Barry Pepper

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Barry Pepper, 2009

Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970 in Campbell River , British Columbia ) is a Canadian actor .

childhood

Pepper is the youngest of three brothers. When he was a child, his family built a 15 meter (50 foot) boat and toured the South Pacific for five years . Pepper therefore did not receive a regular school education, he either attended special courses primarily or was temporarily in public schools. After five years the family returned to Canada.

education

Pepper attended high school but was mostly interested in arts and sports during that time, playing volleyball and rugby . In 1988 he finished high school and initially wanted to study graphic design. He changed his plans after he got in touch with the Vancouver Actors Studio.

Career

He got his first role in the television series Madison in 1993 . He then played mostly smaller roles in numerous series, e.g. B. in the episode Reise durch das Zeitloch (English title: Summer of Love ) in the series Sliders . He gained greater attention with the role of sniper Private Jackson in Steven Spielberg's war drama Saving Private Ryan . Another prominent role was that of reporter Joseph L. Galloway in the war drama We Were Heroes . This was followed by productions such as Der Staatsfeind Nr. 1 , The Green Mile and Clint Eastwood's war drama Flags of our Fathers . In 2019, he mimes the compromised boss of a South American drug cartel in Running with the Devil .

In 2011 he won an Emmy for his portrayal of Robert F. Kennedy in the television multipart The Kennedys .

Awards

  • 1999: Online Film Critics Society Awards : Best Acting Company (with the rest of the cast) in Saving Private Ryan
  • 2001: Golden Raspberry : Worst Supporting Actor in Battlefield Earth
  • 2004: Leo Awards: Best Acting Performance in The Snow Walker
  • 2009: Las Vegas International Film Festival: Best Actor in Like Dandelion Dust
  • 2009: New York Vision Fest: Best Male Actor in Like Dandelion Dust
  • 2011: Emmy : Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for TV in The Kennedys

Nominations

  • 1999: Screen Actors Guild Awards : Best Acting Company in Saving Private Ryan (with rest of the cast)
  • 2000: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Acting Company on The Green Mile (with the rest of the cast)
  • 2001: Emmy: Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie in 61 *
  • 2002: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards : Best Actor in a TV Movie in 61
  • 2002: Golden Globe : Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie in 61
  • 2004: Genie Awards: Best Actor in The Snow Walker
  • 2005: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie in 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
  • 2006: DVD Exclusive Awards: Best Actor (in a DVD Movie) in The Snow Walker
  • 2006: Independent Spirit Awards : Best Supporting Actor in Three Burials - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
  • 2010: Satellite Awards : Best Actor in a TV Movie in When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
  • 2011: Prism Awards: Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie in When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
  • 2011: Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Best Ensemble in True Grit (with the rest of the cast)

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ralph Lucas: Barry Pepper - Biography. In: Northernstars.ca. April 1, 2016, accessed June 27, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Biography. In: The Official Site of Actor Barry Pepper. Retrieved June 27, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Barry Pepper. Emmy, accessed June 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ "Golden Raspberry": Travolta and Madonna clear away - DER SPIEGEL - culture. In: Spiegel online. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
  5. ^ Leo Awards, 2004 Winners. Leo Awards, 2004, accessed June 27, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Pepper, Barry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pepper, Barry Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 4th 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Campbell River , Canada