Skip to content
MovieCove
Matthew Barry

Matthew Barry

Actor and producer · Born September 5, 1962 (64) · New York City, New York, USA

Born in New York City to Broadway Playwright P.J. Barry and Social Worker Dolores Barry, Matthew first appeared on stage at the tender age of 8 in Roundabout Theatre's "A Piece of Fog" At 13, he starred in the CBS Comedy "Ivan the Terrible" and at 15 was cast opposite Jill Clayburgh in Bernardo Bertolucci's "Luna" - After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in film and television, Matthew made the move to casting, working with award winner Victoria Thomas on "Indecent Proposal" "Crimson Tide" "Con Air" "Mars Attacks" and many more. He partnered with his long time agent Nancy Green-Keyes and cast "Rush Hour" "John Q" "Shanghai Noon" "Family Man" "Rush Hour 2" "How High" "Freddy Vs Jason" "The Notebook" "Alpha Dog" "The Other Woman" and many more. While still casting, he is a much sought after acting coach.

Read more

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 5, 1962 (64)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Matthew Barry's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
32%
Morality
20%
Survival
9%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Devastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matthew Barry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Barry's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • Marked Men(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Men Up(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • God Is a Bullet(2023)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bad Country(2014)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Other Woman(2014)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Soldier Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Production Assistant

  • The Resident(2011)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • My Sister's Keeper(2009)

    Casting · as Uncle Tommy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lonely Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Casting · Co-Producer

  • The Human Contract(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Longshots(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Good Luck Chuck(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    Casting · Co-Producer · as Interviewer (as Matt Barry)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Notebook(2004)

    Casting · as Dr. Barnwell

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Freddy vs. Jason(2003)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Strange Frequency 2(2002)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Friday After Next(2002)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • John Q(2002)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • How High(2001)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rush Hour 2(2001)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Family Man(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Panic(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Crime + Punishment in Suburbia(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Shanghai Noon(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rush Hour(1998)

    Casting · as Market Clerk

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • She's So Lovely(1997)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Con Air(1997)

    Casting · as Chambers (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Guffman(1996)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mars Attacks!(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Unhook the Stars(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Devil in a Blue Dress(1995)

    as Cop in Car

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Tide(1995)

    Casting Associate · as Planesman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Dragon Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Casting

  • Ed Wood(1994)

    Casting Assistant · as Valet

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)

    Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Money for Nothing(1993)

    Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Indecent Proposal(1993)

    as Architecture Student

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • No Way Out(1987)

    as Bellboy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Wraith(1986)

    as Billy Hankins

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Samuels

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Luna(1979)

    as Joe Silveri

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1979 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Alpha Dog (2006)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Alpha Dog (2006)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Marked Men (2025)

Film career

  • 1979Screen debut· Luna

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 41: 7 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thProducing3 of 41: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew33 of 41: 25 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

41 titles, 8 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s13 · 6 acting · 11 crew2000s17 · 3 acting · 17 crew2010s4 · crew2020s2 · crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Matthew Barry's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 37; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Marked Men (2025)

62nd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ed Wood (1994)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matthew Barry's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matthew Barry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Barry's MovieCove titles; Nick Cassavetes shares the most, 3.