Karl Geary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the English cricketer, see Karl Geary (cricketer).

Karl Geary
Born	(1972-05-31) 31 May 1972 Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor, club owner
Spouse(s)	Laura Fraser (2003–present)

Karl John Geary (born May 31, 1972) is an Irish-born American actor and club owner.

Early life

Geary was born in Dublin. In 1987, at the age of 15, he moved to the United States; he later obtained a green card in a visa lottery for Irish illegals, and ultimately became a naturalized citizen.

Career

Geary appeared in Madonna's Sex book. His acting roles include Sex and the City, Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story, and Hamlet (2000). He wrote and appeared in Coney Island Baby (2003). He appeared as Coffey in the 2008 horror film The Burrowers. He owns a bar in downtown Manhattan called Scratcher,^[1] and previously co-owned another club, the original tiny Cafe Sin-é on St. Mark's Place in the East Village, where he waited on tables alongside Jeff Buckley.

Personal life

Geary has seven brothers and sisters. In 2003, he married Scottish actress Laura Fraser. They have one daughter, Lila, and live in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Nadja	Renfield
2000	The Book of Stars	Kristjan
2000	Hamlet	Horatio
2001	Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story	Steve Clark
2003	Coney Island Baby	Billy Hayes	Writer
2008	The Burrowers	Coffey
2008	Stag Night	Joe
	Sex and the City

References

↑ http://www.yelp.com/biz/scratcher-new-york

External links

Karl Geary at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	VIAF: 161479652 BNF: cb15084767p

Persondata
Name	Geary, Karl
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	May 31, 1972
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.