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Barrie Dunn

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Barrie Dunn
Born (1952-06-05) June 5, 1952 (age 72)[citation needed]
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMount St. Vincent University
Dalhousie Law School
Occupation(s)Actor, lawyer, film and television producer

Barrie Dunn (born June 5, 1952) [citation needed] is a Canadian actor, lawyer, film and television producer best known for his character Ray on the Canadian mockumentary television program Trailer Park Boys.

Education

Dunn received a Diploma in Theatre from the London Drama Studio in London, England in 1976. He received his Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount St. Vincent University in 1985, receiving the President's Award for his academic achievements. Dunn graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) in 1998.

Career

Dunn worked for many years at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, winning the Moonsnail award for "Best Documentary" for his work on Theatre On The Mulgrave Road at the Atlantic Film Festival. Barrie has made guest lectures on entertainment law issues at Dalhousie University, and taught Film and Television Production at Mount Saint Vincent University as well, both in Nova Scotia. Before getting involved in the film industry Barrie was a street performer in Eastern Europe. He was among the producers of the 2011 film, Afghan Luke.

Dunn was a practicing lawyer at the law firm Pink Larkin.[1] He was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1999. Dunn is a previous President of the Nova Scotia Film & Television Producers Association.

References

  1. ^ "Barrie Dunn - Pink Larkin". Web.archive.org. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.