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Barry Ward is an Irish actor. He began his career as a child actor in the RTÉ/

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'' (1994) and '' Plotlands'' (1997), and the film ''

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'' (1999). His films since include '' Jimmy's Hall'', ''

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'' (both 2014), '' Extra Ordinary'' (2019), and '' Dating Amber'' (2020), the latter of which won him an

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. On television, he is more recently known for his roles in the RTÉ series '' Rebellion'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2018), the

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series ''

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'' (2017–2019) and '' Save Me'' (2018–2020), and the BBC series '' The Capture'' (2019).

Early life and education

Ward grew up in

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, a northwestern suburb of

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. He went to school at St. Declan's College in Cabra. He studied English and Philosophy at

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Career

Ward made his television debut as a child actor starring as John Paul Spencer in the 1994

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and

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miniseries ''

''. He made his stage debut the following year in ''Buddleia'' at the

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and London's

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. He returned to television in the 1997 period drama '' Plotlands'' as Fionn Mulligan, also on BBC One. He made his feature film debut in

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's ''Soft Sand, Blue Sea'' in 1998. He then starred alongside

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and

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in the comedy-drama film ''

'' in 1999. In 2014, Ward starred as the titular James Gralton in

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's biographical film '' Jimmy's Hall'', which premiered at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, and Adam in Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull's drama film ''

'', which premiered 71st Venice International Film Festival. He also appeared in the film ''

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'' and then starred in the 2015 crime thriller film '' Pursuit''. In 2016, Ward had roles as Arthur Mahon in the RTÉ historical drama miniseries '' Rebellion'' and Dr Patrick Spencer in the third series of the BBC Two crime drama '' The Fall''. He portrayed DUP politician

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's ''

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'' and appeared in Mateo Gil's science fiction film '' Realive''. The following year, he starred in the film '' Maze'' and as Sawyer the first series of the

series ''

''. He would reprise his role as Sawyer in ''Britannias second and third series as a guest. He also had a small role in the

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comedy-drama ''

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'' as Leslie. This was followed by a main role as Matt in the

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crime drama ''

'' and a recurring role as Barry McGory in the

drama '' Save Me''. He played Charlie Hall in the first series of the BBC One thriller '' The Capture'' in 2019 and starred in the horror comedy film '' Extra Ordinary''. For his performance in the 2020 film '' Dating Amber'', Ward won the

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for Best Supporting Actor. Also in 2020, he played DI Steve McCusker in the ITV miniseries '' Des'' and Mike Walker in the

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series '' White Lines''. He portrayed

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in ''

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'' on Channel 5 in 2021.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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