Barrie Dunn is a Canadian

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and

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best known for his character Ray LaFleur on the Canadian mockumentary television program ''

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''.

Education

Dunn received a Diploma in Theatre from the London Drama Studio in London, England in 1976. He received his Bachelor of Public Relations from

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in 1985, receiving the President's Award for his academic achievements. Dunn graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) in 1998.

Career

Dunn worked for many years at the

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, winning the Moonsnail award for "Best Documentary" for his work on ''Theatre on the Mulgrave Road'' at the

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. Barrie has made guest lectures on

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issues at Dalhousie University, and taught Film and Television Production at

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as well, both in Nova Scotia. Before getting involved in the film industry Barrie was a street performer in

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. Dunn began earning screen credits for acting in 1990. He portrayed main character Ricky's father Ray Lafleur (Flower) in the ''Trailer Park Boys'' TV and film franchise between 2001 and 2014. He also had writing and production credits on multiple projects in the franchise. Dunn was also among the producers of the 2011 film ''

Afghan Luke ''Afghan Luke'' is a 2011 Canadian war drama film directed by Mike Clattenburg. The central character, Luke Benning (Nick Stahl), is a journalist investigating the possible mutilation (by Canadian snipers) of corpses in Afghanistan, a country that ...

''. Dunn was a practicing lawyer at the law firm Pink Larkin. He was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1999. Dunn is a previous President of the Nova Scotia Film & Television Producers Association.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Barrie Male actors from Nova Scotia Canadian male film actors Film producers from Nova Scotia Canadian male television actors Canadian television producers Lawyers in Nova Scotia Living people 1952 births