Barry Pepper
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| Born | Barry Robert Pepper April 4, 1970 Campbell River, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Pepper (m. 1997) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for roles such as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler in Battlefield Earth, Sergeant Michael Strank in Flags of Our Fathers, Dean Stanton in The Green Mile, Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan, Roger Maris in 61*, and "Lucky" Ned Pepper in True Grit. He has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 2011, for his role as Robert F. Kennedy in the miniseries The Kennedys, Pepper won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
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Early life
Pepper was born in Campbell River, British Columbia, the son of a retired lumberjack.[1] When Pepper was five years old, his family set sail in a homemade ship, navigating through the South Pacific islands for five years.[1][2] His education was completed in both public schools and correspondence courses. Due to the lack of television as entertainment, the family used sketch acting as a means of fun. When the family had finished their travels, they returned to Canada and set up a shop on Denman Island off Vancouver Island.
Career
Pepper is perhaps best known for his role as the sniper Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan. He portrayed prison guard Dean Stanton in The Green Mile, appeared as Frank Slaughtery in Spike Lee's 25th Hour, as journalist Joseph L. Galloway in We Were Soldiers, his leading role in the film Battlefield Earth, his depiction of Roger Maris in Billy Crystal's HBO film 61*, as Dale Earnhardt in the ESPN produced film 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, and as Dan Morris in the film Seven Pounds, with Will Smith. He recently had roles in Casino Jack and the Coen brothers' True Grit. Pepper provided the voice for Alex Mercer, the protagonist of the video game Prototype and the voice for Corporal Dunn, a character in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Pepper won the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance in Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000. He has stated that, had he known he was going to win the award in advance, he would have gladly accepted it in person.[3] Pepper will star in psychological thriller Frost Road which is being directed by Call of Duty director Keith Arem.[4] He also appeared in Jagged Edge's music video for "Goodbye". In 2011, he starred as Robert F. Kennedy in the Canadian-American TV mini-series The Kennedys, for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
In 2015, Pepper appeared in The Maze Runner sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, as Vince, "a survivalist who is one of the last remaining soldiers of a legendary unit called the Right Arm".[5] Filming began at the end of October 2014, and the movie was released on September 18, 2015.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | A Killer Among Friends | Mickey | Television movie |
| 1995 | Johnny's Girl | Jimmy Zee | Television movie |
| 1996 | Titanic | Harold Bride | Television movie |
| 1996 | Urban Safari | Rico | |
| 1998 | Firestorm | Packer | |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Pvt. Daniel Jackson | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | David Pratt | |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Dean Stanton | |
| 2000 | Battlefield Earth | Jonnie Goodboy Tyler | |
| 2000 | We All Fall Down | John | |
| 2001 | 61* | Roger Maris | Television movie |
| 2001 | Knockaround Guys | Matty Demaret | |
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers | Joseph L. Galloway | |
| 2002 | 25th Hour | Frank Slaughtery | |
| 2003 | The Snow Walker | Charlie Halliday | |
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Dale Earnhardt | Television movie |
| 2005 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Mike Norton | |
| 2005 | Ripley Under Ground | Tom Ripley | |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Sgt. Mike Strank | |
| 2006 | Unknown | Rancher Shirt | |
| 2008 | Seven Pounds | Dan Morris | |
| 2009 | Princess Kaiulani | Lorrin A. Thurston | |
| 2009 | Like Dandelion Dust | Rip Porter | |
| 2010 | Casino Jack | Michael Scanlon | |
| 2010 | True Grit | "Lucky" Ned Pepper | |
| 2010 | When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story | Bill W. | Television movie |
| 2012 | To the Wonder | Father Barry | Deleted scenes[6] |
| 2013 | Broken City | Jack Valliant | |
| 2013 | Snitch | Agent Cooper | |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Captain Jay Fuller | |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | Russell Dodson | |
| 2015 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Vince | |
| 2015 | The Devil's Harvest | Yaroslav | |
| 2016 | Monster Trucks | Post-production[7] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1996 | Madison | Mick Farleigh | 16 episodes |
| 1994 | Neon Rider | Jason | Episode: "The Secret Life of Garret Tuggle" |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Clayton Kirk | Episode: "Days of Rage" |
| 1995 | Highlander: The Series | Michael Christian | Episode: "They Also Serve" |
| 1995 | Sliders | Skidd | Episode: "Summer of Love" |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Cam | Episode: "Ties That Bind" |
| 1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Jake | Episode: "Partners" |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Tyson Ruddick | Episode: "The Heist" |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Kurt Hessman | Episode: "Payback" |
| 1996 | Viper | Johnny Hodge | Episode: "White Fire" |
| 2011 | The Kennedys | Robert F. Kennedy | 8 episodes |
Video game
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | [PROTOTYPE] | Alex Mercer | Voice |
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Army Ranger Corporal Dunn | Voice |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- Articles with hCards
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Male actors from British Columbia
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- People from Campbell River, British Columbia
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners
