Karl Geary
Karl Geary | |
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 31 May 1972
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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.[citation needed]
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.
External links
[edit]- Karl Geary at IMDb