Barry Stanton

Barry Stanton is a British actor whose work has spanned theater, film and television. Born in Manchester, he grew up in Accrington and studied classical ballet for nine years, including at the Carlotta Ballet School and the Blackburn School of Dancing, and won a scholarship to Sadler's Wells Theatre. He trained in London at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he earned an acting diploma, and began his professional career with summer repertory in Exmouth. Repertory engagements followed, among them the Liverpool Playhouse Company, as well as worldwide tours. In 1972 and 1973 he played Bottom for the Royal Shakespeare Company in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and in 1988 he appeared with the English Shakespeare Company in The Wars of the Roses. He has also worked in film and television.