Actor Barry Keoghan admitted they considered amputating his arm due to a 'flesh-eating infection'.

Barry Keoghan There has been a huge boom in the Hollywood industry in recent years. The Irish actor has become one of the most sought-after actors, especially after his participation in projects such as “Dunkirk”, “Calm with Horses” or “The Banshees of Inisherin”, with which he achieved great success. A BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Award nominations and an Academy Award nomination.

The Irish actor is 31 years old and is now flaunting his latest new work.Saltburn“, in which he puts himself in the shoes of the novel's protagonist, Oliver Quick, a young scholarship student at Oxford who wants to become friends with a wealthy young man named Felix Caton, played by Jacob Elordi.

A film he talked about in an extensive interview with 'GQHe also wanted to address other issues such as his role in the film “The banshee of Incheren”And also the complicated moments he had to live before starting to film the scenes for this film itself.

According to what the translator said. He suffered from a case of necrotizing fasciitis, also known as a flesh-eating infection. Health problem that Doctors considered the possibility of amputating one of his arms to end the infection..

It is a bacterial infection that can cause death. These bacteria enter the skin through wounds, whether burns or abrasions…. The actor did not hesitate to ask if he could have died, to which health workers replied, “We don't know.”.

A very difficult moment for the actor who was visited by the film director, Martin McDonaghwho also says that Barry has remained very positive: “I'm not sure if he's taking a lot of medication, but He seemed to ignore it. We only had four days of filming and his arm was swollen. But he said, “Yes, no, I'll be fine. I'll see you on Tuesday.” I went to the hospital thinking: “Shit, is he going to die?” Much less, would you make the movie? But I left there full of energy and looking forward to it“.

Finally, the Irish actor was able to overcome this deterioration in health and recovered satisfactorily without having to have his arm amputated.