Simon Barry

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Simon Barry
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Born
Simon Davis Barry

(1966-09-25) 25 September 1966 (age 56)
London, UK
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater University of British Columbia [1]
Occupation(s)film and television producer, writer, director
Years active1990–present

Simon Barry (born 25 September 1966, in London, UK) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, director and television producer.

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Career

Barry is best known for his work on the Canadian sci-fi series Continuum (2012–2015). In 2013, building on his track record on Continuum, he joined Stephen Hegyes as co-founders of Reality Distortion Field, a Vancouver-based production company that develops original content for sci-fi, horror, and fantasy genres. [2]

Through Reality Distortion Field, Barry is show-runner and executive producer for the Netflix fantasy series Warrior Nun (2020). [3]

Filmography

Feature credits

YearFilmWriterProducerDirector
2011HamletNoYesNo
2000 The Art of War [4] YesNoNo
1998The FallingYesNoNo

Television credits

YearShowWriterProducerDirectorNotes
2012–2015 Continuum YesYesYes
2016–2021 Van Helsing YesYesYes [5]
2017 Ghost Wars YesYesYes
2017–2018 Bad Blood YesYesNo
2017–2019 Creeped Out NoNoNoExecutive creative consultant [6]
2020–2022 Warrior Nun YesYesYesExecutive producer and showrunner [3]

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References

  1. Barry, Simon (5 August 2015). "Ep107 Trivia- 2077 scenes for this and Ep108 were shot at @ChanCentre at @UBC which also happens to be my Alma-Mater. #ContinuumCountdown". Twitter . Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. Fleming, Michael (19 November 2013). "Simon Barry And Stephen Hegyes Launch Production Company Reality Distortion Field". reelfilm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Netflix adds three new series to thrilling sci-fi drama slate including THE I-LAND, OCTOBER FACTION and WARRIOR NUN". Netflix Media Center. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. Nusair, David (7 August 2008). "The Art of War Trilogy". deadline. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. 'Van Helsing'. "Series Casts 'True Blood' Alum as Title Character". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. Caron, Nathalie (26 October 2017). "First trailer for Creeped Out is basically Are You Afraid of the Dark? for the modern-day". Syfy.