Karl Geary

Irish actor and author (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Karl John Geary (born 31 May 1972) is an Irish-born American actor and author.[1][2]

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Karl Geary
Born (1972-05-31) 31 May 1972 (age 52)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
Years active1994–present
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children2
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Early life

Geary was born in Dublin.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5]

Filmography

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Nadja Renfield
1997 Gold in the Streets Liam
1998 Montana Bosch
1998 Trance Sean
1999 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 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
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Television

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Year Title Role 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
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Publications

  • Montpelier Parade[1][2] 2017 ISBN 1-9112-1545-0
  • Juno loves Legs 2023 ISBN 9781787303102

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