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Barry Pepper is a Actor Canadien born on 4 april 1970 at Campbell River (Canada)

Barry Pepper

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Birth name Barry Robert Pepper
Nationality Canada
Birth 4 april 1970 (53 years) at Campbell River (Canada)

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, Dean Stanton in The Green Mile, 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.

Biography

Formé au métier d'acteur à l'Actors Studio de Vancouver, Barry Pepper fait ses premières armes dans les téléfilms A killer among friends (1992), Johnny's girl (1995) et Titanic (1996) avant de s'illustrer au cinéma dans la comédie familiale suisso-canadienne Urban safari (id.) et le film d'action Firestorm (1998).

Son premier rôle majeur est celui du sniper Daniel Jackson dans Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan (1998). Agent de la NSA dans Ennemi d'État (1999), gardien de prison dans La Ligne verte (1999), jeune et héroïque chasseur dans Battlefield Earth (id.). Son visage taillé à la serpe et son physique émacié deviennent familiers pour le grand public.

Nommé aux Emmy Awards et aux Golden Globes en 2002 pour sa prestation dans le téléfilm 61*, Barry Pepper figure, tout comme Vin Diesel et Seth Green, parmi Les Hommes de main du duo de scénaristes Koppelman / Levien. Il joue les seconds rôles dans les films de guerre au côté de Mel Gibson dans Nous étions soldats de Randall Wallace (2001), ainsi que dans La 25e Heure de Spike Lee, où il donne la réplique à Edward Norton.

Il se fait enfin remarquer par Tommy Lee Jones qui l'invite en 2004 à entreprendre avec lui, le périple initiatique dans Trois enterrements, et tourne en 2006 sous la direction de Clint Eastwood, dans le film Mémoires de nos pères. On le retrouve ensuite dans le film Blackout (Unknown) de Simon Brand, aux côtés de Will Smith dans Sept vies en 2009.

En 2010, il est présent dans le film des frères Coen True Grit et incarne Robert F. Kennedy dans la mini-série Les Kennedy.

Best films

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
(Actor)
True Grit (2010)
(Actor)
Seven Pounds (2008)
(Actor)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
(Actor)

Usually with

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
(3 films)
Tamer Hassan
Tamer Hassan
(2 films)
Stuart Baird
Stuart Baird
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Barry Pepper (38 films)

