Throughout his career Barrie has worked consistently with companies such as The Royal Lyceum, The Tron Theatre, Perth Rep, Dundee Rep, National Theatre of Scotland, Borderline, Theatre Babel, Citizens Theatre and the National Theatre of Scotland.
He is also a well loved Panto Dame, having played the role at Perth Rep for the past 9 years.
Recent Dundee Rep Credits include: Smile, A-Z of Dundee, Tay Bridge, All My Sons, August:Osage County, Monstrous Bodies, The Irresistible Rise of Arturo Oui, Love Song, The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil, Witness for the Prosecution.
Other Theatre Credits include: Stones in his Pockets, Whisky Galore (Mull Theatre/Citizens Theatre) Rough Island (Mull Theatre/Oran Mor) The Drawer Boy (Mull Theatre) Three Sisters (Oran Mor) Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Three Estates (A+BC Theatre/Gregory Thomson) The Government Inspector (Communicado/Aberytswyth Arts) The Mill Lavvies (Dundee Rep) Ubu Roi (Oran Mor) Betrayel (Citizens Theatre)
TV and Film Credits include: The Angels Share (Sixteen Films), Fast Romance (Icklefix Films) Rab C. Nesbitt (Comedy Unit/BBC) The field Of Blood (Slate North/BBC) Dear Green Place (Effingee/BBC) Jess the Border Collie (BBC) Still Game (Effingee) Stacey Stone (BBC) Velvet Soup (BBC)
Radio: Jonathan Watson’s Big Society (Comedy Unit) Watson’s Wind Up (Comedy Unit/BBC) Hand in Glove (BBC)
Skilled guitarist with a strong baritone voice, he also plays drums, ukulele and bass.
Date posted: 15th Feb 2020
Penned by theatre and television writer Philip Differ and directed by Sally Reid, Smile comes to Dundee Rep this spring, and features BAA’s Barrie Hunter and Chris Alexander. Jim McLean might…Read More
Date posted: 27th Aug 2019
Peter Arnott‘s Tay Bridge opens this September at Dundee Rep, and features Barrie Hunter. On the night of Sunday December 28, 1879, the unthinkable happened. Battered by a ferocious storm, the…Read More
Date posted: 28th May 2019
BAA’s Ross Allan and Barrie Hunter are part of the cast of A-Z of Dundee, a brand new anarchic, fast-paced, (and mostly true) history of Dundee, touring a selection of venues…Read More
Date posted: 9th Jan 2019
Dundee Rep Ensemble’s production of All My Sons opens in February and features Brennan Artists Barrie Hunter and Antony Strachan. A gripping story of a family in crisis, All My Sons…Read More
Date posted: 27th Nov 2018
BAA’s multi-talented Barrie Hunter will not only direct, but play up to seven dames in a quick-change frenzy in this year’s Perth panto. Directed by Perth Theatre’s artistic director Lu Kemp,…Read More
Date posted: 23rd Oct 2018
Having already gained four star reviews in The Herald, The Scotsman, The Times and The Stage, Gagarin Way runs at Dundee Rep until Saturday 3 Nov, and features Brennan Artist…Read More
Date posted: 3rd Sep 2018
Brennan Artists Chiara Sparkes and Barry Hunter have just started their run in The Yellow on the Broom at Dundee Rep, which shows until 22nd September, then tours for one…Read More
Date posted: 21st May 2018
Congratulations to our BAA clients who have been shortlisted for the upcoming CATS 2018! Ramesh Meyyappan for Best Actor in Off-Kilter. Angela Darcy and Barrie Hunter as part of Best…Read More
Date posted: 16th Apr 2018
BAA client, Barrie Hunter appears in Passing Places at Dundee Rep from 26th April and Citizens Theatre, Glasgow from 8th May. Passing Places is the story of small-town boys Alex…Read More
Date posted: 2nd Dec 2017
Mwahahahahahaaaa! Body-popping, break-dancing baddie Abanazer (Christina Strachan) is going to win the panto! Can heroes Aladdin and Jasmine stop him? Can our own Dame Barrie Hunter? Not without your help……Read More
Date posted: 29th Sep 2017
A new musical from Andy Cannon and Richard Ferguson, directed by Ken Alexander. The Sunshine Ghost tells the wonderfully comic story of the acquisition of Castle MacKinnon by a love-struck…Read More
Date posted: 20th Aug 2017
This Scottish Premiere is the winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County then went on to be a…Read More
Date posted: 7th Jun 2017
Written when Brecht was a refugee in Finland, The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui charts Hitler’s rise to power as a parable play. Arturo Ui is a wannabe gangster in…Read More
Date posted: 21st Feb 2017
Barrie Hunter can be seen in Death of a Salesman directed by Joe Douglas for Dundee Rep Theatre from Wednesday 22nd February – Saturday 11th March 2017. Willy Loman has provided…Read More
Date posted: 9th Jun 2016
Barrie Hunter is appearing in Dundee Rep’s production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Irene McDougall from 9th – 25th June 2016. Love is the victim when gossip and…Read More
Date posted: 16th May 2016
The 2016 CATS Award nominations have been announced! Huge Congratulations to Barrie Hunter for his nomination for Best Male Performance in DESCENT, Angela Darcy for Best Female Performance in RING…Read More
