Barry Gjerde Explained

Barry Gjerde
Birth Place:	Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Occupation:	Voice actor, Translator
Yearsactive:	1993–present

Barry Gjerde is a Norwegian-born Canadian-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

Gjerde 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.

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.

Filmography

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
	Bogey Dead 6
	Resident Evil	Barry Burton	Voice, uncredited
	Tobal No. 1	Announcer
	Clock Tower	Rick		^[2]
	Tobal 2	Tobal No.1 Announcer
1998	Legend of Legaia	Mini Game		^[3]
1999	Countdown Vampires	Sheck Gardner, Randy Jones; additional voices
	Crisis Zone	Additional voices
	Toy Fighter	Hero		^[4]
2000	Confidential Mission	Howard Gibson, General; additional voices
	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
		Master Mew	English dub
	Shining Force Neo	Graham	English dub
	Elebits	Narrator
	Ghost Squad	Alex Havoc
2010	Deadstorm Pirates	Joseph
2015	Implosion - Never Lose Hope	Dr. Raymond Millar		^[5]
	NightCry	Vigo, Cobie		^[6]

Discography

Music

Hotel No-Tell

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

References

1. Web site: Entrevista com Barry Gjerde, dublador de Barry Burton no primeiro Resident Evil (1996). 2015-09-30. Resident Evil Database. 2017-11-24.
2. Web site: Barry Gjerde (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . 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..
3. Web site: Legend of Legaia (1999 Video Game) Cast . Behind The Voice Actors . 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..
4. Web site: Search results for "Barry Gjerde" in ALL database. Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Hitoshi . Doi . Hitoshi Doi. July 22, 2019.
5. Rayark International Limited . Rayark International Limited . Closing credits . Implosion - Never Lose Hope . 2015.
6. Web site: English Voice Cast Announced For NightCry ｜ Rely on Horror . Rely on Horror . 2015-12-30 . 2016-03-11.