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Actor

Crawl
Crawl (2019)
, 1h27
Directed by Alexandre Aja
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Reptile, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Colin McFarlane
Roles Dave
Rating61% 3.053353.053353.053353.053353.05335
Haley vit en Floride. Un violent ouragan s’abat sur sa ville natale. Ignorant l'ordre d’évacuer, Haley part à la recherche de son père, porté disparu. Elle va finalement le retrouver, grièvement blessé dans le sous-sol de leur ancienne maison familiale. Haley et son père vont vite se rendre compte qu'une inondation progressant très rapidement les menace. Haley et son père vont par ailleurs comprendre que l’inondation est loin d’être la menace la plus terrifiante : l'inondation amène des alligators.
Running with the Devil
Directed by Jason Cabell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne, Leslie Bibb, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Clifton Collins, Jr.
Roles The Boss
Rating54% 2.7010252.7010252.7010252.7010252.701025
Lorsqu’une cargaison de coca est compromise, à la consternation du chef du cartel, il commande à un autre grand trafiquant de poursuivre la chaîne d’approvisionnement. Nous suivons un homme et son épouse, ainsi que ses enfants, dans cette expédition à travers les frontières internationales.
The Painted Bird
Directed by Václav Marhoul
Origin Republique tcheque
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Horror, Historical
Actors Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Barry Pepper, Julian Sands, Udo Kier, Aleksei Kravchenko
Roles Mitka
Rating72% 3.6467153.6467153.6467153.6467153.646715
Un jeune garçon juif en Pologne s'est réfugié dans la forêt pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, où il a rencontré de nombreux personnages.
Bitter Harvest
Directed by George Mendeluk
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Actors Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Barry Pepper, Terence Stamp, Aneurin Barnard, Tamer Hassan
Roles Yaroslav
Rating59% 2.951222.951222.951222.951222.95122
A story about Yuri (Max Irons), an artistic soul born into a family of Cossack warriors, who struggles to win the approval of his grandfather Ivan (Terence Stamp) and father Yaroslav (Barry Pepper), and to win the heart of Natalka (Samantha Barks). He finds his life changed forever with the invasion of the Red Army, and the subsequent persecution of his family and fellow countrymen as Stalin’s regime of terror extends across Eastern Europe.
Monster Trucks, 1h44
Directed by Chris Wedge
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about music and musicians, Children's films
Actors Jane Levy, Lucas Till, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Frank Whaley, Danny Glover
Roles Sheriff Rick
Rating57% 2.858182.858182.858182.858182.85818
Tripp, un lycéen, s'ennuie profondément dans sa ville natale. Il décide de construire un monster truck avec des pièces détachées trouvées dans une casse. Après un accident aux abords d’un site de forage pétrolier, il fait la rencontre d'une créature étrange souterraine. Tripp découvre par ailleurs que ce « monstre » a le goût et un talent certain pour la vitesse.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, 2h13
Directed by Wes Ball
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Dystopian films, Children's films
Actors Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson, Rosa Bianca Salazar
Roles Vince
Rating63% 3.157543.157543.157543.157543.15754
The film begins with a young boy, Thomas, taken in by Ava Paige (Patricia Clarkson) and troops from the organization WCKD, alongside other children, after being dropped off by his mother for his own safety. Years later, shortly after being rescued from the maze, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and the remaining Gladers - Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Minho (Ki Hong Lee), Teresa Agnes (Kaya Scodelario), Frypan (Dexter Darden) and Winston (Alexander Flores) - are taken to a facility run by Mr. Janson (Aidan Gillen). He explains that the facility is a safe haven, protecting them from WCKD, the Flare virus and the Cranks, and provides them clothes, food, and sanitation, where there are other survivors of multiple mazes are also present. Thomas becomes curious about their activities and manages to find out what is really happening behind the closed doors. With help from Aris Jones (Jacob Lofland), the first maze survivor to end up in the facility, it is revealed that WCKD's leader, Ava, is still alive and that Mr. Janson is working for WCKD, as they discuss about the experiment on the Immunes and that Janson has yet to find The Right Arm, a resistance group located at the mountains. The group, including Aris, escapes the facility, as Janson orders his WCKD troops to track them down, where they find themselves in the deserted outside world - the Scorch.
Kill the Messenger, 1h52
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Spy films, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Jeremy Lee Renner, Barry Pepper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Paz Vega
Roles Russell Dodson
Rating68% 3.4476953.4476953.4476953.4476953.447695
Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb, the film takes place in the mid-1990s. Webb uncovered the CIA's alleged role in importing crack cocaine into the U.S. to secretly fund the Nicaraguan contra rebels. Despite enormous pressure to stay away, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence, publishing the series called "Dark Alliance". He then experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA, during which he found himself defending his integrity, his family and his life.
