Barry Keoghan admits he doesn’t have "natural" relationship

Life doesn’t exactly mimic art. Barry Keoghan.

the salt burn The star noted that he has an unconventional relationship with his two-year-old son. Brando– Who shares it with his ex-girlfriend? Alison Kerns– It made it difficult for him to draw on his personal experience when preparing for on-screen fatherhood in his new drama, bird.

“I didn’t have a father figure when I was growing up, so my relationship with my son isn’t like a normal father-son relationship,” Keoghan, 31, said. Entertainment Weekly In an interview published on September 12, she said: “Because I don’t have that form that I can draw from and lean on. Love, you don’t need anything to draw from, love is pure, so I’m not talking about that, but I’m talking about little things like teaching your son this or teaching your daughter that.”

So when it comes to embodying the character, the Oscar-nominated actor — who has gone public with his romance with Sabrina Carpenter In February 2024, she took a more bizarre approach.