KIN star Sam Keeley has revealed more about his supporting role in the new dramatized retelling of Netflix hit Tiger King.
Sam plays John Finlay, one of Joe Exotic's husbands, in the eight-part show for NBC which also sees Kate McKinnon play Carole Baskin, and John Cameron Mitchell as Exotic.
"I’ve just finished shooting it down in Australia," says the 30-year-old Tullamore native who plays livewire gangland Eric "The Viking" Kinsella in the RTÉ crime drama.
"If you’d watched Tiger King, you’ll remember John Finlay famously do that shirtless interview covered in tattoos so that will be exciting," he says. "That’s going to be on NBC’s streaming service Peacock so that will make a bit of a splash when it comes out."
Finlay is very much the polar opposite of The Viking in KIN. "Yeah, he’s a very sweet, thoughtful guy who’s trying to figure out his crazy life in a crazy world a bit like Eric but a lot more sweeter and reserved.
"That was a full-on shoot for the last four and half months down there so just back home now," Sam adds. "So, I think I’m going to take to the end of the year to catch my breath and jump back into the fire then. That should be coming out next year. It will be fun and one to watch."
Speaking about why Tiger King became such a huge hit, he said, "Well, it's kind of mad, isn’t it? To think that some dude who is a gun nut and such an eccentric character with two husbands has managed to amass 300 tigers on a roadside zoo and the collection of people he has managed to gather to work in the zoo is incredible.
"They’re a very interesting people from all different walks of life. It makes for fascinating viewing because it’s so out there and so different. I absolutely binged the documentary when it came out. You feel that you couldn’t write, and it feels almost crazy to be doing a dramatic version of it because the documentary itself is so fantastic."
