Biography
Barry Allan Onody has always had a passion for acting and entertaining, he is a natural storyteller and jokester with an ability to make everyone feel at ease. Laughter is always in the air when Barry is in the room. It surfaced in his youth where he was raised in southern Alberta, Canada. People always looked forward to seeing Barry, his early years in 4H clubs he entertained with his endless repertoire of jokes. Later into his rodeo years with his Dad the natural entertainer shown through. So, of course, he was drawn like a moth to a flame when it came to theatre arts in high school. College and on into his professional life, the acting bug kept urging him to study the craft and pursue his interest in film and television. While in Calgary attending acting classes he met his wife and trained with Judy Kerr in Los Angeles. Barry went on to have a successful career in commercials in Canada while adding in small movie roles. His priority changed for a few years, to provide for his growing family, but his fingers were always in some sort of local theatre production. Acting finally leads him to Los Angeles where he now dedicates more time pursuing his acting passion. His latest role was the lead in National Geographic's "Locked Up Abroad" series titled "Vegas Mobster" where he portrayed real-life mobster "Frank Cullotta".
