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Barry Keoghan reveals he is 'haunted' by the memories of his late mother's heroin addiction as he opens up about being taken into care as a child


The Oscar-nominated actor, 32, was just 12-years-old when his mother Debbie died from a heroin overdose and he had no relationship with his father.

Barry Keoghan revealed on Tuesday's episode of The Louis Theorux Podcast that he is 'haunted' by the memories of his late mother's heroin addiction (Pictured in March) He added: 'I was working with Austin [Butler, who played Elvis in Baz Luhrmann's biopic, and who stars with Barry in Steven Spielberg's miniseries Masters of the Air] and I shared that memory, started doing the dance for him… ' Barry revealed that acting helped him overcome the trauma of his childhood and last year achieved critical-acclaim for his role alongside Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin

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