Barry Keoghan was photographed wearing a hooded jacket from The Hazel Project, which is a child foster organisation, after growing up in a total of 13 foster homes.
The Irish actor, 31, was seen wearing a hoodie and cap in London on Monday after recently speaking out about his own experience as a child.
The Hazel Project is an organization dedicated to fostering children in Kent, South East England.
The BAFTA winner grew up in foster care with his brother Eric in Ireland because their drug-addicted mother, Debbie, struggled to care for them.
Barry recently spoke about his difficult childhood at a special screen acting course with children in foster care from Diverse Care at Actors Studio in the UK.
Barry Keoghan was photographed wearing a hooded jacket from The Hazel Project, a child foster organisation, after growing up in a total of 13 foster homes.
The Irish actor, 31, was seen wearing a hoodie and cap in London on Monday after recently speaking out about his own experience.
Barry spoke about how his foster families treated him well, but admitted it was a difficult experience due to being moved around constantly.
The Saltburn star revealed she longed for the security of a permanent home, telling the BBC: “It was me and my brother together and we visited a few houses and the families were lovely.”
“The hardest part for me was having to move to another family because when I was young I was just trying to hold on to security.”
Barry’s mother was hospitalized several times due to drug-related conditions and died after a heroin overdose when he was 12 years old.
Barry added: “It’s when you get older, you get a little bit of perspective on ‘That was it, and that was for that reason and this person couldn’t take care of me because they were sick or they had a problem’ and your understanding.” , your acceptance of this is much clearer. Whereas before, when you were younger, you would get angry about it.
Barry and Eric were eventually set up by their mother’s sister Lorraine, who recently insisted that the Hollywood star had worked for all of her success.
Lorraine told MailOnline: “People don’t tend to leave this part of Dublin and end up in Hollywood, so Barry is someone special for sure.”
And he added: “They haven’t given him anything on a plate, what he has now is thanks to his hard work and determination.”
Barry (centre) when he was a teenager growing up in Dublin, where he found his love of acting.
Barry (left) as a teenager with friends during a drama production in his native Dublin.
‘I was at the Rotunda Hospital the day he was born. I waited outside in the maternity ward. ‘Her mother Debbie was my sister. We were a big family, there were 10 kids in total and Debbie was the calmest.
But she hung out with bad people and had addiction problems. It meant that she couldn’t properly care for Barry and his brother Eric.
‘There is only about a 13-month age difference between the children and their father was only around for their early years before he left. Where he went, I don’t know but he passed away a few years ago.
“My sister Debbie died of pneumonia caused by her addiction when Barry was about 11. Her death hit the kids hard and I think Barry still carries that scar with him today.”
Barry at the 81st Golden Globe Awards earlier this year.