-language filmsBelgian thriller filmsIrish thriller filmsBelgian films about revengeIrish films about revengeEnglish-language Belgian filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms about dysfunctional familiesFilms about father–son relationshipsFilms shot in Ireland
Barry Keoghan

Keoghan in 2024
Born 18 October 1992 (age 32)[a]
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011–present
Partner Alyson Kierans (2021–2023)
Children 1
Relatives Frank Stapleton (second cousin)
Awards Full list
Barry Keoghan (/ˈkjoʊɡən/ KYOH-gən;[1] born 18 October 1992)[a] is an Irish actor. His accolades include a BAFTA Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 27 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.[2]

Keoghan began acting in 2011 and gained recognition in 2017 for his roles in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and Yorgos Lanthimos's The Killing of a Sacred Deer. He gained praise for his performances in the Irish crime film Calm with Horses (2019) and in the fantasy film The Green Knight (2021). He expanded to big-budget films with his role as Druig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). In 2022, he appeared in Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and received nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Keoghan then starred in the psychological drama Saltburn (2023), for which he gained nominations for a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

He has appeared in television, including in the RTÉ drama Love/Hate (2013), the HBO mini-series Chernobyl (2019), the final season of the Netflix reboot Top Boy (2023), and in the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air (2024). Keoghan is a brand ambassador for Dior[3] and Barretstown.[4]

Early life
Keoghan was born on 18 October 1992,[a] and grew up in Summerhill, Dublin, Ireland.[5] His mother struggled with drug addiction and died when he was 12.[6] With his brother Eric, he spent seven years in foster care, in 13 foster homes, before being raised by their grandmother, aunt, and older sister Gemma.[7][6]

As a child, Keoghan appeared in school plays in the O'Connell School on Dublin's North Richmond Street but was banned for “messing about”.[8][9] He attributes his film education to sneaking into films with friends at Cineworld, Parnell Street, from which he was eventually barred.[8] After appearing in Between the Canals, Keoghan studied acting at The Factory (now Bow Street Academy), a local Dublin drama school.[5] He remembers “not even having €2.20 to get the bus to The Factory” at that time.[8]

Career
Keoghan began his acting career in 2011 when he answered a casting notice in a Sheriff Street shop window for the crime film Between the Canals. He portrayed Aido in a small role in the film, which was released in 2011.[8][5] At the age of 18, he appeared in the Irish soap opera Fair City.[9] In 2013 Keoghan appeared as Wayne on Love/Hate.[10][11] The role earned Keoghan recognition in Ireland, and he went on to feature in '71 in 2014 and Mammal and Trespass Against Us in 2016.[12][13]

Keoghan appeared in two films in 2017. He featured as George Mills in Dunkirk and starred as Martin Lang in The Killing of a Sacred Deer alongside Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman.[14][9] He won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Killing of a Sacred Deer.[15] The following year, he appeared in Black '47 as Hobson, an English soldier stationed in Ireland during the Great Famine.[9] He also starred in American Animals the same year. He portrayed Spencer Reinhart in the film, based on a real-life theft of rare books from a university library.[9]

He appeared in the 2019 mini-series Chernobyl.[11] He starred in an episode of Living With Lucy in September 2019.[16] That same month, his work in Calm With Horses was shown in the premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.[17] In July 2018, Keoghan was cast as lead character Yorick Brown in the pilot of Y: The Last Man. He left the main series production in February 2020.[10][18][19] Keoghan played Druig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals in November 2021.[20] He appeared in The Green Knight.[21]

Keoghan at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Keoghan appeared in Matt Reeves's film The Batman (2022), credited as "Unseen Arkham Prisoner". Reeves later confirmed that Keoghan was the Joker.[22][23] On 24 March 2022, three weeks after the film's release, Warner Bros. released a deleted scene featuring Keoghan's Joker and Robert Pattinson's Batman.[24] Keoghan received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination, and won BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the 2022 film The Banshees of Inisherin, written and directed by Martin McDonagh.[25]

In 2023, Keoghan appeared in Emerald Fennell's psychological thriller Saltburn as Oliver Quick, the lead character, alongside Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver, Richard E. Grant, and Carey Mulligan. Keoghan received critical acclaim for his performance, and was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor.

