Barry Keoghan posed for his most daring photo shoot yet as he adopted a vampire theme for his cover with W magazine.
The Irish actor, 31, was tutored by his Saltburn director Emerald Fennell, who was inspired by his film’s famous line, “Lucky for you, I’m a vampire.”
In a shocking blow, Barry was left shirtless and bathed in a pool of blood.
The father-of-one donned a pair of latex gloves with fake nails, and accessorized the look with a chunky pearl necklace and a coat of red lipstick.
In the next photo, he took it a step further, pretending to devour a heart while sitting on a plate covered in fake blood.
Barry Keoghan posed for his most daring photo shoot yet as he adopted a vampire theme for his cover with W magazine.
He took it a step further in the next photo, pretending to devour a heart while sitting on a plate covered in fake blood.
The vampire-themed spread was inspired by Barry pretending to be a vampire in Saltburn, which also featured a memorable nude scene with the star.
The eccentric spread also saw Barry reading the Twilight novel and posing with a Buffy The Vampire Slayer mug before modeling a suit of armour, which would allow a vampire to step out into the light of day.
In Saltburn, Barry’s character Oliver insists that he’s okay with performing sexual acts when a girl is on her period because he’s a “vampire.”
Speaking about the inspiration for the shoot, Emerald explained: “Because Barry is such a theatrical performer and such an amazing physical performer, I wanted to make it literal and have him as a vampire living his everyday life in London.
“Which means reading Twilight, watching old Hammer horror movies, and going to the supermarket in armor and a balaclava so you don’t get burned.”
In another shocking scene from the film, Barry strips naked and dances to Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder on the Dance Floor.
Speaking about the reaction to the nudity, she shared: “I didn’t know I could do something like that, and seeing it play out on screen gave me enormous confidence.”
“So maybe there’s something along that path I can take.”
Emerald was keen not to force him to do anything he was uncomfortable with, explaining: “The thing for me is, if you want to do things that are close to the bone, that are outrageous and fun and outlandish and silly, you need to create a space where people feel safe, that they are not being pushed off a cliff and that we are all doing it together.
“If Barry had changed his mind and said, ‘I don’t want the dance scene at the end to be in the movie,’ I would have gotten rid of it, because consent is ongoing and everyone has a say.
But that’s why Barry is extraordinary. He always wants to be at the forefront. Only there he finds it interesting and I feel that way too.’
The eccentric spread also saw Barry reading the Twilight novel and posing with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer mug.
Barry fully embraced the vampire theme of the photoshoot as he posed under a red light.
Barry modeled armor that would allow a vampire to step out into the light of day.
In an instant a human arm could be seen peeking out from behind a door as Barry drank from his Buffy mug.
The Irish actor, 31, was instructed by his Saltburn director Emerald Fennell (pictured), who was inspired by his film’s famous line, “Lucky for you, I’m a vampire.”
Discussing his vision for how audiences would watch Saltburn, Emerald continued: “Before Saltburn came out on Amazon Prime, we said everyone should watch it with their families…
“What’s so funny and disconcerting about the movie, whether you’re watching it in the theater or at home, is that your mom squirms in embarrassment, or maybe thinks it’s too hot.”
Barry previously revealed that his role in the psychological thriller, which also stars Australian actor Jacob Elordi, helped stop people seeing him as just a “strange kid”.
Speaking to GQ about the public seeing him from a different perspective, he said: “It’s cute, man.” It’s nice to not just be seen as the weird looking guy, the weird fucking little man-child, the weird man-child, whatever you want to call it.
She continued, “My beauty didn’t get me that far,” but admitted that she realizes that being someone the audience wants to look at “opens up other paths for me; it’s part of the role of the protagonist.”
He added: “The era of the strange little man-child, as we call it.” And now I’m just a man. Strange man. Man-phenomenon.
Despite being 31 years old, Barry plays an Oxford University student who becomes obsessed with his wealthy classmate, Felix, and heads to Saltburn to spend the summer with Felix’s family.
Barry’s acting career began in 2011 when he applied for a role in Between the Canals, an Irish film following the lives of three hardened criminals.
He then studied acting at The Factory in Dublin before appearing in the Irish soap opera Fair City at the age of 18.
His biggest breakthrough came when he landed a role in the World War II film Dunkirk in 2017, where he played the character George Mills.
Since then, he has appeared in a number of famous films, including The Batman, Eternals, American Animals, the television series Chernobyl and the Golden Globe-winning The Banshees of Inisherin, which has led to an Oscar nomination.
She continued, “My beauty didn’t get me that far,” but admitted that she realizes that being someone the audience wants to look at “opens up other paths for me; it’s part of the role of the protagonist.”
Barry added: “The era of the strange little man-child, as we call it.” And now I’m just a man. Strange man. Man-phenomenon.
Despite being 31 years old, Barry plays an Oxford University student who becomes obsessed with his wealthy classmate, Felix, and heads to Saltburn to spend the summer with Felix’s family.
Barry stripped down to show off his chiseled chest as he posed in an unbuttoned coat.
Read the full interview in W magazine
Despite being 31 years old, Barry plays an Oxford University student who becomes obsessed with his wealthy classmate, Felix.
Barry’s acting career began in 2011 when he applied for a role in Between the Canals, an Irish film following the lives of three hardened criminals.
He then studied acting at The Factory in Dublin before appearing in the Irish soap opera Fair City at the age of 18.
His biggest breakthrough came when he landed a role in the World War II film Dunkirk in 2017, where he played the character George Mills.
Since then, he has appeared in a number of famous films, including The Batman, Eternals, American Animals, the television series Chernobyl and the Golden Globe-winning The Banshees of Inisherin, which has led to an Oscar nomination.