Barry Pepper

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Barry Pepper
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Born
Barry Robert Pepper

(1970-04-04) April 4, 1970 (age 54)
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
SpouseCindy Pepper
Children1
Website www.barrypepper.com

Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian-American actor. He played Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Corrections Officer Dean Stanton in The Green Mile (1999), Roger Maris in 61* (2001), Joseph L. Galloway in We Were Soldiers (2002), Sergeant Michael Strank in Flags of Our Fathers (2006), DEA Agent Cooper in Snitch (2013), Vince in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), Lucky Ned Pepper in the remake of the western True Grit (2010) and David Keller in Crawl (2019). He has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award. For his role as Robert F. Kennedy in the miniseries The Kennedys (2011), Pepper won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

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Early life and education

Pepper was born the youngest of three boys in Campbell River, British Columbia, the son of a lumberjack. [1] When he was five years old, his family set sail in a homemade yacht, navigating through the South Pacific islands for five years. [1] [2] He was educated through correspondence courses and public schools in Polynesia. [2] His family encouraged him to entertain himself through improvisation and acting games while aboard the ship. [2] When the family had finished their travels, they returned to Canada, settling on Denman Island, which his mother's family had called home for five generations. [3] He graduated from Georges P. Vanier Secondary School in 1988. [3] [2] Pepper attended Camosun College after receiving a scholarship for artistic achievement, [3] studying marketing and design. [2] He later moved to Vancouver, where he enrolled in acting classes. He spent four years studying, including at the Gastown Actors Studio, before landing a recurring role on the show Madison . [3]

Career

Pepper is perhaps best known for his role as the sniper Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan . He portrayed Corrections Officer Dean Stanton in The Green Mile , appeared as Frank Slaughtery in Spike Lee's 25th Hour , as journalist Joseph L. Galloway in We Were Soldiers , his role as the human protagonist of the film Battlefield Earth , his depiction of Roger Maris in Billy Crystal's HBO film 61* , as Dale Earnhardt in the ESPN produced film 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story , and as Dan Morris in the film Seven Pounds , with Will Smith. He recently had roles in Casino Jack and the Coen brothers' True Grit . Pepper provided the voice for Alex Mercer, the protagonist of the video game Prototype and the voice for Corporal Dunn, a character in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 .

Pepper won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance in Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 . He has stated that, had he known in advance he was going to win the award, he would have gladly accepted it in person. [4] He also appeared in Jagged Edge's music video for "Goodbye". In 2011, he starred as Robert F. Kennedy in the Canadian-American TV mini-series The Kennedys , for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

In 2015, Pepper appeared in The Maze Runner sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials , as Vince, "a survivalist who is one of the last remaining soldiers of a legendary unit called the Right Arm". [5] In 2018, Pepper reprised his role as Vince in Maze Runner: The Death Cure . [6]

In 2019, Pepper starred as Dave Keller in the horror film Crawl . [7]

Personal life

Pepper is a naturalized United States citizen. He has one child, a daughter, with his wife Cindy. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1992 A Killer Among Friends MickeyTelevision film
1995Johnny's GirlJimmy ZeeTelevision film
1996 Titanic Harold Bride Television film
Urban Safari Rico
1998 Firestorm Packer
Saving Private Ryan Private Daniel Jackson
Enemy of the State NSA Agent David Pratt
1999 The Green Mile Dean Stanton
2000 Battlefield Earth Jonnie 'Goodboy' Tyler
We All Fall Down John
2001 61* Roger Maris Television film
Knockaround Guys Matty DeMaret
2002 We Were Soldiers Joseph L. Galloway
25th Hour Frank Slaughtery
2003 The Snow Walker Charlie Halliday
2004 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Dale Earnhardt Television film
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Mike Norton
Ripley Under Ground Tom Ripley
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Sgt. Michael Strank
Unknown Rancher Shirt
2007Miami DriftersBilly Masterson (voice)
2008 Seven Pounds Dan Morris
2009 Princess Kaiulani Lorrin A. Thurston
Like Dandelion Dust 'Rip' Porter
2010 Casino Jack Michael Scanlon
True Grit "Lucky" Ned Pepper
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story Bill W. Television film
2012 To the Wonder Father BarryDeleted scenes [9]
2013 Broken City Jack Valliant
Snitch DEA Agent Cooper
The Lone Ranger Captain Jay Fuller
2014 Kill the Messenger Russell Dodson
2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Vince
2016 Monster Trucks Sheriff Rick Lovick
2017 Bitter Harvest Yaroslav
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Vince
2019 Crawl Dave Keller
The Painted Bird Mitka
Running with the Devil The Boss
2021 Trigger Point Nicolas Shaw
Awake Pastor
2023 Bring Him to Me Driver
TBA Solitary HershPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1996 Madison Mick Farleigh16 episodes
1994 Neon Rider JasonEpisode: "The Secret Life of Garret Tuggle"
M.A.N.T.I.S. Clayton KirkEpisode: "Days of Rage"
1995 Highlander: The Series Michael ChristianEpisode: "They Also Serve"
Sliders SkiddEpisode: "Summer of Love"
Lonesome Dove: The SeriesCamEpisode: "Ties That Bind"
1996Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsJakeEpisode: "Partners"
The Outer Limits Tyson RuddickEpisode: "The Heist"
The Sentinel Kurt HessmanEpisode: "Payback"
Viper Johnny HodgeEpisode: "White Fire"
2011 The Kennedys Robert F. Kennedy 8 episodes
2017 The Kennedys: After Camelot Robert F. Kennedy1 episode
2023 Lawmen: Bass Reeves Esau PierceMain role

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Prototype Alex MercerVoice
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Army Ranger Corporal DunnVoice

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
1999 Online Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Saving Private Ryan Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Green Mile Nominated
2001 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actor Battlefield Earth Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie 61* Nominated
2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
2004 Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role The Snow Walker Nominated
Leo Awards Best Male Performance in a DramaWon
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Nominated
2006 Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Male The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Nominated
2010 Satellite Awards Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story Nominated
2011 Gemini Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie The Kennedys Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Won
Prism AwardsBest Performance in a Miniseries or Movie When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story Nominated

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