Ry Barrett

Ry began his career as the lead character in the 2004 AllianceLions Gate horrorcomedy release Desperate Souls He has continued with a steady incline of intriguing roles ever since following up in another Lions Gate release Psycho Ward and the genre festival favorites Dead Genesis and If A Tree Falls Barrett then went on to play the role of the central character in the psychological thriller Neverlost Anchor Bay CANGEG US a role he received critical commendation for as well as a 2011 Toronto International Film and Video Award TIFVA for Best Actor in a Feature For his role in Neverlost Ry lost 50lbs to better suit the character and is known for his dedication and physical commitment to each and every role he takes on He has played a variety of roles demonstrating his dynamic range as an actor from an optimistic but vulnerable jock in the thriller I Choose Chaos the iconic Stephen King character Ace Merrill in the adaptation Love Never Dies a talking newlywed zombie in the zombie comedy The PostLifers to a disconnected rebel fighting zombies in Reese Eveneshens Dead Genesis and a man haunted by his past in the supernatural thriller Kingdom Come to name a few A born lover of cinema longtime short story and song lyric writer Barretts interests quickly branched into screenwriting and producing In summer of 2008 Barrett again teamed with director and friend Gabriel Carrer He developed wrote produced and starred in the indie horror success If A Tree Falls which premiered summer 2010 at the Fantasia Int Film Festival and was released internationally in various formats Barrett wrote the script to reflect present day sensibilities relevant to the standards of todays psychological thrillers and horror films but to be executed in a style and tone of exploitation classics of the past Ry has written directed and produced numerous music videos features and short films IMDb Mini Biography