1. Dylan Keogh is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Casualty, played by William Beck.
79 Facts About Dylan Keogh
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Dylan Keogh first appeared in the twenty-fifth series episode "Only Human", broadcast on 12 March 2011.
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Since the departure of Charlie Fairhead in 2024, Dylan Keogh has been the longest-serving character on the show.
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Beck felt that he understood where Dylan Keogh was coming from.
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Dylan Keogh enjoys his work and likes to take on the more unusual cases and medical mysteries.
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Dylan Keogh's estranged wife Sam Nicholls was introduced to the ED in late 2011.
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Dylan Keogh has hope that they might reconcile, until he learns Sam is dating Tom Kent.
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Dylan Keogh briefly takes up the position of acting clinical lead, and tries to improve standards in the ED, but he was challenged by the job's demands.
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Dylan Keogh has a poor relationship with Brian and his mental health suffered when they clashed.
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Dylan Keogh was introduced as a replacement for fellow emergency medicine doctor Ruth Winters, who had been admitted to a psychiatric unit in earlier episodes.
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Dylan Keogh often gets people's names wrong and happily makes up stories about his personal life to mislead people or provoke a rise.
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Dylan Keogh is the ultimate cynic, but can occasionally shows a soft side and a strong moral compass.
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Dylan Keogh prefers to work on the more unusual cases and medical mysteries.
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Beck thought Dylan Keogh unintentionally put people's backs up and this was something that real-life doctors did too.
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The character has been deemed "rude" and "uncaring", and some viewers have speculated that Dylan Keogh has Asperger syndrome.
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Beck said he had his own feelings about Dylan Keogh and was happy for people to make up their own minds about him.
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Beck joked that they were both very important to Dylan Keogh, but filming with them could occasionally be difficult.
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Dylan Keogh was brought to the Emergency Department by Miriam Turner, who mentored him, along with clinical lead Nick Jordan.
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Dylan Keogh makes a good diagnosis while he is in the ED, which both "impresses and annoys" Jordan.
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However, Dylan Keogh recited her medical history from memory and diagnosed her with an infection.
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Beck pointed out that Dylan Keogh had a talent for diagnosis and working under pressure, making him an ideal ED doctor.
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Hannah later murdered paramedic Polly Emmerson and Dylan Keogh blamed himself for her death.
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Dylan Keogh displayed his rarely seen emotional side when he treated a baby named Lucy.
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Dylan Keogh was initially hesitant when he is placed in charge of her care, but began to enjoy being around Lucy as he treated her.
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Dylan Keogh then accuses her mother of passing on drugs to Lucy through breast milk.
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When Dylan Keogh returned to Holby, Beck thought it would be strange if he and Zoe did not continue their friendship, since she had played a role in bringing him back.
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Beck said that Dylan Keogh sees Zoe's presence as one of the reasons to stay at Holby.
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Sarker was pleased when Dylan Keogh was reintroduced to the show.
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Dylan Keogh thought Dylan was more of a brother or best friend to Zoe, and said they had a professional attraction instead of a romantic one.
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Dylan Keogh referred to them as "a bit of an odd couple" living together on a houseboat with Dylan's dog.
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Dylan Keogh developed a friendship with nurse Lofty Chiltern.
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Dylan Keogh liked the contrast between Lofty's awkwardness and sincerity, and Dylan's dry and direct personality.
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Dylan Keogh later suggested that Lofty run the ED for the day, but it ended in tragedy when agency nurse Diane Stuart died.
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Beck joked that Dylan Keogh had a stronger relationship with his dog Dervla than with Sam.
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Dylan Keogh thought that both characters were complicated and that they had a troubled relationship.
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Sam saved Dylan Keogh from being attacked by patient Keith Parr by placing Keith in a headlock.
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Salt said that when Sam saw Dylan Keogh's life was under treat, her immediate instinct was to protect him.
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When she refused, Zoe asked Dylan Keogh to try and make Sam see sense.
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Dylan Keogh was "reluctant" to get involved in the matter, but was worried that Sam would suffer for defending him.
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Sam is later brought before the General Medical Council for her use of excessive force on Keith, and Dylan Keogh is called to the stand.
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Dylan Keogh defends Sam, but is shocked to learn from her former army colleague Iain Dean that he and Sam had an affair.
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Dylan Keogh refused to have anything to do with Sam and began belittling her.
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Dylan Keogh continued to say what he thought about her and she tried to rise above his comments.
