Sam Keeley

{{short description|Irish actor (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Sam Keeley | image = Sam keeley 2018 1.jpg | caption = Keeley at the 2018 Dublin International Film Festival | birth_name = Samuel Keeley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|29|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Keeley Contact Information |url=https://bookingagentinfo.com/celebrity/sam-keeley/ |website=Accurate Celebrity Contacts}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2020}} | birth_place = Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2010–present }}

'''Samuel Keeley''' (born 29 November 1990) is an Irish actor from County Offaly.<ref name="offaly">{{cite web |url=http://www.offalyindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2013/03/27/4015115-sam-keeley-lands-major-role |publisher=Offaly Independent |title=Sam Keeley lands major role |date=27 March 2013 |access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> His first major acting break was in the role of Philip in the RTÉ's television series ''Raw''.<ref>{{IMDb name|4187130|Sam Keeley}}{{unreliable?|date=May 2020}}</ref> He later appeared in the films ''Burnt'',<ref>{{cite web|date=3 July 2014|title=Irish actor Sam Keeley for Bradley Cooper film|url=http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2014/0703/628184-irish-actor-sam-keeley-in-talks-for-cooper-film/|access-date=16 January 2017|publisher=RTÉ}}</ref> ''Monsters: Dark Continent'',<ref name="offaly" /> ''The Siege of Jadotville'',<ref name="birth">{{cite web|date=30 October 2016|title=Sam Keeley: 'I was told I wasn't cut out to be an actor'|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/sam-keeley-i-was-told-i-wasnt-cut-out-to-be-an-actor-those-words-help-motivate-you-believe-me-35163082.html|access-date=16 January 2017|publisher=Independent News & Media}}</ref> ''In the Heart of the Sea'' and ''The Cured''.<ref name="IrishmanAbroad">{{cite podcast|edition=240|url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/david-freyne-and-sam-keeley-the-cured-episode-240|authorlink=Jarlath Regan|author=Jarlath Regan|work=An Irishman Abroad|publisher=SoundCloud|title=David Freyne And Sam Keeley (The Cured)|date=20 April 2018|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> He was also part of the main cast of ''68 Whiskey.''

==Early and personal life== Keeley was born in 1990 and raised in Tullamore in County Offaly in Ireland. In his earlier years he had an interest in establishing a music career. Whilst attending Coláiste Choilm Secondary School,<ref name="birth"/> his interest in acting developed and he expanded his acting skills following his failure to complete his Leaving Certificate exams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/culture/sound-advice-from-a-teacher-pays-dividends-for-sam-keeley-837664.html| title=Sound advice from a teacher pays dividends for Sam Keeley |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref>

In his early 20s, he shared his time living between Tullamore and Dublin. During the making of ''The Cured'', he became a vegetarian.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/david-freyne-and-sam-keeley-the-cured-episode-240 |title=Podcast - An Irishman Abroad - David Freyne And Sam Keeley (The Cured): Episode 240 |date=20 April 2018 |access-date= |via=Soundcloud.com}}</ref> In 2016 he left Dublin to reside partly in Iceland.<ref name="birth"/>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="3"|2011 | ''The Other Side of Sleep'' | Cillian | |- | ''This Must Be the Place'' | Desmond | |- | ''Dream House'' | Complementary role | Uncredited |- | 2012 | ''What Richard Did'' | Connor Harris | |- | 2014 | ''Monsters: Dark Continent'' | Michael Parker | |- | rowspan="3"|2015 | ''AfterDeath'' | Sebastian "Seb" | |- | ''Burnt'' | David | |- | ''In the Heart of the Sea'' | Charles Ramsdell | |- | 2016 | ''Alleycats'' | Jacob "Jake" | |- | rowspan="2"|2016 | ''Anthropoid'' | Josef Bublík | |- | ''The Siege of Jadotville'' | William "Bill Sniper" Ready | |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''Megan Leavey'' | Sills | |- | ''The Cured'' | Senan Brown | |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | ''The Ashram'' | James "Jamie" | |- | ''Measure of a Man'' | James "Jim" Smith | |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''Adventures of a Mathematician'' | John Williams Calkin | |- | ''Recon'' | Benjamin "Benny" Joyner | |- | 2024 | ''William Tell'' | Baumgarten | |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2010 | ''Misfits'' | Jamie | Episode #2.2 |- | ''Jack Taylor'' | Frankie Buckley | Episode: "The Pikemen" |- | rowspan="2"|2012 | ''The Borgias'' | Youth #1 | Episode: "Paolo" |- | ''Little Crackers'' | James | Episode: "Sharon Horgan's Little Cracker: The Week Before Christmas" |- | 2012–2013 | ''Raw'' | Philip | 12 episodes |- | 2019 | ''Dublin Murders'' | Daniel March | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''68 Whiskey'' | Cooper Roback | Main role |- | ''The English Game'' | Smalley | Miniseries; 6 episodes |- | 2021–present | ''Kin'' | Eric 'Viking' Kinsella | Main role; Winner of 2022 IFTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a TV drama<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ifta.ie/academy_members/mp/sam_keeley.html | website = ifta.ie | title = Irish Film & Television Academy - Members - Sam Keeley | accessdate = 4 December 2025 }}</ref> |- | 2022 | ''Joe vs. Carole'' | John Finlay | Limited series<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/joe-exotic-peacock-series-cast-dean-winters-jeff-lowe-1235004351/ |title='Joe Exotic' Peacock Series Casts Dean Winters as Jeff Lowe |website=Variety |first=Joe |last=Otterson |date=24 June 2021 |access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> |- |2024 |''The Dry'' |Alex |Series 2 |- | 2025 | ''Task'' | Jayson | 6 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/raul-castillo-jamie-mcshane-sam-keeley-cast-hbo-brad-ingelsby-series-1235671690/|title=Raúl Castillo, Jamie McShane & Sam Keeley Join HBO's Brad Ingelsby Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=18 December 2023|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|4187130}}

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