Born in Dublin, Ireland, Barry developed a fascination with all things film early in life. As a kid, he commandeered the family Hi8 camcorder and made awful movies using his family as cast and crew. The filmmaking bug never left, and after receiving a BFA in Media Arts from the University of Arizona, Barry attended UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television for graduate film school, where he earned his MFA in Film & Television Directing.

His first gig out of school was as co-editor for the History Channel's feature-length documentary "Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier." He quickly moved into the world of music videos and entertainment television in Los Angeles, and honed his skills directing and editing cinematic content for clients such as MTV, MTV2, Universal Music Group (Interscope, DefJam, Island, etc.), The Disney Channel, Pantene, and Audi, among many others. 

After relocating to Chicago in 2013, Barry began working as a freelance writer, director, and editor of commercials (WeatherTech, etc.), eventually landing on the roster at IMX Studios in Elgin, IL. At IMX Studios, Barry served as Creative Director overseeing the KCD account (Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard brands). As such, he worked with entities across the organization to strategize, plan, and execute various campaigns for the legacy brands. Within his role, he also wrote, produced, directed, and edited a wide array of broadcast and digital commercial work for KCD, in addition to Sears, Kmart, Timberland, Black + Decker, and numerous others.

Currently, Barry is the Creative Director at Feldco Home Renewal in Chicago. As the senior creative lead for Feldco, he oversees and manages all brand campaign strategy and initiatives, and drives the execution of all associated creative assets. This includes broadcast and digital commercial work, radio, podcast, print, OOH, social, and other advertising materials. Barry conceptualizes and strategizes on a campaign level, and subsequently plans budgeting and advertising efforts, oversees the creative process, and provides guidance to others. In addition, he concepts, writes, produces, directs and edits Feldco’s broadcast and digital commercials.