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Barry Pepper
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Executive Producer, Actor
Born:
April 4, 1970
Biography:With cool-eyed charisma and looks suggesting he had borrowed DNA from "Paul Newman" and "Dennis Hopper", "Barry Pepper" first caught the attention of audiences and critics as the Bible-quoting Private Jackson in "Saving Private Ryan". Before his role in the hit 1998 World War II epic, Pepper, a native of Canada, had been largely unheard of outside of his homeland.

Born in Campbell River, British Columbia, on April 4, 1970, Pepper had what can only be described as a unique upbringing. When he was five years old, his parents built a boat and, setting sail with Pepper and his two older brothers, spent the next three years traveling around the world. Pepper was schooled in places as far-flung as Tahiti, Fiji, and New Zealand, and after returning to Canada, went to college to study graphic design. By his own account a poor student, Pepper dropped out of college and decided to give acting a try. He made... Full Biography

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Barry Pepper in "Flags of Our Fathers"
Barry Pepper and Jason Gray-Stanford in "Flags of Our Fathers"
Barry Pepper, nominee Best Supporting Male for “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada”
Barry Pepper, nominee Best Supporting Male for “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada”
Barry Pepper, nominee Best Supporting Male for “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada”
Barry Pepper, nominee Best Supporting Male for “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada”
Barry Pepper, nominee Best Supporting Male for “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada”
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