Karl Geary

{{short description|Irish actor and author (born 1972)}} {{for|the English cricketer|Karl Geary (cricketer)}} {{BLP refimprove|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Karl Geary | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|author}} | years_active = 1994–present | children = 2 | spouse = {{married|Laura Fraser|2003}} }}

'''Karl John Geary''' (born 31 May 1972) is an Irish-born American actor and author.<ref name="IT2017">{{cite web |publisher=Irish Times |date=7 January 2017 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/montpelier-parade-by-karl-geary-review-spinning-hearts-in-1980s-dublin-1.2911370 |first=Sarah |last=Gilmartin |title=Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary review: Spinning hearts in 1980s Dublin |accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="IrishmanAbroad">{{cite podcast |authorlink=Jarlath Regan |author=Jarlath Regan |edition=183 |work=An Irishman Abroad |title=Karl Geary |publisher=SoundCloud |date=19 March 2017 |url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/karl-geary-episode-183 |accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>

==Early life== Geary was born in Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Curtis Brown|url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/karl-geary|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.curtisbrown.co.uk}}</ref> 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== 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yelp.com/biz/scratcher-new-york|title=Scratcher - East Village - New York, NY|website=Yelp.com|accessdate=29 December 2018}}</ref> 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== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/25/karl-geary-i-was-writing-out-of-confusion-and-horror-rage-and-love-juno-loves-legs|title=Karl Geary: ‘I was writing out of confusion and horror, rage and love’|first=Hephzibah|last=Anderson|date=March 25, 2023|via=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1994 | ''Nadja'' | Renfield | |- | 1997 | ''Gold in the Streets'' | Liam | |- | 1998 | ''Montana'' | Bosch | |- | 1998 | ''Trance'' | Sean | |- | 1999 | ''{{sortname|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 | ''{{sortname|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=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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== * ''Montpelier Parade''<ref name="IT2017"/><ref name="IrishmanAbroad"/> 2017 {{ISBN|1-9112-1545-0}} * ''Juno loves Legs'' 2023 ISBN 9781787303102

==References==

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0311297}}

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