Barry Pepper Biography

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, 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.

Early life

Pepper, youngest of three sons, was born in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, the son of a retired lumberjack. When Pepper was five years old, his family set sail in a homemade ship, navigating through the South Pacific islands for five years. 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

He is best known for his role as the sniper Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan. Barry Pepper also portrayed a 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. Pepper will star in psychological thriller Frost Road which is being directed by Call of Duty director Keith Arem. 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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	'	Mickey
1995	Johnny's Girl	Jimmy Zee
1996	Urban Safari	Rico
1998	Firestorm	Packer
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Pvt. Daniel Jackson	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1998	Enemy of the State	David Pratt
1999	The Green Mile	Dean Stanton	Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2000	Battlefield Earth	Jonnie Goodboy Tyler	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
2000	We All Fall Down	John
2001	61*	Roger Maris	Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor " Miniseries or Television Film Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Actor in a TV Movie
2001	Knockaround Guys	Matty Demaret
2002	We Were Soldiers	Joseph L. Galloway
2002	25th Hour	Frank Slaughtery
2003	'	Charlie Halliday	Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama Nominated Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
2004	3: The Dale Earnhardt Story	Dale Earnhardt	Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2005	'	Mike Norton	Nominated Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor
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.	Nominated Satellite Award for Best Actor " Miniseries or Television Film
2012	To the Wonder	Father Barry	Deleted scenes
2013	Broken City	Jack Valliant
2013	Snitch	Agent Cooper
2013	The Lone Ranger	Captain Jay Fuller
2014	Kill the Messenger		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993"1996	Madison	Mick Farleigh
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	'	Tyson Ruddick	Episode: "The Heist"
1996	'	Kurt Hessman	Episode: "Payback"
1996	Viper	Johnny Hodge	Episode: "White Fire"
1996	Titanic	Harold Bride
2011	'	Robert F. Kennedy	8 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Video game

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	[PROTOTYPE]	Alex Mercer	Voice
2009	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Army Ranger Corporal Dunn	Voice