30’s/40’s. A warm, rich and versatile voice, Barry can offer a range of Dublin and regional voices backed up by his considerable experience. He is a great choice for everything from commercial VO to dramatic narrative.

Barry is a highly successful screen actor. Among his many TV and film roles, Barry most recently starred in the acclaimed film adaption of John McGahern’s final novel ‘That they may face the Rising Sun’ in the role of Joe Ruttledge. Barry also featured in the hugely popular Apple TV series “Bad Sisters” created by and starring Sharon Horgan. Barry will reprise the role of Inspector Frank Loftus in the much anticipated second series.

Barry’s other acclaimed roles include the leading role of Jimmy Gralton in Ken Loach’s film ‘Jimmy’s Hall’ which premiered at Cannes in 2014 prior to worldwide release and in the lead role in Paul Mercier’s film Pursuit (2015) opposite Brendan Gleeson, Ruth Bradley and Liam Cunningham. Barry was nominated for an IFTA for his role as Arthur Mahon in the RTE Drama Rebellion directed by Aku Louhimies for RTE/Touchpaper Films in 2016. Barry appeared in the co-leading role (opposite Tom Vaughan Lawlor) in Maze (Lionsgate, Cyprus Avenue), written and directed by Stephen Burke. Other projects include The Truth Commissioner, Project Lazarus and The Journey.

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