Karl Geary

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| name = Karl Geary

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|author}}

| years_active = 1994–present

| children = 2

| spouse = {{married|Laura Fraser|2003}}

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Karl John Geary (born 31 May 1972) is an Irish-born American actor and author.{{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}}{{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}}

Early life

Geary was born in Dublin.{{Cite web|title=Curtis Brown|url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/karl-geary|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.curtisbrown.co.uk}} 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,{{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}} 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.{{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}}

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 \|

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

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1997

| Painted Lady

| Aiden Finnegan

| Miniseries; 2 episodes

1998

| Sex and the City

| Tommy