Barry Scott
Barry Scott is recognized as one of the most versatile practitioners of his art. He is widely known for his successes as an actor, writer, producer, director, motivational speaker and voice over artist. The founder and producing artistic director of the American Negro Playwright Theatre at Tennessee State University, where his parents and grandparents graduated, Scott has become one of the leading theatre artists in his home town, on top of his impressive acting credits nationwide, including television's I'll Fly Away and In the Heat of the Night. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity Association, American Film Radio & Television Association and serves on the board of the Tennessee Arts Commission. An authority on the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Scott wrote and starred in Ain't Got Long to Stay Here as a tribute to Dr. King and to teach a generation of students about one of America's most violent and inspiring times, and the man who literally changed the entire nation. Scott is so convincing in his portrayal of Dr. King, that Coretta Scott King once cornered him between acts of a play to compliment him on his realistic and honest depiction of her late husband. He has performed excerpts of King's speeches for the Humanitarian Awards Ceremony honoring President Jimmy Carter and was recorded on the March On album benefiting the National Civil Rights Museum. Just a few of the prominent venues in which Scott has recreated Dr. King's speeches include: the Beacon Theater in New York, the Fox Theater in Atlanta, the Seattle Children's Theater, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the Boutwell Performing Arts Center in Birmingham, the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, the Masonic Temple in Memphis, the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, and the Actors Theater in Louisville. Scott's professional work as a writer include the plays Lisa's Story, Harlem Voices, An American Slavery Play, Stones of Promise, Joyful Noise, When I Grow Up I'm Gonna' Get Me Some Big Words, Oh Freedom, A Man Named York and The Last Negro. His film and television roles include appearances in I'll Fly Away and Rescue 911, and a recurring role as a minister in the successful series In the Heat of the Night. Many people recognize him as the disabled Vietnam Veteran in the award winning Travis Tritt music video trilogy, Anymore. Scott also co-starred with Jim Varney in Disney's Touchstone Pictures comedy film Ernest Goes to Jail (1990). His talents were tapped as Script Consultant in Slam Dunk Ernest (1995) and he was featured in the role of Captain Jackson in The Expert, starring Jeff Speakman. He has performed for the Tennessee Repertory Theatre in many productions including Fences, Macbeth, Othello, Taming of the Shrew, Blood Knot, Man of La Mancha, Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pirates of Penzance, Evita, Ain't Misbehavin', and Big River. Scott has conducted workshops on acting and has received several awards including the Ingram Fellowship Award for Theatre and the Partnership in Access and Appreciation Grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission. He also won the Ralph Edmondson National Award for Play Writing for Lisa's Story, which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in. Scott is a much-requested motivational speaker, lecturer and orator. His leadership speech Courage To Lead is a regular part of the curriculum at the prestigious Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Scott created the Living With Theatre program, a forum to discuss important social issues with school aged children. He was the moderator for the Let Me Speak and Be Heard program for the Metropolitan Nashville School system. He also wrote and directed the video series, Stones of Promise, an inspirational teaching tool celebrating the black family for United Methodist Communications. He wrote Oh Freedom, a play with music that starred Scott and Grammy award winner Patti Austin along with the Nashville Symphony. Scott was recognized for his altruistic work by being named Nashvillian of the Year in 1993. In 2004, he received rave reviews for his performance in the play Looking Over The President's Shoulder directed by Emmy Award winning actor Robert Guillaume. In 2005, Scott was named Best Actor by the Nashville Scene Newspaper for his starring role in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson directed by the Tony Award winning producer-director Mr. Woodie King Jr. In an interview with the Tennessean Newspaper Mr. King commented that " Barry Scott is a brilliant artist. He easily moves from actor to playwright to director. In a unique world of theatre, Barry has mastered each, and he is so giving. He shares his knowledge with younger blacks who want to be a part of the black theatre. He always brings new insights into a rehearsal." His voice can be heard on commercials and PSA's around the country. He has voiced work for ESPN (the National Football Leauge - Regular Season Games, Playoff Games & the Super Bowl, The National Basketball Association - Regular Season Games, Playoff Games & the Championship Finals, Professional Baseball - Home Run Derby, the NHL, and the PGA), CBS, ABC, NBC, Disney, SPIKE TV - TNA Wrestling,The Discovery Channel, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King, McDonalds, The American Heart Association and many other commercials.
