Simon Barry

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

Simon Barry
Born
Simon Davis Barry

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

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. "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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