United Kingdom, May 8 -- Barry Keoghan "couldn't look" at Sir Ringo Starr when he went to visit the Beatles legend.

The 'Banshees of Inisherin' actor is set to play the 84-year-old drummer in director Sam Mendes' four-film series about the group and he was too "nervous" to show off his own musical skills in front of Ringo.

Speaking on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', Barry said: "I met him at his house, and he played the drums for m. He asked me to play, but I wasn't playing the drums for Ringo.

"And when I was talking to him, I couldn't look at him. I was nervous, like right now. But he's like, 'You can look at me.'"

The 32-year-old actor doesn't want to just "imitate" Ringo in his performance but is keen to "study" the musician as much as he ca...