Barry Keoghan says ‘hate online’ about how he looks makes him ‘not want to go outside’

Oscar-nominated actor says online hate has become so bad that he is ‘hiding away’, adding that ‘you don’t want to even be on screen any more’

Barry Keoghan has said online abuse has ‘made me really go inside myself, not want to attend places, not want to go outside’. Picture: Doug Peters/PA Wire

Oscar-nominated actor Barry Keoghan has said online abuse about his appearance is affecting his life, to the point that he now does “not want to go outside”.

The Dublin actor, who is playing Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles tetralogy, told SiriusXM host Ben Harlum that though he left social media in 2024 due to online abuse, it was still so bad that he was “shying away” from the public eye – and it was making him want to retreat from acting.