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James Barriscale | |
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 Barriscale in 2013 | |
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James Barriscale (born 11 May 1969) is a British actor, writer and director.
Barriscale appeared in the 2019 movie Terminator: Dark Fate . He appeared in an episode of The Alienist for Netflix, playing Sgt. Kelly. He played "The General" in Armando Iannucci's period comedy-drama film The Death of Stalin , [1] which chronicles the events that transpired after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. Barriscale starred as Deputy Michaels in Rob Cohen's Action Blockbuster The Hurricane Heist .
Barriscale trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, [2] graduating in 1993, at which point he began his professional career by touring alongside Alan Cumming in a production of Hamlet, directed by Stephen Unwin, with English Touring Theatre (ETT). The production toured the UK before playing at Donmar Warehouse in the West End. From 1994-95, he was part of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with which he appeared in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Ian Judge; The Wives' Excuse, directed by Max Stafford-Clark; and The Broken Heart, directed by Michael Boyd, all at the Stratford-Upon-Avon, Newcastle, and London seasons, as well as during the RSC's brief spell at The Young Vic Theatre.
He landed a starring role on television as Desk Sergeant John Swift in WPC 56 , as well as having undertaken many guest roles in popular television shows, [3] including EastEnders ; [4] The Bill – as two different lead guest roles – Vince Foster and latterly The Real Gabriel Kent opposite Todd Carty's psychopathic imposter Gabriel Kent over six episodes which culminated in a live finale; Messiah ; Cherished; Banana, for which Barriscale was interviewed by Red Carpet News channel; The Vice; Spooks ; A Touch of Frost ; Murphy's Law ; The Broker's Man ; and five times in different guest roles in both Casualty [5] and Holby City . [6] In 2007, Barriscale portrayed Princess Diana's bodyguard, Kez Wingfield, [7] in television movie Diana: Last Days of a Princess . Barriscale is a television season regular on Wizards vs Aliens , playing "Mr Fisher", [8] a science teacher at King's Park High.
In 2007, he played the role of Duke de la Trémouille [9] in George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Marianne Elliot, at Royal National Theatre. He was invited to stay with The National with their new show War Horse , [10] playing Bone, Carter, Strauss and various other roles during two runs at The National, and then at New London Theatre in the West End, performing more than a thousand performances over a four-year period. Since then, he has appeared on TV as a grieving suspect in Silent Witness . In May 2021, he appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Nathan Sallery. [11]
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Barriscale is a regular voice on Classic FM (UK), [14] and voiced the second season of BBC1's The Sheriffs Are Coming , as well as many adverts on TV, radio and cinema, including Cadbury; [15] Check My File; [16] Esso; [17] Betway; [18] Peugeot; Barclays; [19] HSBC; [20] Knorr, [21] Voltarol [22] and BBC Breaking News [23]
Barriscale directed One Day, a 15-minute short film shot on 35mm, starring Tim McInnerny, Tanya Franks and Toby Stephens. It was produced by Stock-pot Productions.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Command Approved | Merchant officer hostage | |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Army General | |
| 2018 | The Hurricane Heist | Deputy Michaels | |
| 2019 | Terminator: Dark Fate | US Border X-Ray Officer | |
| 2021 | Silent Witness | Gavin | Episode: "Redemption" |
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