Sean Keenan (actor)
Sean Martyn Rex Keenan 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.
Early life
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.Career
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 as Ted Pickles and Dance Academy 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. 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, Bali 2002 and Exposure as well as mystery thriller series No Escape.
Keenan has also appeared in numerous films, including 2013 surf drama Drift as Young Andy Kelly, 2015 mystery thriller Strangerland as Steve and 2019 bushranger film True History of the Kelly Gang as Joe Byrne. 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.