Broken City, 1h49
Directed by Albert et Allen Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Natalie Martinez
Roles Jack Valliant
Rating60% 3.048613.048613.048613.048613.04861
NYPD detective Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) is arrested for the murder of Mikey Tavarez, who was believed to have raped and murdered sixteen-year-old Yesenia Barea but "walked" on a technicality. Chief Carl Fairbanks (Jeffrey Wright), goes to Mayor Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe) with a witness and evidence. Hostetler buries the evidence, and a judge clears Taggart as having shot Tavarez in self-defense. The mayor calls Taggart to his office for a private meeting and calls him "a hero," but still forces him to leave the police.
The Lone Ranger, 2h29
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Superhero films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Ruth Wilson, Helena Bonham Carter
Roles Fuller
Rating63% 3.19653.19653.19653.19653.1965
At a sideshow in a San Francisco fair in 1933, a boy, Will, who idolizes a legend known as the Lone Ranger, encounters Tonto, an elderly Comanche Native American, who proceeds to recount his experiences with that Old West adventurer.
Snitch
Snitch (2013)
, 1h52
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Prison films, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Films about capital punishment, Gangster films
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Jon Bernthal, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Susan Sarandon, Michael K.Williams
Roles Agent Cooper
Rating63% 3.1963453.1963453.1963453.1963453.196345
John Matthews (Dwayne Johnson), owner of a construction company, receives a call from his ex-wife Sylvie Collins (Melina Kanakaredes). His estranged son Jason (Rafi Gavron) is being charged with distribution of narcotics; while Jason is not actually a dealer, his friend set him up in a sting operation to reduce his own sentence after being caught. Jason's charges carry a minimum of 10 years in prison. John feels responsible because he was not there for his son, and becomes desperate as he realizes that Jason may be killed before he finishes his prison sentence.
Casino Jack, 1h48
Directed by George Hickenlooper
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Documentary, Crime
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Rachelle Lefèvre, Kelly Preston, Jon Lovitz, Maury Chaykin
Roles Michael Scanlon
Rating61% 3.0974453.0974453.0974453.0974453.097445
A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
True Grit
True Grit (2010)
, 1h50
Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper, Domhnall Gleeson
Roles Lucky Ned Pepper
Rating75% 3.797913.797913.797913.797913.79791
Mattie Ross explains that her father was murdered by Tom Chaney when she was 14 years old. While collecting her father's body in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Mattie queries the local sheriff about the search for Chaney. After being told that Chaney has fled with "Lucky" Ned Pepper and his gang into Indian Territory, where the sheriff has no authority, she inquires about hiring a Deputy U.S. Marshal. The sheriff gives three recommendations, and Mattie chooses to hire Rooster Cogburn (Bridges), whom the sheriff had described as being the "meanest". The taciturn, one-eyed Cogburn rebuffs her offer, not believing she has the reward money to hire him. She raises the money by aggressively horse-trading with Colonel Stonehill, who did business with her father.
Princess Ka'iulani
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Q'orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Will Patton, Julian Glover, Shaun Evans, Jimmy Yuill
Roles Thurston
Rating60% 3.0468053.0468053.0468053.0468053.046805
En 1888, Hawaii est une île paradisiaque sur le point de basculer dans la guerre civile. La famille royale est tombée sous l’influence d’un parti rebelle lié au gouvernement américain. En quelques mois, le Palais est envahi et les souverains exilés. Parmi eux, la Princesse Ka’iulani, âgée d’à peine douze ans, se retrouve séparée de sa famille et de sa terre natale, envoyée pour sa propre sécurité en Angleterre, loin d’Hawaï…
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story, 1h45
Directed by John Kent Harrison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Winona Ryder, Barry Pepper, Kristi Angus, John Bourgeois, Rosemary Dunsmore, Ellen Dubin
Roles Bill Wilson
Rating64% 3.2425753.2425753.2425753.2425753.242575
In 1914, Lois Burnham, a college-educated woman from an affluent family, met and fell in love with Bill Wilson, a young man of modest means. They married in 1918, and after his return from World War I, the two set out to build a life together. While Lois worked as a nurse, Bill struggled to find his niche. Lois believed that Bill was destined for greatness, and despite his increasing reliance on alcohol, she showered him with love and support. Eventually, Lois persuaded a friend’s husband to hire Bill at his financial firm. By 1927, Bill was working on Wall Street and the couple was living a luxurious lifestyle. But despite Lois’s valiant efforts to control his drinking, Bill’s alcoholism spiraled out of control. Soon his job, their lifestyle and their dreams were all gone.