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Simon Barry

Simon Barry

Writer, producer and director · Born September 25, 1966 (60) · London, England, UK

Simon Barry is a Showrunner, Writer, Director and Producer based in Vancouver and Los Angeles. He holds both Irish (EU) and Canadian passports and has worked in the US, Canada, UK and Spain. He is a founding partner of Reality Distortion Field Inc., a Vancouver based production company, and is best known for creating the TV shows 'Warrior Nun', 'Continuum', 'Bad Blood' and 'Ghost Wars'. Simon is a graduate of the University of British Columbia Film/TV program.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 25, 1966 (60)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Simon Barry's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Self
26%
Power
20%
Bonds
16%
Society
7%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 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 Simon Barry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon 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

14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Crew Girl(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Bet(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Fakes(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Warrior Nun(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show Creator

  • Bad Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • Van Helsing(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Continuum(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Art of War(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Story

  • The Hunted(1995)

    First Assistant "B" Camera

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • No Price Too High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Stay Tuned(1992)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Art of War (2000)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Crew Girl (2026)

Midcredits 43rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 13: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 13: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting7 of 13: 2 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndProducing4 of 13: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew7 of 13: 3 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

13 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s1 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s3 · crew

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.

Is Simon Barry's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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

Who does Simon Barry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Barry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacquie Gould shares the most, 2.

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Writers

Actors

Editors