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Barry Ratcliffe

Barry Ratcliffe

Actor·b. 1962·Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA

10 horror credits

Barry Ratcliffe is an award winning actor best known as "Hollywood's Auctioneer" and as Don Foushee on the hit TV series "Outsiders". Other notable characters include Lenox Bidlow on M. Night Shyamalan's "Servant", city councilman Jason Tyler on the Lifetime drama "Army Wives", as well as recreating the cowardly lion for the feature film "Dorothy and the Witches of Oz" and the Starz miniseries "The Witches of Oz".

His wide range spans from comedy to drama on such shows as "Hollywood" on Netflix, "Bluff City Law" with Jimmie Smits, "Fresh off the Boat" with Constance Wu, "General Hospital", "The Inspectors", "Manhunt: Deadly Games", "P-Valley", "Enemy Within", "Nashville", "Person of Interest", "House of Cards", Tyler Perry's "The Haves and The Have Nots", "White Collar", "Brothers and Sisters", and many more. His film resume is equally extensive from his latest "Elvis from Outer Space", the Nicholas Sparks film "The Longest Ride", "Juanita" with Alfre Woodard, "Masterminds" with Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson, Seth MacFarlane's "Ted 2" with Liam Neeson and Mark Wahlberg, to an assorted collection of wide ranging memorable characters.

Born and raised on a farm in the mountains of Virginia, Barry Ratcliffe is the youngest of 7 among 5 boys and 2 girls. In high school, Barry was active in sports, politics, and performance arts. Upon graduating, he completed a course at Carolina School of Broadcasting, a 2 year degree in engineering from Virginia Western, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from prestigious Radford University in Journalism and Theatre. While attending Radford, he performed in plays, hosted a television show, was President of the Student Body for 2 years, Chairman of 4 activity organizations, host for the Miss Radford Pageant for 2 years, active in sports, as well as worked a full time job managing the athletic facilities on campus. After earning a degree at Radford, Barry compiled an extensive resume in corporate America and in the entertainment field. His eclectic experience includes life guarding at the beach, managing a state water park, Manager and National Corporate Trainer for Roger Penske, Manager for Hertz Car Rental at their largest revenue location in the world, 13 state Area Manager for Budget Truck Rental, Sales Manager for 65 million dollars Sun Microsystems National Sales Group, and Business Development Manager for the California Drug free Workplace Programs. He is also a licensed financial advisor helping individuals and those in the entertainment industry.

Actor10 films

The Portrait

The Portrait

Auctioneer

2023
Trinket Box

Trinket Box

James Davis

2023
Terror House

Terror House

Seth

2016
The Haunting of Alice D

The Haunting of Alice D

Uncle Clive

2014
Piranha Sharks

Piranha Sharks

Bobby Rose

2014
The Penny Dreadful Picture Show

The Penny Dreadful Picture Show

Billy Jack

2013
VIViD

VIViD

Detective Carlo Hoffman

2011
Torture Room

Torture Room

Mark

2007
Pocahauntus

Pocahauntus

'Bear' Teddy Ray Buford

2006
Dead & Breakfast

Dead & Breakfast

The Ear Guy

2004

Writer1 film

Pocahauntus

Pocahauntus

Writer

2006

Other Crew1 film

Pocahauntus

Pocahauntus

Associate Producer

2006