Kenneth Barry
Biography
Kenneth Barry is an Irish actor and producer based in Limerick. Known for his dynamic screen presence, he has appeared in prominent television dramas and feature films, including featured roles in RTÉ’s **Crimecall**, **Hidden Assets**, and **Blackshore**. His expanding filmography includes notable roles in **Bonhoeffer**, **I Fear the Man I’ve Become**, and the highly anticipated feature **4 Kids Walk into a Bank**, starring Liam Neeson and Jennifer Grey. Beyond his work in front of the camera, Kenneth is an active producer. He spearheaded the **Come Dine with Us Christmas Special**, collaborating with prominent Irish content creators Aisling Unfiltered, Shane McCarthy, Josephine Duffy, and Sam McCarthy to raise crucial funds and awareness for breast cancer. Kenneth continues to explore diverse creative projects across the Irish arts landscape. He recently featured in King Kong Company's music video for their track **"Corfu,"** featuring Bobby Fingers. He also portrays the role of Gother in the upcoming musical feature film **Drummer Boy**, filmed on location in Ireland alongside the Smallbone brothers (Ben, Luke, and Joel Smallbone).
Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles
Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes • as Background (Pub Scene)
The day-to-day dramas of the community who live and work in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Man on Phone (uncredited)
Detectives and forensic experts recount the most extraordinary cold cases that were solved using the revolutionary technique of familial DNA testing.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Officer (uncredited)
A routine raid led by Emer Berry, a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Man (uncredited)
A police detective returns to her hometown and becomes involved in a missing person case, which is linked to her traumatic past and the town's dark history.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Church Attendee (uncredited)
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Cinema Goer (uncredited)
Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema (Breathless, starring Richard Gere).
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Club Security (uncredited)
After losing her mother, Paige's grandfather steps into to become a more responsible guardian. But when a group of criminals show up at their door demanding that Paige's grandpa join them for one last job, she's faced with a decision: let her newly reformed grandpa dip back into his criminal ways, or enlist her three best friends to do the job first.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Pats
A small time criminal is tasked with killing a rat…whom he just so happens to share a past with.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Bar Goer
A debt collector brings his son, an aspiring artist, along on a job in the hopes of making a man out of him.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Voice of Garda (voice)
A young woman looking to forget her troubled past and conform to the world begins hearing snakes in her home on Halloween.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Masked Gunman
Each month Crimecall shows reconstructions, CCTV footage and live studio appeals for viewers to help provide vital pieces of information to help solve the crimes featured. Calls to the programme have helped lead to numerous convictions over previous series. The programme plays a valuable role in Garda investigations. Crimecall also keeps the public up to date with safety advice and information on crime trends.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Gother
In this epic musical, two brothers are driven onto opposite sides of the American Revolutionary War. With love, loyalty, and family caught in the crossfire, each must decide who he will become, as the fight for freedom turns into a deeply personal battle for forgiveness.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Allan
In Dublin, a restless teenager and a mysterious woman cross paths by chance. What starts as an ordinary conversation soon reveals hidden truths, forcing them to confront their deepest fears and regrets. In a single, unexpected moment, their lives may change forever. The Moment Before.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Kieran
Three seemingly unconnected lives become intertwined through a series of unexpected events, forcing each person to confront the consequences of their choices. As the truth begins to surface, everything changes in ways they never saw coming.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as First Hostage
John, a young man struggling with the death of his brother, looks to get revenge on the men who took him out. But as the lies build up, the true identity of his brothers killer becomes more and more difficult to grasp.