Karl Geary

Karl Geary
Born (1972-05-31) 31 May 1972 (age 52)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
Years active1994–present
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children2

Karl John Geary (born 31 May 1972) is an Irish-born American actor and author.[1][2]

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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  • Montpelier Parade[1][2] 2017 ISBN 1-9112-1545-0
  • Juno loves Legs 2023 ISBN 9781787303102

References

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  1. ^ a b Gilmartin, Sarah (7 January 2017). "Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary review: Spinning hearts in 1980s Dublin". Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Jarlath Regan (19 March 2017). "Karl Geary". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (183 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. ^ "Scratcher - East Village - New York, NY". Yelp.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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