Barry Pepper
Barry Pepper | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barry Robert Pepper |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Pepper (1997-Present) 1 Child |
| Awards | OFCS Award for Best Ensemble (shared) 1998 Saving Private Ryan Leo Award for Best Lead Performance By A Male in a Feature Length Drama 2004 The Snow Walker |
| Website | http://www.barrypepper.com |
Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970) is a Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild-, and Emmy-nominated Canadian-born actor.
Biography
Early life
Pepper was born in Campbell River, British Columbia. He spent much of his early life traveling the world in a homemade ship. When Barry was five years old, the family set sail. Pepper and his family navigated through the South Pacific islands for five years.[1] 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 religious sniper Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan; as prison guard Dean Stanton in The Green Mile, as journalist Joseph L. Galloway in We Were Soldiers, his leading role in the movie Battlefield Earth, his depiction of Roger Maris in Billy Crystal's HBO film 61*, and as Dale Earnhardt in the ESPN movie 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story. He appeared in the Jagged Edge music video "Goodbye".
Personal life
Pepper has been married to his wife Cindy, since November 1997. They have one daughter, named Annaliese, born on June 17, 2000.[2]Pepper won th Razzie Award for Worst 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. <ref> Battlefield Earth page. from Internet Movie Database
Filmography
References
External links
- Barry Pepper at IMDb