Jason Barry (born 14 December 1972) is an Irish actor best known for his portrayal of Tommy Ryan in the 1997 film ''

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''. He also starred in '' The Still Life'', for which he won numerous awards.

Early life

Jason Barry was born in

Artane, Dublin Artane, sometimes spelt Artaine (), historically TartaineDublin, 1862: Alexander Thom (almanac editor), Thom's ''Almanac and Official Directory'' is a Northside (Dublin), northside suburb of Dublin city, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Artane is ...

, Ireland. He has two brothers, Keith and Glen.

Career

Barry is a graduate of The Samuel Beckett Center for performing arts at

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. His first lead role was in a

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Film called ''Screen Two: O Mary This London'' (1994). In 1997, he played Tommy Ryan in the film ''

''. Jason had a recurring role as Dano, a member of the

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in the third and fourth seasons of the Irish crime series '' Love/Hate''. In 2014, Jason played the role of Edgar Willcox in ''United Passions'', a film detailing the history of

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. Its release was set to coincide with the beginning of the 2014 World Cup in

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. In 2016, he performed voiceover and motion capture work as Corporal Sean Brooks in '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'', a

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developed by

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and published by

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Personal life

Jason Barry has two daughters, Freya Barry, born in 2005, and Nova Barry, born in 2007. In 2012, Barry married actress Kristin Alayna. Barry is a

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fan. He is a keen marathon runner.

Filmography

Video games

* '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'' (2016) - Corporal Sean Brooks * ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' (2019) - Additional Voices * ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II'' (2022) - Declan O'Conor

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Jason 1972 births Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Living people Male actors from Dublin (city) Irish male video game actors 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors People from Artane, Dublin People educated at St Aidan's C.B.S. Alumni of Trinity College Dublin