Barry Sloane (born Barry Paul Sloan;''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''; at ancestry.com 10 February 1981) is an English actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows, and in the

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–winning television films ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2006, Sloane made his West End debut in

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's '' Blood Brothers''. In December 2007, he began playing serial killer

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's ''

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'', which earned him three award nominations. He is best known for providing the voice and motion capture of Captain Price from '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)'' and '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022).'' In 2010, Sloane appeared in the

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crime series ''

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'' and later that year, he also played Kieran Callaghan in the

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serial medical drama '' Holby City''. In July 2012, Sloane was cast as Aiden Mathis in the

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drama series '' Revenge''. In February 2014, he joined the cast of ABC's science fiction drama series ''

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''. Sloane portrayed Captain Price in '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'', a reboot of the original Modern Warfare games and received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role nomination for his work.

Early life

Sloane was born Barry Paul Sloan in

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. He was trained as a musician and actor before landing his first professional acting role as Ivan in the film '' In His Life: The John Lennon Story''.

Career

In mid-2009, Sloane appeared as Troy Whitworth in

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's critically acclaimed play ''

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'' at

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. The play was given a West End transfer in January 2010. After a record-breaking sellout run, it was announced that the play would transfer, this time to

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. He made his Broadway debut in ''Jerusalem'' at the

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on 4 February 2011. Sloane starred in

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's 2013 thriller film ''

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'' alongside

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and

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. On 10 July 2012, Sloane joined the cast of the

drama series '' Revenge'' as Aiden Mathis, a mysterious man with ties to

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's past. It was announced on 23 October 2012 that he had been promoted to series regular. On 20 February 2014, it was reported that Sloane had been cast as Wes Lawrence in the ABC alien drama series ''

''. Sloane continued his role as Zach on ''Longmire'' for the 6th, and last, season in 2017.

Personal life

Sloane married Katy O'Grady, the fourth-place runner-up of the third series of the

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programme ''

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''. They have a daughter, Gracie Bluebell Sloane, born in 2010 and a son, Lennon Michael Sloane, born in 2016.

Filmography

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloane, Barry 1981 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male stage actors Living people Male actors from Liverpool