Karl Geary
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| Karl Geary | |
| Born | Karl John Geary May 31, 1972 Dublin, Ireland |
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Karl John Geary (born May 31, 1972 in Dublin, Ireland), is an actor and club owner. He moved to the U.S. at the age of fifteen in 1987; he later got a green card in a lottery, and ultimately became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. He has seven brothers and sisters.
He appeared in Madonna's Sex book. His television and film roles include Sex and the City, Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story, and 2001's Hamlet. He wrote 2003's Coney Island Baby. He appeared as a principle character, Coffey, in the 2008 horror film The Burrowers.
He owns a downtown New York City bar called "The 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.
In 2003, Geary married Scottish actress Laura Fraser. They have one daughter.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Stag Night (2008) - Joe
- The Burrowers (2008) - Coffey
- Coney Island Baby (2003) - Billy Hayes
- Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story (2001) - Steve Clark
- Hamlet (2000) - Horatio
- The Book of Stars (2000) - Kristjan
- Nadja (1994) - Renfield

