Sean Keenan
Actor
Sean Keenan made his screen debut at the age of fourteen in Lockie Leonard, playing the title role of the 26-part children’s series based on Tim Winton’s novels. He then starred in the award-winning Australian drama series Puberty Blues (Season 1 and 2), opposite Dan Wyllie and Claudia Karvan. Sean’s other television credits include Exposure opposite Alice Englert, No Escape (Paramount+), Cloudstreet, Dance Academy, Glitch (Series 1, 2 and 3), Hunters, Hoges, Newton’s Law, Wake in Fright, Barons and Bali 2002.
Sean’s film credits include Strangerland opposite Nicole Kidman and Hugo Weaving, Australia Day, Hard Target 2, Is This the Real World, Drift, Nim’s Island, The True History of the Kelly Gang, alongside Thomasin McKenzie, Essie Davis and Nicholas Hoult, and most recently in Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, Justin Kurzel’s Nitram and most recently Nicholas Clifford’s One More Shot and Jaume Collet-Serra’s PlayDead.
For his performance in Wake in Fright, Sean was nominated for an AACTA award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama. Sean’s other accolades include a Logie Award Nomination for Most Outstanding New Talent, an AFI Nomination for the Young Actor’s Award and was an AIF Heath Ledger Scholarship Finalist in 2016.
Sean made his stage debut as ‘Lewis’ in Cosi for Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company, directed by Sarah Goodes and most recently in Death of a Salesman for GWB, directed by Neil Armfield.
