
Barry Ward
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Barry Ward is an Irish actor. He began his career as a child actor in the RTÉ/BBC series Family (1994) and Plotlands (1997), and the film Sunburn (1999). His films since include Jimmy's Hall, Blood Cells (both 2014), Extra Ordinary (2019), and Dating Amber (2020), the latter of which won him an IFTA. On television, he is more recently known for his roles in the RTÉ series Rebellion (2016) and Taken Down (2018), the Sky Atlantic series Britannia (2017–2019) and Save Me (2018–2020), and the BBC series The Capture (2019).
Known for
Credits

On the Sea (2025)
as Jack

Dating Amber (2020)
as Ian

Zoo (2018)
as Voice of Older Tom

The Survivalist (2015)
as Forager (uncredited)

The Claim (2000)
as Young Dillon

Salvable (2025)
as Paddy

Extra Ordinary (2019)
as Martin Martin

Realive (2016)
as West

The Journey (2017)
as Ian Paisley, Jr.

Maze (2017)
as Gordon Close

Burial (2022)
as Mikhail 'Tor' Oleynik

Jimmy's Hall (2014)
as James Gralton

That They May Face the Rising Sun (2024)
as Joe Ruttledge

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (2005)
as Roddy

The Ulysses Project (2022)
as Leopold bloom

Sunburn (1999)
as Robert Fiske

Everybody Digs Bill Evans (2026)
as Harry Evans Junior

Shooting for Socrates (2014)
as Jimmy Quinn

Restless (2025)
as Kevin

Time Traveller (2018)
as John Paul McDonagh

Ungrateful Beings (2026)
Actor

L'accabadora (2017)
as Albert

Blood Cells (2014)
as Adam

The Truth Commissioner (2016)
as Michael Madden

The End of the F World (2017)
as self

Watchmen (2001)
as Ray

Songs for Amy (2012)
as Rory

Family (1994)
as John Paul Spencer

Misterman (2011)
as Voice

Lipservice (1999)
as Darren O Murchu

Pursuit (2015)
as Diarmuid

Housewarming (2024)
as Craig
The Flying Mountain (—)
Actor

Soft Sand, Blue Sea (1998)
as Trevor

Insulin (2015)
as The Pharmacist

Take Me Swimming (2017)
as Thady

Vibrations (2024)
Actor

Sunlight (2023)
as Leon

Bubbly (2023)
as Ray

Lily Meets Charlie (2019)
as Charlie

Punch-Drunk (2021)
as Colin

Heat Haze (2025)
as Russell
Prospect House (2024)
as Lorcan / Robert Dawson





