His fame has skyrocketed since starring in Saltburn last year.
And now it looks like Manchester United are harnessing Barry Keoghan’s star power for their new campaign.
The BAFTA winner, 31, has been chosen to play a lead role in the promotional campaign for Manchester United’s new kit.
Barry, a lifelong Red Devils fan, will take center stage when the club launches its new kit later this summer.
And it looks like his girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter, 25, could also get in on the action, after the club’s goalkeeper shirt apparently leaked.
The American hitmaker, who wore an England shirt while playing summer football on Capital FM, posed in a black football shirt with singer Griff in a snap posted on Instagram to promote her upcoming tour.
The 31-year-old BAFTA award winner has been chosen for a starring role in the promotional campaign for Manchester United’s new kit. In the photo he appears in a tracksuit in London.
Barry was also seen wearing the strip in Salford, where he appeared to be filming an advert.
Meanwhile, Keoghan, who grew up wanting to be a footballer, was pictured wearing a Manchester United tracksuit as he shopped on Bond Street.
He turned up again to put on the shirt to film an Adidas advert in Salford.
Keoghan, whose second cousin is former Manchester United striker Frank Stapleton, follows Stormzy, who helped launch the kit last year.
The rapper helped announce the return of Paul Pogba from Juventus in 2016, while other Grime artists, including Manchester-born Aitch, wore the club’s kit on stage.
Barry is Frank Stapleton’s second cousin and played for the Old Trafford club for a six-year period during the 1980s.
In fact, Keoghan, 31, pursued a career in football before turning to acting.
United and major uniform suppliers Adidas have a history of turning to artists to lead their off-field promotional activities.
The club collaborated with legendary British band Stone Roses to release a clothing collection earlier this year.
US brand Snapdragon, which will spearhead sponsors for United’s new shirts, used United legend-turned-actor Eric Cantona to officially announce their deal, which is worth £60m a season.
And it looks like his girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter, 25, could get in on the action too, after the club’s goalkeeper shirt was apparently leaked. The American singer, who wore an England shirt while playing summer ball on Capital FM, posed in a black football shirt with singer Griff in a snap posted on Instagram to promote their upcoming tour.
With Barry Keoghan’s fame about to grow, thanks to his relationship with Sabrina Carpenter, who this week became the first woman in history to occupy two spots in Billboard’s Top 10, the club may be taking advantage to help open to more audiences. and boost t-shirt sales.
Football clubs have become increasingly intertwined with Hollywood, largely thanks to Ryan Reynolds’ investment in Wrexham.
With his Hollywood friend Rob McElhenney, the Deadpool star saw the fairy tale get a little closer after they enjoyed a second consecutive promotion this season.
Reynolds is married to actress Blake Lively, who is good friends with Taylor Swift; The couple watched this year’s SuperBowl in Las Vegas with the fortnight singer, actor Hugh Jackman and many other famous friends.
Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian has become an unlikely Euro star: she reportedly takes her soccer-crazed children to games.
Keoghan, whose second cousin is former Manchester United striker Frank Stapleton (pictured), follows Stormzy, who helped launch the kit last year.
Sabrina wore an England shirt during her Capital Summertime dance at Wembley
He took his eight-year-old son Saint to meet Ronaldo last year and watch PSG take on Al-Nassr, he is one of the many ultra-famous footballers the Arsenal fan has met.
The reality star also hired England’s golden boy Jude Bellingham as the new face of SKIMS.
Follow in the footsteps of Brazilian Neymar to model for Kim’s underwear brand.
The midfielder, 20, dethroned teammate Jack Grealish as the Three Lions’ heartthrob, after the Manchester City midfielder was dropped from Gareth Southgate’s squad.
The couple appears at the Met Gala earlier this year.
Kim often describes herself as a “soccer mom” and has taken her eight-year-old son and his friends to Europe several times to watch top-level soccer.
Last July, he watched David Beckham’s Inter Miami play when Lionel Messi made his MLS debut before traveling to Japan to watch Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr play against Paris Saint-Germain.
In fact, last summer seemed to be a world football tour for Saint, where he met Lionel Messi, Bukayo Saka and Cristiano Ronaldo.
It all started in north London when Kardashian and company turned up at Arsenal for a Europa League round of 16 clash against Sporting Lisbon in March.
Elsewhere, NFL legend Tom Brady, Giselle’s ex-husband, invested in Birmingham City last year.
