Sean Keenan (actor)
{{short description|Australian actor}}
{{distinguish|Sean Kanan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Sean Keenan (8482064950).jpg
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| caption = Keenan at the Tropfest 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|01|18}}
| birthname = Sean Martyn Rex Keenan
| birth_place = Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
| spouse =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2007–present
}}
Sean Martyn Rex Keenan (born 18 January 1993){{Cite Instagram |user=seankeen |postid=UmgHiRNaDy |title=Happy birthday to me |date=18 January 2013}} is an Australian actor, best known for his titular role in the children's television series Lockie Leonard and for his role as Gary Hennessey in the television series Puberty Blues.
Early life
Keenan was born and grew up in the Western Australian town of Busselton. He was in grade seven, when his school sent him to audition for Lockie Leonard, with no prior on-screen experience – a role he won. After this, he secured an agent, finished school, took a year off, and then relocated to Sydney to further his acting career.{{cite web|last=Moran |first=Jonathon |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/top-stories/busselton-teens-movie-break/story-e6frg12l-1111114058452 |title=Busselton teen's movie break |publisher=Perth Now |date=2007-07-27 |accessdate=2013-02-06}}http://www.busseltonmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/busselton-twins-are-top-of-the-class/2045475.aspx{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=http://www.busseltonmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/busselton-teen-drifting-into-acting-success/2261529.aspx |title=Busselton teen drifting into acting success - Local News - News - General - Busselton-Dunsborough Mail |accessdate=2012-08-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317154841/http://www.busseltonmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/busselton-teen-drifting-into-acting-success/2261529.aspx |archivedate=17 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/sean-keenan-20160531-gp7szf.html|title=A young actor who's fallen for working hard|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 June 2016|first=Craig|last=Mathieson|authorlink=Craig Mathieson|accessdate=31 July 2019}}
Career
Keenan's breakthrough role came in the form of the title character in television series Lockie Leonard from 2007 to 2010.
In 2011, Keenan appeared in several recurring television roles, including Cloudstreet (2011) as Ted Pickles and Dance Academy (2013) as Jamie. He held a regular role as Gary Hennessey in the television reimagining of Puberty Blues from 2012 to 2014. Another regular role as Charlie on Glitch followed from 2015 to 2019.
He played Justin Morrison in 2016 series Shit Creek, a young Paul Hogan in miniseries Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story and Johnny Allbright in miniseries Newton's Law (both 2017). Keenan played the lead role of teacher John Grant in the 2017 miniseries reimagining of cult hit thriller film Wake in Fright, which garnered him an AACTA nomination.
Further miniseries credits include Barons (2022), Bali 2002 (2022) and Exposure (2024) as well as mystery thriller series No Escape (2023).
Keenan has also appeared in numerous films, including 2013 surf drama Drift as Young Andy Kelly (opposite Sam Worthington), 2015 mystery thriller Strangerland as Steve (alongside Nicole Kidman) and 2019 bushranger film True History of the Kelly Gang as Joe Byrne (opposite Russell Crowe). He played Jamie in multi-award winning 2021 film Nitram, based on mass-shooter Martin Bryant and the Port Arthur Massacre. That same year, he played Sven in Academy Award-winning film The Power of the Dog.
Personal life
Keenan has a twin sister, Lily.
Filmography
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2019
| Cosi | Lewis |
| 2023
| Happy Loman | 5 Minute Call Pty Ltd |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| Drift | Young Andy Kelly | |
| Breathe
| Rowan | Short |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Steve Robertson | |
| Is This the Real World
| Mark | |
| 2016
| Tobias Zimling | Direct-to-video |
| 2017
| Dean Patterson | |
| 2019
| True History of the Kelly Gang | |
| 2020
| Jake's 7th Birthday | Jake | Short |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Sven | |
| Nitram
| Jamie | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! Ref |
| 2007–2010
| Lachlan 'Lockie' Leonard | Main role, 52 episodes | |
| 2011
| Ted Pickles | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2012–2014
| Gary Hennessey | Main role, 17 episodes | |
| 2013
| Jamie | Recurring role, 5 episodes | |
| 2015–2019
| Glitch | Charlie Thompson | Main role, 18 episodes |
| 2015
| Shit Creek | Justin Morrison | Miniseries | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Hunters | Pablo | Episode: "Pretending to See the Future" | |
| Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story
| Young Paul Hogan | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Johnny Allbright | Miniseries, supporting role, 8 episodes | |
| Wake in Fright
| John Grant | Miniseries, main role, 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Barons | Bill 'Trotter' Dwyer | Miniseries, main role, 8 episodes |{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=19 April 2022 |title="I don't want to play a surfer my entire life" | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/04/i-dont-want-to-play-a-surfer-my-entire-life.html}}{{cite web |date=29 September 2021 |title=Filming wraps on Barons for ABC | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/09/filming-wraps-on-barons-for-abc.html}} |
| Bali 2002
| Miniseries, 4 episodes |{{cite web |date=10 August 2022 |title=Airdate: Bali 2002 | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/08/airdate-bali-2002.html}}{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2 March 2022 |title=Stan announces Bali 2002 drama series | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/03/stan-announces-bali-2002-drama-series.html}} |
| 2023
| No Escape | Denny | 7 episodes |
| 2024
| Exposure | Raffa | Miniseries, 5 episodes | |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Sean Keenan}}
- {{IMDb name|2407067|Sean Keenan}}
- [http://www.australiantelevision.net/lockieleonard/ Lockie Leonard]
- [http://www.australiantelevision.net/cloudstreet/ Cloudstreet]
- [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/may/06/cosi-review-something-deeply-off-kilter-lurks-at-heart-of-louis-nowras-farce Cosi]
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Category:Australian male child actors
Category:Australian male film actors
Category:Australian male television actors
Category:21st-century Australian male actors
Category:People from Busselton
Category:Male actors from Sydney
Category:Male actors from Western Australia
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