Simon Barry

Simon Barry
Born
Simon Davis Barry

(1966-09-25) 25 September 1966 (age 57)
London, UK
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia[1]
Occupation(s)film and television producer, writer, director
Years active1990–present

Simon Barry (born 25 September 1966) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, director and television producer.

Career

Barry is best known for his work on the Canadian sci-fi series Continuum (2012–2015). In 2013, building on his track record on Continuum, he joined Stephen Hegyes as co-founders of Reality Distortion Field, a Vancouver-based production company that develops original content for sci-fi, horror, and fantasy genres.[2]

Through Reality Distortion Field, Barry is show-runner and executive producer for the Netflix fantasy series Warrior Nun (2020).[3]

Filmography

Feature credits

Year Film Writer Producer Director
2011 Hamlet No Yes No
2000 The Art of War[4] Yes No No
1998 The Falling Yes No No

Television credits

Year Show Writer Producer Director Notes
2012–2015 Continuum Yes Yes Yes
2016–2021 Van Helsing Yes Yes Yes [5]
2017 Ghost Wars Yes Yes Yes
2017–2018 Bad Blood Yes Yes No
2017–2019 Creeped Out No No No Executive creative consultant[6]
2020–present Warrior Nun Yes Yes Yes Executive producer and showrunner[3]

References

  1. ^ Barry, Simon (5 August 2015). "Ep107 Trivia- 2077 scenes for this and Ep108 were shot at @ChanCentre at @UBC which also happens to be my Alma-Mater. #ContinuumCountdown". Twitter. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Fleming, Michael (19 November 2013). "Simon Barry And Stephen Hegyes Launch Production Company Reality Distortion Field". reelfilm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Netflix adds three new series to thrilling sci-fi drama slate including THE I-LAND, OCTOBER FACTION and WARRIOR NUN". Netflix Media Center. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ Nusair, David (7 August 2008). "The Art of War Trilogy". deadline. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ^ Van Helsing (17 February 2016). "Series Casts 'True Blood' Alum as Title Character". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ Caron, Nathalie (26 October 2017). "First trailer for Creeped Out is basically Are You Afraid of the Dark? for the modern-day". Syfy.

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