Karl Geary
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Karl Geary | |
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| Born | 31 May 1972 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Karl John Geary (born 31 May 1972) is an Irish-born American actor and author.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Geary was born in Dublin.[3] In 1987, at the age of 15, he moved to the United States; he later obtained a green card in a visa lottery for undocumented Irish immigrants, and ultimately became a naturalized citizen.
Career
[edit]Geary appeared in Madonna's Sex book. His acting roles include Sex and the City, Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story, and Hamlet (2000). He wrote and appeared in Coney Island Baby (2003). He appeared as Coffey in the 2008 horror film The Burrowers. He owns a bar in downtown Manhattan called the Scratcher,[4] and previously co-owned another club, the original tiny Cafe Sin-é on St. Mark's Place in the East Village, where he waited on tables alongside Jeff Buckley.
Personal life
[edit]Geary has seven siblings. In 2003, he married Scottish actress Laura Fraser. They have one daughter, Lila, and live in Glasgow, Scotland. Geary also has a son, Billy from a previous relationship.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Nadja | Renfield | |
| 1997 | Gold in the Streets | Liam | |
| 1998 | Montana | Bosch | |
| 1998 | Trance | Sean | |
| 1999 | The Book of Stars | Kristjan | |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Horatio | |
| 2002 | Happy Here and Now | Eddie / Tom | |
| 2003 | Coney Island Baby | Billy Hayes | Also writer |
| 2003 | Mimic 3: Sentinel | Marvin | |
| 2004 | Timbuktu | Deecy | |
| 2005 | Satellite | Kevin Sinks | |
| 2008 | Stag Night | Joe | |
| 2008 | The Burrowers | Fergus Coffey | |
| 2012 | Archaeology of a Woman | Officer John | |
| 2014 | Jimmy's Hall | Seán | |
| 2015 | Experimenter | Stephen Macht | |
| 2016 | I Am Not a Serial Killer | Grant Neblin |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Painted Lady | Aiden Finnegan | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Tommy | Episode: "Bay of Married Pigs" |
| 1999 | Esther | Dalphon | Television film |
| 2001 | Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story | Steve Clark | Television film |
| 2006 | Hide & Seek | Greg Holden | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Gravity | Diego | 6 episodes |
Publications
[edit]- Montpelier Parade[1][2] 2017 ISBN 1-9112-1545-0
- Juno loves Legs 2023 ISBN 9781787303102
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gilmartin, Sarah (7 January 2017). "Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary review: Spinning hearts in 1980s Dublin". Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ a b Jarlath Regan (19 March 2017). "Karl Geary". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (183 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Scratcher - East Village - New York, NY". Yelp.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Hephzibah (March 25, 2023). "Karl Geary: 'I was writing out of confusion and horror, rage and love'" – via The Guardian.
External links
[edit]- Karl Geary at IMDb
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