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Barry Keoghan has revealed the surprising connection his dance scene in Saltburn has with Baz Luhrmann's biopic Elvis.

The 31-year-old actor, who played infatuated murderer Oliver Quick in the psychological thriller, explained how his character's final full-frontal dance scene was choreographed by the same choreographer in Elvis.

Polly Bennett coached Austin Butler and trained him to dance like Elvis Presley for the role he played in the Baz-directed blockbuster.

Speaking to GQ about the scene, Barry said: 'That was choreographed by Polly Bennett. She's brilliant.'

'I got to hit some steps and I think it was gorgeous to look at a figure like that roaming, you know, in that manner, dripping in money and paintings from the 1700s,' he added.




Barry Keoghan, 31, has revealed the surprising connection his dance scene in Saltburn has with Baz Luhrmann 's biopic Elvis, in a new GQ interview (pictured on Sunday at the Golden Globes)

'It's not a normal thing to see, but it's a normal thing to do because I know we all do it at home. Every single one of us, we all dance around naked. So, it's probably the most relatable scene in the movie to everyone watching.'

Barry now co-stars alongside Austin in the new Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air.

Elsewhere in the interview, Barry revealed his role in Saltburn has helped him in a surprising way.

The actor said that playing Oliver has helped people stop looking at him as just a 'freak child-man.'







The 31-year-old actor, who played Oliver Quick in the psychological thriller, explained how his character's final full-frontal dance scene was choreographed by the same choreographer 





Polly Bennett coached Austin Butler (pictured) and trained him to dance like Elvis Presley for the role he played in the Baz-directed blockbuster 

The psychological thriller, which also stars Australian actor Jacob Elordi, has set the internet ablaze with a series of shocking scenes which sees Oliver's obsession with Jacob's character Felix get incredibly out of hand.

After filming 'that' bath tub scene and Barry's improvised graveyard moment, the Irish actor opened up about how public perception of him has changed since the film's release.

'It's nice, man. It's nice not just being looked at as the weird-looking guy, the unique f*****g freaky little freak man-child, freak child-man, whatever you want to call it,' he told GQ.

He continued: 'My prettiness didn't get me this far,' but admitted he realises being someone audiences want to look at 'opens up other lanes for me - it's part of the leading man thing'.




Speaking to GQ about the scene, Barry said: 'That was choreographed by Polly Bennett. She's brilliant'





Barry now co-stars alongside Austin in the new Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air. They are pictured here at the premiere on Wednesday

He added: 'Little freak child-man era, as we call it. And now I'm just Man. Freak-Man. Man-Freak.'

Despite being 31, Barry plays an Oxford University student who becomes obsessed with his wealthy classmate, 스카이라이프인터넷 Felix, and heads to Saltburn to stay with Felix's family for the summer.

Barry's acting career began in 2011 when he applied for a role in Between the Canals - an Irish film following the life of three hardened criminals.

He then went on to study acting at The Factory in Dublin before appearing in the Irish soap Fair City at the age of 18.









The actor said that playing Oliver has helped people stop looking at him as just a 'freak child-man'

His major breakthrough came when he landed a role in the second world war film Dunkirk in 2017 where he portrayed the character George Mills.

Since then he has appeared in a string of famous films including The Batman, Eternals, American Animals, the TV series Chernobyl, and the Golden Globe winning The Banshees of Inisherin, which has seen him tipped for an Oscar nomination.

Now 17 months, Barry's first child was born in August 2022, right in the middle of shooting for Saltburn.

The actor shares Brando with his ex-girlfriend Alyson Kierans, a dentist whose father is from County Cavan. 




Barry plays an Oxford University student who becomes obsessed with his wealthy classmate, Felix (Jacob Elordi, 26, pictured in November 2023), and heads to stay with Felix's family