Barry Gjerde
Norwegian actor
Barry Gjerde (born 13 August 1951) is a Norwegian voice actor who has worked for many years in Japan. He has mostly narrated various corporate projects and providing English voice acting for video games.
01Career
Gjerde is best known for his voicing of the character Barry Burton in the original version of Resident Evil. He also provided the voice of Rick in the game Clock Tower. In Mega Man X7 he provided the voice of Red, a rival Maverick hunter.
Gjerde also played guitar and did vocals for a band called "Hotel No-Tell" with Ian MacDougall (vocals, guitar), Tom Gottsman (bass guitar, vocals), Jon MacKenzie (vocals, bass guitar), and John Boudreau (drums). They released an extended play in 1989.
02Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Soar High! Isami | Black Goblin | English dub | |
| 1996 | Yawara! Special Zutto Kimo no Koto ga | Man 2 | ||
| 2016 | Fastening Days | Cruise Ship Captain | English dub |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Robo Aleste | |||
| 1995 | Space Griffon VF-9 | Narrator | ||
| 1996 | Bogey Dead 6 | |||
| Resident Evil | Barry Burton | Voice, uncredited | ||
| Tobal No. 1 | Announcer | |||
| 1997 | Clock Tower | Rick | ||
| I.Q.: Intelligent Qube | ||||
| Tobal 2 | Tobal No.1 Announcer | |||
| 1998 | Legend of Legaia | Mini Game | ||
| Seventh Cross: Evolution | ||||
| 1999 | Countdown Vampires | Sheck Gardner, Randy Jones; additional voices | ||
| Crisis Zone | Additional voices | |||
| Toy Fighter | Hero | |||
| 2000 | Confidential Mission | Howard Gibson, General; additional voices | ||
| Silpheed: The Lost Planet | ||||
| 2001 | Bloody Roar 3 | Announcer, Yugo Ogami | ||
| 2002 | D.N.A.: Dark Native Apostle | Dr. Clad | ||
| 2003 | Glass Rose | Ryouji Ihara, Denemon Yoshinodou | English dub | |
| Mega Man X7 | Red | English dub | ||
| Transformers Tataki | Scourge, Ultra Magnus, Octane, Shockwave | |||
| 2004 | Ghost Squad | Alex Havoc | ||
| Time Crisis: Crisis Zone | Commander Kessler; Additional voices | |||
| 2005 | Musashi: Samurai Legend | Master Mew | English dub | |
| 2005 | Shining Force Neo | Graham | English dub | |
| 2006 | Elebits | Narrator | ||
| 2007 | Ghost Squad | Alex Havoc | ||
| 2010 | Deadstorm Pirates | Joseph | ||
| 2015 | Implosion - Never Lose Hope | Dr. Raymond Millar | ||
| 2016 | NightCry | Vigo, Cobie | ||
| 2021 | Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet | Newscaster B |
03Discography
Music
Hotel No-Tell
- 俺は外人 [Ore Wa Gaijin] (EP, 1989; B&I Records); Vocals, Guitar (all tracks)
- Ore Wa Gaijin (2:22)
- Nice People (2:17)
- Mind Your Own Business (2:59)
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Barry Gjerde”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.