Barry Shabaka Henley
Barry Shabaka Henley was born on September 15, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Terminal (2004), Collateral (2004) and Rush Hour (1998).
Barry Shawzin
Barry Shawzin was born on June 21, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He was an actor and director, known for The Day the Sky Fell In (1959), Duffy (1968) and The Avengers (1961). He died on March 28, 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Barry Shay
Barry Shay is an actor and director, known for The Way (2010), The Conrad Boys (2006) and Mondo Hollywoodland (2019).
Barry Sigismondi
Barry Sigismondi was born on 4 August 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and production manager, known for Drillbit Taylor (2008), xXx: State of the Union (2005) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006).
Barry Sloane
Born and raised in Liverpool, England. Probably best known for his roles as 'Aiden Mathis' in the hit show 'Revenge', Joe 'Bear' Graves in the TV series 'Six' and for playing Captain Price in the Call Of Duty - Modern Warfare Video Game. His career began in England where he appeared in numerous TV shows, notably the BAFTA award winning dramas "Pleasureland" and "The Mark of Cain." Barry originated the role of Troy Whitworth in Jez Butterworth's critically acclaimed play Jerusalem at The Royal Court Theatre London. He also played the role in the West End and after a record breaking sell out run it then transferred once again, this time to Broadway. Sloane made his Broadway debut in 'Jerusalem' at the Music Box Theatre in New York in 2011 having previously made his West End debut in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers in 2005. Barry is represented by Ken Lee at Brillstein Company
Barry Smith
Born in Falkirk central Scotland, Barry grew up playing a lot of sports including boxing as a youth, to rugby with the regional central Scotland rugby team, and later in his teenage years playing music with various bands as a bass player and backing singer gigging over various locations in-between his time as a qualified hairdresser. With always a desire to try acting Barry finally found fate with the film and tv world when opportunity came with working with great professionals who gave him the ambition to pursue the adventure. While in-between short films and feature films Barry is pursuing the craft of acting to learn and gain knowledge of the industry. With experience of acting, background work and fight team scenes while travelling across the UK Barry has worked in over 32 productions and has experience in --- stand in work --- sword skills --- fight scenes --- dialogue and action skills --- car driving scenes --- rowing(boatman) --- and also as crowd crew p.a /runner and hair and makeup team.
Barry Sobel
Barry Sobel was born in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Doc Hollywood (1991), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) and Larry Crowne (2011).
Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from New York University Film School in 1978. He started work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water (1982). Then Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for Blood Simple (1984). This film began his collaboration with the Coen Bros., who used him for their next two pictures, Raising Arizona (1987) and Miller's Crossing (1990). He also worked with Danny DeVito on his Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and Rob Reiner on When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and Misery (1990). Sonnenfeld got his first work as a director from Orion Pictures on The Addams Family (1991), a box-office success released in November 1991 followed by its sequel, Addams Family Values (1993). He received critical acclaim for his fourth directorial effort, Get Shorty (1995). Produced by Jersey Films and based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, the film won a Golden Globe for best male performance. In 1996 Steven Spielberg asked him to direct Men in Black (1997). Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, the movie was a critical and financial smash. Producer Jon Peters then asked Sonnenfeld to direct Wild Wild West (1999), an adaptation of an old TV series. He also directed the comedy Big Trouble (2002), after which he made his most successful film sequel, Men in Black II (2002).
Barry Squitieri
Barry Squitieri is known for It Could Happen to You (1994), The Equalizer (1985) and One More Round (2005).
