Rory Keenan (born 9 June 1980) is an Irish actor.

Career

Primarily a stage actor, Keenan has worked extensively in theatre in London. He has worked in film and TV from a young age. Most has performed in the National Theatre's acclaimed production of '' Trouble In Mind'' as well as at BAM, New York and Wyndhams Theatre in the West End as Jamie in Long Day's Journey Into Night directed by Sir Richard Eyre, and at The

Donmar Warehouse The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by Micha ...

in ''Saint Joan'' and ''Welcome Home Captain Fox!'' Previous work at The

Royal National Theatre The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...

includes ''The Kitchen'', ''Damned By Despair'' and ''Liola'', as well as the acclaimed ''

Philadelphia, Here I Come! ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' is a 1964 play by Irish dramatist Brian Friel. Set in the fictional town of Ballybeg, County Donegal, the play launched Friel onto the international stage. Plot ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' centres around Gareth ...

'' and ''

Dublin Carol ''Dublin Carol'' is a play by Conor McPherson, which premiered in London at the Royal Court Theatre in 2000. Plot John, a middle-aged employee of a funeral home in Dublin, returns from a funeral on Christmas Eve with Mark, a 20-year-old who has h ...

'' at the Donmar Warehouse. He has performed many leading roles in Ireland, having worked from an early age at

The Abbey Theatre The Abbey Theatre ( ga, Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland ( ga, Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the p ...

, as well as the title roles in ''Hamlet'' and ''Macbeth'', the latter of which landed him Best Actor at 11th The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards. On television he was seen in Channel 4's '' Somewhere Boy'', Netflix's '' The Duchess'', BBC's ''

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'', '' War & Peace'' and ''

Peaky Blinders The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1910s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to middle-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racke ...

''. Keenan wrote and directed his debut film ''Bump'', which has received awards from major international film festivals.

Personal life

In 2019, he married actress

Gemma Arterton Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is an English actress and producer. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature film debut in the comedy '' St Trinian's'' ...

. On 4 November 2022, Keenan and Arterton confirmed that they are expecting their first child together. "Gemma Arterton pregnant with first child", ''Yahoo’’ ,4 November 2022
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Career

Personal life

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

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