# Barry Sloane

Barry Sloane (born Barry Paul Sloan; 10 February 1981) is an English actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows, and in the BAFTA Award–winning television films Pleasureland and The Mark of Cain. In 2006, Sloane made his West End debut in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers. In December 2007, he began playing serial killer Niall Rafferty in Channel 4's Hollyoaks, which earned him three award nominations.
In 2010 Sloane appeared in the ITV crime series DCI Banks and later that year, he also played Kieran Callaghan in the BBC One serial medical drama Holby City. In July 2012 Sloane was cast as Aiden Mathis in the ABC drama series Revenge. In February 2014, he joined the cast of ABC's science fiction drama series The Whispers. Sloane portrayed Captain Price in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, for which he was nominated for British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role, and reprised the role in Modern Warfare II (2022) and Modern Warfare III (2023).

## Early life

Sloane was born Barry Paul Sloan in Garston, Liverpool. He was trained as a musician and actor before landing his first professional acting role as Ivan in the film In His Life: The John Lennon Story.

## Career

In mid-2009 Sloane appeared as Troy Whitworth in Jez Butterworth's critically acclaimed play Jerusalem at London's Royal Court Theatre. The play was given a West End transfer in January 2010. After a record-breaking sellout run, it was announced that the play would transfer, this time to Broadway. He made his Broadway debut in Jerusalem at the Music Box Theatre in New York City on 4 February 2011.
Sloane starred in Joseph Ruben's 2013 thriller film Penthouse North alongside Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan.
On 10 July 2012, Sloane joined the cast of the ABC drama series Revenge as Aiden Mathis, a mysterious man with ties to Emily Thorne's past. It was announced on 23 October 2012 that he had been promoted to series regular. On 20 February 2014, it was reported that Sloane had been cast as Wes Lawrence in the ABC alien drama series The Whispers. Sloane continued his role as Zach on Longmire for the 6th, and last, season in 2017.
In 2024, Netflix announced that Sloane will play the role of The Prodigal (also known as Destruction) in the upcoming second season of The Sandman.

## Personal life

Sloane married Katy O'Grady, the fourth-place runner-up of the third series of the Sky One programme Project Catwalk. They have a daughter, Gracie Bluebell Sloane, born in 2010 and a son, Lennon Michael Sloane, born in 2016.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | The Mark of Cain | Glynn |
| 2013 | Penthouse North | Chad |
| 2014 | Noah | Poacher leader |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | In His Life: The John Lennon Story | Ivan | Television film |
| 2002–03 | Brookside | Sean Smith | 65 episodes |
| 2003 | Pleasureland | Darren From The Flats | Television film |
| 2004 | I'm a Juvenile Delinquent – Jail Me! | Piers | Television film |
| 2004 | The Courtroom | Barry Potter | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Holby City | Kevin Sharpe | Episode: "A Sense of Guilt" |
| 2007–08 | Hollyoaks | Niall Rafferty | 90 episodes |
| 2008 | Hollyoaks Later | Niall Rafferty | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Casualty | Davey Blake | Episode: "Dark Places" |
| 2010 | The Bill | Josh Hunt | Episode: "Duty Calls" |
| 2010 | Doctors | Brett Sulivan | Episode: "Bleeding" |
| 2010 | DCI Banks | Jackie Wray | 2 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Holby City | Kieran Callaghan | 8 episodes |
| 2012–14 | Revenge | Aiden Mathis | 43 episodes |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Simeon Barnes | Episode: "The Hammer of God" |
| 2015 | The Whispers | Wes Lawrence | 13 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Longmire | Deputy Zachary Heflin | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Saints & Strangers | Edward Winslow | |
| 2016 | Shameless | Ryan | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Six | Joe "Bear" Graves | |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Dante Sherman | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Bluff City Law | Jake Reilly | |
| 2022 | Litvinenko | DS Jim Dawson | |
| 2022–2023 | The Bay | Chris Fischer | |
| 2023 | The Company You Keep | Connor Maguire | 5 Episodes |
| 2024 | Passenger | Eddie Wells |
| TBA | The Sandman | The Prodigal | |
Video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Captain Price | Voice and motion capture |
| 2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Captain Price | Downloadable content |
| 2022 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Captain Price | Voice and motion capture |
| 2023 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Captain Price | Voice and motion capture |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Jerusalem | Troy Whitworth | Jerwood Theatre Downstairs 13 July – 22 August 2009 |
| 2010 | Jerusalem | Troy Whitworth | Apollo Theatre 28 January – 24 April 2010 |
| 2011 | Jerusalem | Troy Whitworth | Music Box Theatre 21 April – 21 August 2011 |
| 2023 | Boys From The Blackstuff | Yosser Hughes | Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool 15 September – 28 October 2023 |
| 2024 | Boys From The Blackstuff | Yosser Hughes | National Theatre, London 29 May – 8 June 2024 |