Barry Ward

Barry Ward is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ/BBC series Family and Plotlands (1997), and the film Sunburn (1999). His films since include Jimmy's Hall, Blood Cells (both 2014), Extra Ordinary (2019), and Dating Amber (2020), the latter of which won him an IFTA.

On television, he is more recently known for his roles in the RTÉ series Rebellion (2016), Taken Down (2018) and Clean Sweep (2023), the Sky Atlantic series Britannia (2017–2019) and Save Me (2018–2020), and the BBC series The Capture (2019).

Early life and education Ward grew up in Blanchardstown, a northwestern suburb of Dublin. He went to school at St Declan's College in Cabra. He studied English and Philosophy at NUI Maynooth.

Career Ward made his television debut as a child actor aged 14, starring as John Paul Spencer in the 1994 BBC One and RTÉ One miniseries Family.

In 2014, Ward played the titular role of James Gralton in Ken Loach's biographical film Jimmy's Hall, and Adam in Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull's drama film Blood Cells, which premiered 71st Venice International Film Festival. He also appeared in the film Shooting for Socrates,

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.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Soft Sand, Blue Sea Trevor Lipservice Darren O Murchu Short film 1999 Sunburn Robert Fiske 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 Shooting for Socrates Jimmy Quinn Bypass New Supplier Blood Cells Adam 2015 L'accabadora Albert The Survivalist Forager Pursuit Diarmuid Insulin The Pharmacist Short film 2016 The Truth Commissioner Michael Madden Realive Dr. West The Journey Ian Paisley Jr. 2017 My Father, My Blood Cillian Short film Maze Gordon Close Take Me Swimming Thady Short film 2018 Time Traveller John Paul Short film 2019 Extra Ordinary Martin Martin The Yearning Mick Short film Lily Meets Charlie Charlie Short film Taxi Henry Short film 2020 Dating Amber Ian 2022 The Ulysses Project Leopold Bloom Burial Tor Oleynik 2023 Sunlight Leon That They May Face the Rising Sun Joe Ruttledge 2024 Restless Kevin2025 Salvable Paddy On the Sea Jack 2026 Everybody Digs Bill Evans Harry Evans Junior

Television

Music videos Song Year Artist Notes "The Golden Sands" 2014 Ultan Conlon

Stage Year Title Role Notes 1995 Buddleia The Boy Dublin Theatre Festival / Donmar Warehouse, London 2000 Down the Line Johnny Abbey Theatre, Dublin A Quiet Life Gary 2004 Take Me Away Kev Project Arts Centre, Dublin Fringe Festival 2008 Lay Me Down Softly Dean Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2016 IFTA Awards Rising Star Award Best Lead Actor in a Drama Rebellion 2018 Best Supporting Actor in a Film Maze 2020 Best Lead Actor in a Film Extra Ordinary 2021 Best Supporting Actor in a Film Dating Amber