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Barry Ward is an Irish actor. He began his career as a child actor on the RTÉ One and BBC One miniseries Family.

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Barry Ward
Born	Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	Maynooth University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Partner	Laura Kavanagh
Children	1

Early life and education

Barry Ward grew up in Blanchardstown, a northwestern suburb of Dublin. He went to school at St. Declan's College in Cabra. He went on to study English and Philosophy at NUI Maynooth.[1]

Career

He is an actor noted for his performances on stage and screen, most recently as the leading man in the Ken Loach historical drama Jimmy's Hall and his lead role in Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull's critically acclaimed Blood Cells.[2]

Personal life

Ward lives in East London with his partner Laura Kavanagh, who works in film, and their son Tom.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Soft Sand, Blue Sea	Trevor
1998	Lipservice	Darren O Murchu	Short film
1999	Sunburn	Robert Fiske
1999	Dilemmas		Short film
2000	The Claim	Young Dillon
2001	Watchmen	Ray	Short film
2008	Danger High Voltage	Mick	Short film
2010	The Tenement Ghost	The Groom
2011	The Opening	Mick	Short film
2012	Songs for Amy	Rory Jarvis
2013	The Fallen	Anthony	Short film
2014	Jimmy's Hall	James Gralton
2014	Shooting for Socrates	Jimmy Quinn
2014	Bypass	New Supplier
2014	Blood Cells	Adam
2015	L'accabadora	Albert
2015	The Survivalist	Forager
2015	Pursuit	Diarmuid
2015	Insulin	The Pharmacist	Short film
2016	The Truth Commissioner	Michael Madden
2016	Realive	Dr. West
2016	The Journey	Ian Paisley Jr.
2017	My Father, My Blood	Cillian	Short film
2017	Maze	Gordon Close
2017	Take Me Swimming	Thady	Short film
2018	Time Traveller	John Paul	Short film
2019	Extra Ordinary	Martin Martin
2019	The Yearning	Mick	Short film
2019	Lily Meets Charlie	Charlie	Short film
2019	Taxi	Henry	Short film
2020	Dating Amber	Ian

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Family	John Paul Spencer	Miniseries; main role
1997	Plotlands	Fionn Mulligan	Miniseries; main role
2005	ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth	Roddy	Television film
2007	Silent Witness	Ashley Harris	2 episodes
2008	The Bill	Jez Jenkins	Episode: "Shadow Stalker"
2008	City of Vice	Patrick Jones	Miniseries; 1 episode
2009	Psych Ward	Jimmy Murphy	Main role
2013	Coming Up	Slick Rick	Episode: "Call it a Night"
2016	Rebellion	Arthur Mahon	Miniseries; 4 episodes
2016	The Fall	Dr. Patrick Spencer	4 episodes
2017	The End of the F***ing World	Leslie	2 episodes
2018	Taken Down	Matt	Main role
2018–2020	Save Me	Barry McGory	9 episodes
2019	Gomorrah	Patrick	1 episode
2019	The Capture	Charlie Hall	Miniseries; 6 episodes
2020-2021	Feel Good	Arnie Rivers	2 episodes
2020	White Lines	Mike Walker	7 episodes
2020	Des	DI Steve McCusker	3 episodes
2021	Anne Boleyn	Thomas Cromwell	3 episodes

Music videos

Song	Year	Artist	Notes
"The Golden Sands"	2014	Ultan Conlon	[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2016	IFTA Awards	Rising Star Award	—	Nominated
		Best Lead Actor in a Drama	Rebellion	Nominated
2018		Best Supporting Actor in a Film	Maze	Nominated
2020		Best Lead Actor in a Film	Extra Ordinary	Nominated
2021		Best Supporting Actor in a Film	Dating Amber	Won	[5]

References

External links

• Barry Ward at IMDb 

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