Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born actor.

He is best known for his role as a religious sniper in Saving Private Ryan, his leading role in the movie Battlefield Earth, his depiction of Roger Maris in Billy Crystal's HBO film 61*, and as Dale Earnhardt in the ESPN movie 3.

Trivia

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• Has two older brothers, Alex and Doug.
• At a young age, he spent three years sailing with his family in the ship they built called "The Moonlighter," traveling to places such as Fiji and New Zealand
• He graduated in 1988 from Georges P. Vanier High School in Courtenay, British Columbia
• Attended Camosun College's Visual Arts program in Victoria, B.C.
• Landed his first role in the Canadian TV show Madison (1993).
• Has one daughter named Annaliese with wife Cindy.
• Appeared in the Jagged Edge music video, "Goodbye."
• Originally was going to play Glen Odekirk in the movie, The Aviator, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
• Inspired several fansites, including Meet Barry Pepper, created in 1998 by Jayne Childers, a fan from Virginia. Childers was personally contacted on more than one occasion by Barry Pepper, who also passed information and answers to questions from fans to the site via his brother, Doug. While the site remained an unofficial one, Pepper's tacit endorsement and willingness to communicate with his fans highlighted the respect he had for them. The site, last located at www.pepperfans.com, went offline in 2005.

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Yum. Matt Damon and Barry Pepper :)
straggleravenue (Ashleigh Johnstone) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:21:21 -0000
Yum. Matt Damon and Barry Pepper :)
@unsupervised I don't like this Barry Pepper business either, it makes me scared and confused
angrymissy (Missy) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:35:03 -0000
@unsupervised I don't like this Barry Pepper business either, it makes me scared and confused
Wife called upset that I've become Barry Pepper. Also that I'm having an affair with Mary Poppins. Renting an SUV for Barry's Big Comeback!
unsupervised (Lou Sementa) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:24:03 -0000
Wife called upset that I've become Barry Pepper. Also that I'm having an affair with Mary Poppins. Renting an SUV for Barry's Big Comeback!
@WadetoBlack (The preceding should be read as if followed by the famed Barry Pepper Pistol Wink 1st seen in my guest spot on M.A.N.T.I.S.)
unsupervised (Lou Sementa) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:52:53 -0000
@WadetoBlack (The preceding should be read as if followed by the famed Barry Pepper Pistol Wink 1st seen in my guest spot on M.A.N.T.I.S.)
@unsupervised Here's my question: who did Barry Pepper wake up as this morning?
debenham (Matt Debenham) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:27:57 -0000
@unsupervised Here's my question: who did Barry Pepper wake up as this morning?
@debenham Thanks for bringing my STARmeter up! Everything's coming up Barry Pepper!
unsupervised (Lou Sementa) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:20:43 -0000
@debenham Thanks for bringing my STARmeter up! Everything's coming up Barry Pepper!

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