‘Saltburn’ actor Barry Keoghan feared for his life after flesh-eating disease

“Saltburn” actor Barry Keoghan’s personal medical battle sounds just like the premise of a horror movie.

The Irishman, who has been lively in Hollywood for over a decade, lately shared that earlier than beginning manufacturing on a movie, he was identified with a disease that jeopardized his life. In an interview with GQ Magazine, the 31-year-old spoke about being identified with a uncommon flesh-eating disease known as necrotizing fasciitis. 

Keoghan says he not solely feared the lack of his arm, but in addition his life. The risk of amputation was mentioned, and docs weren’t certain if he would dwell.

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Before starting manufacturing on his movie “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Barry Keoghan says he found he was affected by a flesh-eating disease. (Gilbert Flores/Variety by way of Getty Images)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, necrotizing fasciitis is “a rare bacterial infection that spreads quickly in the body and can cause death.” They report 1 in 5 individuals identified will die from the an infection, even with therapy. 

Keoghan survived and has scar tissue on his arm to show it. He was supposed to start out filming for his 2022 film, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” when he found the an infection. Martin McDonagh, who partially wrote Keoghan’s position, remembers questioning if the actor would make it.

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Barry Keoghan’s arm has scar tissue from the an infection. (Getty Images)

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“I’m not sure if he was on a lot of meds, but he seemed to shrug it off,” McDonagh informed GQ. “We were only about four days out from shooting, and his arm was puffed up. But he was like, ‘Yeah, no, I’m going to be fine — I’ll see you on Tuesday.’ I went to the hospital thinking, ‘S— — is he going to die? Let alone, is he going to make the movie.’ But I came out of there energized and looking forward to it.”

Keoghan says he has reminiscences of his coronary heart monitor beeping and McDonagh providing phrases of encouragement about probably being nominated for an Oscar. He did rating a nomination for Best Supporting Actor on the Academy Awards, however didn’t reign victorious.

In 2023, Barry Keoghan was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his position in “The Banshees of Inisherin.” (Christopher Polk/WWD by way of Getty Images)

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Keoghan doesn’t appear to have let the near-death expertise stall him. He has 4 tasks in manufacturing, together with a mini-series with Austin Butler. “Saltburn,” with Jacob Elordi, is out now.