Barry Slaone

Barry Sloane, born Barry Paul Sloane on February 10, 1981, in Liverpool, England, began his career immersed in both music and performance. From ages 13 to 24, he was the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band The Smiling Jackals, touring extensively across the UK. A pivotal moment occurred when he secured a regular role on a British TV show through his acting agency, leading him to shift his focus from music to acting. His early acting career in British television included appearances in series such as “DCI Banks,” “Pleasureland,” and the BAFTA Award-winning film “The Mark of Cain.”

Sloane made his West End debut in 2010 in Jez Butterworth’s play “Jerusalem,” where his portrayal of Troy Whitworth was critically acclaimed. This led to a Broadway debut in “Jerusalem” in 2011. He transitioned into the U.S. market with significant television roles, including Aiden Mathis in the ABC drama series “Revenge” (2012-2014), where he was promoted to series regular, and Joe “Bear” Graves in “SIX” (2017-2018). His performance as Captain John Price in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” (2019) earned him a BAFTA nomination, a role he reprised in subsequent installments of the video game series in 2022 and 2023.

More recently, Sloane has returned to projects on home soil, featuring in “Litvinenko” (ITV, 2022), “Passenger” (ITVX, 2024), and “The Bay” (2022-2023). He is also cast as Destruction in Netflix’s “The Sandman” (2025) and Ser Adrian Redfort in HBO’s “House of the Dragon” (2026). In 2023, he took on the iconic role of Yosser Hughes in the stage adaptation of “Boys from the Blackstuff,” with The Guardian noting his “blistering, heartbreaking reinvention.” Sloane also wrote and starred in his debut play, “Two of Us,” portraying John Lennon, which a critic described as “a striking mix of sarcasm, melancholy, and unpredictability.”