Barry Keoghan may have been surprised to hear his name come up in UK Parliament this week.
Keoghan has made many headlines in recent days, having been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin.
The Irish actor, who has dedicated his Oscar nomination to his baby son, even saw his name mentioned in UK Parliament.
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Keoghan's name came up in the context of foster care for children, a subject about which Scottish National Party MP Chris Law is quite passionate.
"It's a little-known fact that both the famous Irish actor Barry Keoghan and I have both something very special in common," Law said.
"We're both care-experienced and as care-experienced people, the odds of either of us making a success of our lives has all the cards stacked against us.
"So, I'd like to take this opportunity to say to Barry: 'The very best of luck and I'll be rooting for you at the Oscars.'
"A recess in the government's response to the independent review of children's social care is imminently due and it's far too often the voices of those who matter most that are not listened to.
"As of last night, 11 councils across these islands have introduced protected characteristics and more are set to follow.
"Wouldn't it be fantastic if the UK would be the first in the world to recognise care-experienced people in this way?
"So, can the lead of this house promise me and other care-experienced people - whether they're from my constituency of Dundee, Scotland or across these islands - that their voices will be heard when this response is published, with a debate in government time to discuss the fundamental importance of this recommendation and amend the quality to implement it?"
Keoghan, whose performance as Dominic Kearney in the critically-lauded The Banshees of Inisherin has earned him several award nominations, has openly discussed his experience in Ireland's foster care system in the past, having lost his mother at the age of 12.
Keoghan lived in 13 foster homes when growing up, along with his brother, with the 30-year-old explaining that "you get attached and then you get moved."
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