Barry Pepper

What I admire most about Barry Pepper is his gift for inhabiting the men standing just beside the hero. From the sniper in Saving Private Ryan to the guard in The Green Mile, he conveys volumes with the smallest gestures, never reaching for the spotlight yet always sharpening the scene. His 2011 Emmy win confirms what fans already knew: this is a character actor of rare discipline. In an industry that rewards flash, I value performers like Pepper who simply make every film around them better, and I keep an eye out for whatever quietly intense role he takes on next.

Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian-American actor. His best-known film roles include Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Corrections Officer Dean Stanton in The Green Mile (1999), Roger Maris in 61* (2001), Joseph L.

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Name (English)

Barry Pepper

Name (Japanese)

バリー・ペッパー

Reading

ばりー・ぺっぱー

Born

April 4, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / character actor / film actor / television actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.barrypepper.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC

Tags

• British Columbia
• actor
• character actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.