He’s back! Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O’Keefe (Ben Meecham in The Great Santini) will return to Beaufort as a special guest of the 10th annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival.
O’Keefe was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his portrayal of Ben Meechum in the film adaptation of Pat Conroy’s “The Great Santini.”
An actor, writer, director, and producer, O’Keefe has appeared in the films “Michael Clayton,” “Frozen River,” “Ironweed,” and “Caddyshack,” and and in numerous television series, including “The West Wing,” “Law and Order,” “House, M.D.,” “Homeland,” “Blue Bloods,”and others.
O’Keefe holds an MA in creative writing from Bennington College. A poet and songwriter, he is the author of the poetry collection “Swimming from under My Father” and a contributing writer to “Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy.” He is married to the actress Emily Donahoe.
— Staff reports