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Dylan Keogh initially refuses to sign the divorce papers, as he knew that is what Sam wanted.
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Salt thought that Dylan Keogh held hopes of a reconciliation, but Sam knew that getting divorced was the right thing to do.
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When Dylan Keogh saw Tom punch locum consultant Dominic Carter, he quickly reported Tom to Zoe, earning the doctor a suspension.
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However, Dylan Keogh was not satisfied and later told Tom what he did, resulting in them squaring up to each other.
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Dylan Keogh admitted that he was still in love with Sam and realised that he would never get over her if they continued to work together.
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Two years after his departure, Beck reprised his role and Dylan Keogh returned to the ED.
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Zoe and Caleb Knight were struggling to cope with an influx of football fans who were injured during a fight, so Dylan Keogh got straight to work.
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Dylan Keogh told Charlie Fairhead of his intentions to stay for one shift before he moved on, but he was persuaded to stay.
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Beck told Elaine Reilly of What's on TV that Dylan Keogh feels emotionally blackmailed by Zoe, after she says there will be benefits to the job, such as hiring and firing staff.
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Dylan Keogh took his new role seriously and hoped to improve standards in the ED.
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Beck said Dylan Keogh would be challenged by the job's demands and the amount of paperwork involved.
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Dylan Keogh told Reilly that Dylan would learn "a lot about himself" during his time as acting clinical lead.
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Beck commented that the storyline would see Dylan Keogh learn more about himself, which was not necessarily a good thing for him.
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Beck told Laura Heffernan of Inside Soap that Dylan Keogh had not been in touch with his father for a long time, so when he was reunited with him he felt "paralysed by the situation".
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However, Hazel was in Bay 4 and Dylan Keogh did not want to treat anyone in there.
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Stuart Cheetham, the show's story producer, wanted to challenge Dylan Keogh by giving him OCD, as he is deemed to be a very logical and rational person.
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Cheetham wanted to explore how OCD personally affects Dylan Keogh and show his attempts to seek help with bringing it under control.
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Dylan Keogh was reunited with Brian when he was brought into the ED needing treatment.
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Brian later asks Dylan Keogh to be Rihanna's godfather, but when Dylan Keogh catches his father smoking outside the hospital, it led to a confrontation between them.
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Dylan Keogh learned that the fire was started by Brian's discarded cigarette.
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Seb then learns that Dylan Keogh has volunteered to be his mentor.
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Dylan Keogh softens a little when he notices Seb's reaction to his father, Archie Grayling's appearance in the ED.
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Dylan Keogh realises that Seb is afraid of disappointing his father, and they later join forces to support Seb's patient, who refuses surgery.
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Seb then goes to Elle and accuses Dylan Keogh of making an unwanted advance towards him.
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Seb's allegation comes as "a huge shock" to Elle, and since she knew that Dylan Keogh is not gay, she warns Seb to think before taking the matter any further.
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Soon, a photo of Dylan Keogh hugging Seb emerges and Elle informs Dylan Keogh that she has to look into Seb's accusation.
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Dylan Keogh publicly defends himself, but Seb's rumours have already convinced many of their colleagues that he is telling the truth.
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At the start of series 32, Dylan Keogh is one of four characters, along with David, Louise Tyler and Alicia Munroe, who travel to Northern France to offer assistance at a refugee camp.
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Dylan Keogh later brings Sanosi back to Britain with him, and producer Lucy Raffety confirmed that Dylan Keogh's actions and the repercussions would lead to "a devastatingly dark time" for him.
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Dylan Keogh gets in contact with Sanosi's uncle, Kamal, and leaves Sanosi with him.
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However, Kamal is later arrested for drug trafficking and Dylan Keogh is forced to care for Sanosi once more.
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Dylan Keogh is "stricken with guilt" for putting his career before Sanosi, and turns to alcohol in a bid to cope with his actions.
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When Connie take a leave of absence to seek treatment for cancer, Dylan Keogh is promoted to acting clinical lead once more.
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Dylan Keogh later allows Ethan Hardy's patient to discharge herself, even though she is obviously hiding her symptoms.
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However, some viewers were displeased when Dylan Keogh came between Sam and Tom, and Beck was sent poison pen letters, which led him to reassure viewers that Dylan Keogh would not come between Zoe and Max.
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Dylan Keogh calls a spade a spade and a subarachnoid haematoma a subarachnoid haematoma.