
Barry Pepper
بیوگرافی
Barry Robert Pepper was born on April 4, 1970, in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. He has two older brothers named Alex and 'Doug Pepper' (qv). The Peppers didn't stick around Campbell River for too long. They had been building a ship in their backyard for years. When Barry was five years old, the ship was done and the family set sail. The ship, named "The Moonlighter," was a 50-foot craft that would be their home for the next five years. They navigated through the South Pacific islands, using only a sextant and the stars as guides. While visiting such exotic locales as Fiji and Tahiti, Barry was educated through correspondence courses and sometimes enrolled in public schools. He grew up around Polynesian children and credits them for his love of dance, music and other expressive arts. Barry had plenty of time to practice his newfound loves, too. Without television as entertainment on the ship, the family relied on games and sketch acting for fun. When the five-year cruise was over, the Peppers returned to their native Canada, where they set up shop on a small island off the West Coast near Vancouver. They built a farm on the outskirts of a small artists' town, which was populated mainly by hippies, poets, musicians and other craftsmen. While in high school, Barry was enthusiastic about art and excelled in sports. In addition to playing volleyball, he was an excellent rugby player. He graduated in 1988 from George P. Vanier High School in Courtenay and then enrolled in college and majored in marketing and graphic design, but after getting involved with the Vancouver Actors Studio, he changed his course. Once again, he was using "the stars" to navigate. Barry landed his first role on _Madison (1993)_ (qv) (a sort of Canadian 90210) and other prominent television series before moving on to more prestigious roles in the US. Television movies followed, most notably the mini-series _Titanic (1996)_ (qv), which costarred 'George C. Scott' (qv). Still, Barry's career really wasn't taking off. He was a hard-working actor, but not a star. That all changed in 1998. After a string of big screen duds, Pepper obtained his breakthrough role as a Bible-quoting sniper in 'Steven Spielberg' (qv)'s WW II drama _Saving Private Ryan (1998)_ (qv). With the success of the film came sudden stardom for its cast--complete with photo spreads, interviews and even some Oscar buzz. Barry followed the film with a small but noteworthy role in the blockbuster, _Enemy of the State (1998)_ (qv) opposite 'Will Smith' (qv) and 'Gene Hackman' (qv). Next he co-starred in an Oscar-worthy film starring 'Tom Hanks' (qv): 'Stephen King' (qv)'s _The Green Mile (1999)_ (qv). Barry received much critical acclaim in 2001 for his portrayal of 'Roger Maris' (qv) in the made-for-cable drama about the 1961 home run race between Maris and 'Mickey Mantle' (qv) called _61* (2001)_ (qv).::[email protected]
فیلمها و سریالها

Flags of Our Fathers
2006

Knockaround Guys
2001

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005

Battlefield Earth
2000

Casino Jack
2010

The Snow Walker
2003

Snitch
خبر چین
2013

Awake
2021

True Grit
2010

25th Hour
2002

We Were Soldiers
2002

Running with the Devil
2019

Lawmen: Bass Reeves
مردان قانون: باس ریوز
2023

Seven Pounds
هفت پوند
2008

Broken City
2013

Crawl
2019

Enemy of the State
دشمن دولت
1998

Bring Him to Me
2023

Monster Trucks
ماشین های هیولا
2016

Trigger Point
2021

Saving Private Ryan
نجات سرباز رایان
1998