Across its six seasons, the world of Peaky Blinders has played host to all kinds of impressive guest stars – Tom Hardy, Sam Neill, Anya Taylor-Joy, Adrien Brody, Paddy Considine, and Stephen Graham all appeared across the show’s run. And in upcoming film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the arrival of big names continues: enter Barry Keoghan – star of Saltburn, The Banshees Of Inisherin, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer and more – as a mysterious new character, boasting a very familiar look.
Yes, while the exact identity of Keoghan’s character is being kept under wraps, you can see him above with a flatcap on, leading a young new generation of the Peaky Blinders in 1940s Birmingham. Now, the immortal decree, ‘by order of the Peaky Blinders…’, is his. “I feel like I shouldn’t be allowed to say it,” Keoghan jokes to Empire. “It’s such an iconic line.”
Joining the Peaky Blinders saga was a no-brainer for Keoghan – who had not only crossed paths with Cillian Murphy back on Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, but almost joined the series several times over the years. “I’d always wanted to be part of it,” he says. “But the schedules never worked, or I didn’t fit the description of what they were looking for.” When the call for The Immortal Man came, it was from Murphy himself – who spilled the beans on exactly who he wanted Koeghan to play. “I said, ‘Of course, bro. At the drop of a hat,’” he recalls. “I was like, ‘Freakin’ yeah. Anything to work with yourself again.’” The next generation of Peaky Blinders begins here.
Read Empire’s Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man cover story – speaking to Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Steven Knight and more about delivering a Peaky Blinders experience like no other – in the February 2026 issue, on sale Thursday December 18. Pre-order a copy online here. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man comes to cinemas from March 6, and streams on Netflix from March 20.