Barry Gjerde

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Barry Gjerde
Born
Occupation(s)Voice actor, Translator
Years active1993–present

Barry Gjerde is a Norwegian-born Canadian[1]-Japanese voice actor who has worked for many years in Japan as a voice actor, and as a translator; mostly narrating various corporate projects and providing English voice acting for video games.

Career[edit]

He is best known for his voicing of the character Barry Burton in the original version of Resident Evil.[1] 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.

He 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.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

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 [3]

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1993 Robo Aleste
1995 Space Griffon VF-9 Narrator
1996 Bogey Dead 6
Resident Evil Barry Burton Voice, uncredited [1]
Tobal No. 1 Announcer
1997 Clock Tower Rick [3]
I.Q.: Intelligent Qube
Tobal 2 Tobal No.1 Announcer
1998 Legend of Legaia Mini Game [4]
Seventh Cross: Evolution
1999 Countdown Vampires Sheck Gardner, Randy Jones; additional voices
Crisis Zone Additional voices
Toy Fighter Hero [5]
2000 Confidential Mission Howard Gibson, General; additional voices
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
2001 Bloody Roar 3 Announcer, Yugo Ogami [3]
2002 D.N.A.: Dark Native Apostle Dr. Clad [3]
2003 Glass Rose Ryouji Ihara, Denemon Yoshinodou English dub [3]
Mega Man X7 Red English dub [3]
Transformers Tataki Scourge, Ultra Magnus, Octane, Shockwave
2004 Ghost Squad Alex Havoc [3]
Time Crisis: Crisis Zone Commander Kessler; Additional voices
2005 Musashi: Samurai Legend Master Mew English dub [3]
2005 Shining Force Neo Graham English dub [3]
2006 Elebits Narrator
2007 Ghost Squad Alex Havoc [3]
2010 Deadstorm Pirates Joseph [3]
2015 Implosion - Never Lose Hope Dr. Raymond Millar [6]
2016 NightCry Vigo, Cobie [3][7]

Discography[edit]

Music[edit]

Hotel No-Tell[edit]

  • 俺は外人 [Ore Wa Gaijin] (EP, 1989; B&I Records); Vocals, Guitar (all tracks)[2]
    1. Ore Wa Gaijin (2:22)
    2. Nice People (2:17)
    3. Mind Your Own Business (2:59)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Entrevista com Barry Gjerde, dublador de Barry Burton no primeiro Resident Evil (1996)". Resident Evil Database. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. ^ a b HOTEL NO-TELL / 俺は外人 [Ore Wa Gaijin], archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2019-11-03
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Barry Gjerde (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2019-06-06. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ "Legend of Legaia (1999 Video Game) Cast". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 14 November 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "Barry Gjerde" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Rayark International Limited. Implosion - Never Lose Hope. Rayark International Limited. Scene: Closing credits.
  7. ^ "English Voice Cast Announced For NightCry | Rely on Horror". Rely on Horror. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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