Sean Keenan | |
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 Keenan at the Tropfest 2013 | |
| Born | Sean Martyn Rex Keenan January 18, 1993 Busselton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Sean Martyn Rex Keenan (born 18 January 1993) [1] is an Australian actor, best known for his titular role in the children's television series Lockie Leonard and for his role as Gary Hennessey in the television series Puberty Blues .
Keenan was born and grew up in the Western Australian town of Busselton. He was in grade seven, when his school sent him to audition for Lockie Leonard , with no prior on-screen experience – a role he won. After this, he secured an agent, finished school, took a year off, and then relocated to Sydney to further his acting career. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Keenan's breakthrough role came in the form of the title character in television series Lockie Leonard from 2007 to 2010.
In 2011, Keenan appeared in several recurring television roles, including Cloudstreet (2011) as Ted Pickles and Dance Academy (2013) as Jamie. He held a regular role as Gary Hennessey in the television reimagining of Puberty Blues from 2012 to 2014. Another regular role as Charlie on Glitch followed from 2015 to 2019.
He played Justin Morrison in 2016 series Shit Creek, a young Paul Hogan in miniseries Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story and Johnny Allbright in miniseries Newton's Law (both 2017). Keenan played the lead role of teacher John Grant in the 2017 miniseries reimagining of cult hit thriller film Wake in Fright , which garnered him an AACTA nomination.
Further miniseries credits include Barons (2022), Bali 2002 (2022) and Exposure (2024) as well as mystery thriller series No Escape (2023).
Keenan has also appeared in numerous films, including 2013 surf drama Drift as Young Andy Kelly (opposite Sam Worthington), 2015 mystery thriller Strangerland as Steve (alongside Nicole Kidman) and 2019 bushranger film True History of the Kelly Gang as Joe Byrne (opposite Russell Crowe). He played Jamie in multi-award winning 2021 film Nitram , based on mass-shooter Martin Bryant and the Port Arthur Massacre. That same year, he played Sven in Academy Award-winning film The Power of the Dog .
Keenan has a twin sister, Lily.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Cosi | Lewis | MTC / STC |
| 2023 | Death of a Salesman | Happy Loman | 5 Minute Call Pty Ltd |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Drift | Young Andy Kelly | |
| Breathe | Rowan | Short | |
| 2015 | Strangerland | Steve Robertson | |
| Is This the Real World | Mark | ||
| 2016 | Hard Target 2 | Tobias Zimling | Direct-to-video |
| 2017 | Australia Day | Dean Patterson | |
| 2019 | True History of the Kelly Gang | Joe Byrne | |
| 2020 | Jake's 7th Birthday | Jake | Short |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Sven | |
| Nitram | Jamie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2010 | Lockie Leonard | Lachlan 'Lockie' Leonard | Main role, 52 episodes | |
| 2011 | Cloudstreet | Ted Pickles | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2012–2014 | Puberty Blues | Gary Hennessey | Main role, 17 episodes | |
| 2013 | Dance Academy | Jamie | Recurring role, 5 episodes | |
| 2015–2019 | Glitch | Charlie Thompson | Main role, 18 episodes | [6] |
| 2015 | Shit Creek | Justin Morrison | Miniseries | |
| 2016 | Hunters | Pablo | Episode: "Pretending to See the Future" | |
| Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story | Young Paul Hogan | Miniseries, 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | Newton's Law | Johnny Allbright | Miniseries, supporting role, 8 episodes | |
| Wake in Fright | John Grant | Miniseries, main role, 2 episodes | [7] | |
| 2022 | Barons | Bill 'Trotter' Dwyer | Miniseries, main role, 8 episodes | [8] [9] |
| Bali 2002 | Jason McCartney | Miniseries, 4 episodes | [10] [11] | |
| 2023 | No Escape | Denny | 7 episodes | [12] |
| 2024 | Exposure | Raffa | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
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