In 2024, Keoghan was cast as Ringo Starr in a series of four interconnected but separate biopics about the Beatles from filmmaker Sam Mendes. Starr himself confirmed the casting.[26]

In the media
In 2018 The Hollywood Reporter described Keoghan as "the next big thing" for his film work in the previous three years. In 2019 he was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.[9][27]

In March 2022, Keoghan was announced as the new ambassador for the Barretstown children's charity. He helped open the charity's new Aladina Studio funded by the Spanish Aladina Foundation.[4] In March 2024, British luxury fashion house Burberry named Keoghan as its brand ambassador.[28]

Personal life
Keoghan is an amateur boxer.[29][30] Keoghan is a supporter of Manchester United and appeared in the club's promotional campaign for the 2024-25 season kit with his second cousin Frank Stapleton.[31][32][33]

In April 2022, Keoghan was arrested in Dublin for public intoxication. He was later released without charge and issued with a fixed charged notice.[34]

From 2017 to 2020, Keoghan was in a relationship with Killarney native Shona Guerin, whom he had met on Good Friday in a Killarney pub where she was working.[35][36] The pair appeared on Livin' with Lucy together in 2019 in which Lucy Kennedy stayed with them in their Los Angeles home.[35] In September 2021, Keoghan began dating Alyson Kierans, a dental nurse and orthodontic therapist.[8][36] In March 2022, he disclosed that the couple were expecting a child together.[37] The birth of their son was announced in August 2022.[38] The family moved to Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, in November 2022.[39] Keoghan said in a 2024 interview that he and Kierans had split in mid-2023.[40] Since late 2023, Keoghan has been in an "on-and-off" relationship with American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter. As of early December 2024, the two have reportedly separated.[41][42][43]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Stand Up Stand up Bully Short film
Between the Canals Aido [44]
2012 Stalker Tommy [44]
King of the Travellers Young Dublin Lad
2013 Wasted Ben Short film
Life's a Breeze Pizza Guy
Stay Sean Meehan [44]
2014 '71 Sean Bannon [45]
Standby Crusty
North Aaron Short film
2015 Norfolk Boy [46][47]
Traders Ken [44]
The Break Sean Short film
2016 Mammal Joe [48][49]
Trespass Against Us Windows [50][51]
Candy Floss Shane Short film [52]
2017 Light Thereafter Pavel [53]
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Martin Lang [48]
Dunkirk George Mills [48]
2018 American Animals Spencer Reinhard [54]
Black '47 Hobson [55]
2019 Calm With Horses Dymphna [17]
2021 The Green Knight Scavenger [21]
Eternals Druig [56]
2022 The Batman Unseen Arkham Prisoner Cameo [22][57]
The Banshees of Inisherin Dominic Kearney [58]
2023 Saltburn Oliver Quick [59][60]
2024 Bird Bug [61][62]
Bring Them Down Jack [63]
2025 Hurry Up Tomorrow † TBA Post-production [64][65][66]
TBA The Immortal Man † TBA Filming [67]
Crime 101 † TBA Filming [68]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Fair City Dave Donoghue 3 episodes [45]
2013 Jack Taylor: Priest Hoodie 1 Television film
Love/Hate Wayne 6 episodes [45]
2016 Rebellion Cormac McDevitt 4 episodes [45]
2019 Chernobyl Pavel Miniseries; 2 episodes [69]
2023 Top Boy Jonny 3 episodes [70]
2024 Masters of the Air Lt. Curtis Biddick Miniseries; 3 episodes [71]
Music videos
Year Title Artist(s)
2024 "Please Please Please" Sabrina Carpenter
"Bug" Fontaines D.C.
Accolades
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Barry Keoghan
Keoghan has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Film Award and nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

See also
List of Irish Academy Award winners and nominees
List of actors with Academy Award nominations
Notes
Some sources state that Keoghan was born on 18 October 1992.[72] Other sources state that he was born on 17 October 1992.[73] However, Keoghan has stated on X that he was born 18 October.[74]
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