If you follow Barry Keoghan on Instagram, you'll notice that he's had a lot of wolf-themed content lately.

The Dublin actor - who recently became one of the newest members of the Academy - has now revealed the reasons for his lupine love.

Keoghan is believed to be starring in 'Wolf', a new Screen Ireland-backed feature about a boy who believes he is a wolf.

He's already been doing some research for the role...

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It's directed by Nathalie Biancheri, whose previous credits include 'Nocturnal' and documentary feature 'I Was Here'.

Funding for the project was announced by Screen Ireland yesterday. It will be a co-production between Irish company Feline Films and Polish company Lava Films.

According to Scannain, Keoghan will play a 17-year-old called Jacob, "who is trying to repress some unfathomable, lupine instincts. He is sent to the “Zoo” a clinic which specialises in curing this disorder – a little known but growing condition called species dysphoria in which people believe they are an animal trapped in a human body."

It's certainly keeping with a theme for Keoghan, as previous films of his include 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'American Animals'. He was most recently seen on the small screen in 'Chernobyl', while upcoming projects include film 'Green Knight' and TV series 'Y'.