Paul Antony-Barber

{{Short description|English actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Paul Antony-Barber

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| birth_name =

| birth_place = London, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1978–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Glynis Barber
    |1977|1979|end=divorced}}
  • Jacinta Mulcahy

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Paul Antony-Barber is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Principal Sweet, in the early 2010s mystery/drama/comedy show House of Anubis. He also worked alongside Francis Magee and Burkely Duffield in the show.

Career

Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter described his performance in A Dark Reflection as "played with scenery-chewing gusto",{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-dark-reflection-cannes-review-704832|title='A Dark Reflection': Cannes Review|last=van Hoeij|first=Boyd|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2014-05-16|accessdate=2015-05-09}} and Lloyd Evans of The Spectator called his performance as a juror in a stage production of Twelve Angry Men "a brilliant turn".{{cite news|url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/theatre/9086811/martin-shaws-defects-make-him-the-perfect-choice-for-the-central-role-in-twelve/|title=Martin Shaw's flaws make him perfect for Twelve Angry Men|last=Evans|first=Lloyd|work=The Spectator|date=2013-11-30|accessdate=2015-05-09}}

Personal life

Paul Barber wed Glynis Barber ({{nee}} van der Riet) in 1977; the couple divorced two years later, in 1979.[http://www.glynisbarber.com/biography.html "Biography"], glynisbarber.com. Accessed 7 February 2023. He married, secondly, to Jacinta Mulcahy.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1983

|Benefit of the Doubt

|Dudley Toft

|TV film

1990

|God on the Rocks

|The Captain

|TV film

2003

|Hear the Silence

|Trust director

|TV drama

rowspan="2" |2004

|Dirty War

|Commander Paul Hardwick

|TV film

My Summer of Love

|Tamsin's Father

|

2005

|V for Vendetta

|Valerie's Father

|Sencondary Character

2006

|The Chatterley Affair

|Superior Juror

|TV film

2007

|The Golden Compass

|Bolvangar Doctor

|

2008

|Porcelain

|Ludovic

|Short film

2010

|Hereafter

|Nigel

|

2015

|A Dark Reflection

|Nick Robertson

|

2016

|The Limehouse Golem

|Chief of Police

|

2017

|Wallis: The Queen That Never Was

|Stanley Baldwin (as Paul Antony Barber)

|TV documentary

rowspan="2" |2018

|Sarah's War

|Grandpa

|

Albert: The Power Behind Victoria

|Baron Stockmar

|TV film

rowspan="2" |2021

|Seacole

|Chief Surgeon

|

The Power

|The Chief

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1978

|Tycoon

|Michael

|Episode: Sins of the Father

1979

|The Professionals

|Matheson

|Episode: The Purging of CI5

1981

|When the Boat Comes In

|Bill Pierce

|Episode: Oh, My Charming Billy Boy

rowspan="2" |1982

|Play for Tomorrow

|Willie Ridley

|Episode: Cricket

The Brack Report

|Waiter

|Episode: Chapter 7

1983

|Angels

|Dr. Meredith

|2 episodes

1986

|Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

|Russell/Tour Guide

|3 episodes

1989

|Saracen

|Lydekker

|Episode: Three Blind Mice

1990–2005

|The Bill

|Paul Robertson / Bernard Finch /

Headmaster

|3 episodes

1993

|Press Gang

|Mr. Howard

|Episode: Friendly Fire

1996

|The Hello Girls

|Cyril Coot

|Episode: Listening In

rowspan="2" |1998

|Maisie Raine

|Pub Barman

|Episode: A Blast from the Past

Casualty

|Jack Taylor

|Episode: Trust

rowspan="2" |2000

|Perfect World

|Maitre d'

|Episode: Money

London's Burning

|Frank

|Episode #12.16

2002–2015

|Doctors

|Leo McAndrew / Matthew Hanley /

Raymond Belling

|4 episodes

rowspan="3" |2004

|EastEnders

|Robert

|4 episodes

A Soldier's Tunic

|Dedrick Hulbert

|

55 Degrees North

|Pathologist

|1 episode

2004, 2018

|Holby City

|Roy Walterson / Don Logan

|2 episodes

2005

|M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team

|Mr. Davies

|Episode #2.3

rowspan="2" |2006

|Doctor Who

|Dr. Kendrick

|Episode: Rise of the Cybermen

Time Trumpet

|Various

|2 episodes

2007

|Rebus

|Richard Pennen

|Episode: The Naming of the Dead

2008

|New Tricks

|Charles Preston

|Episode: Spare Parts

rowspan="3" |2010

|Skins

|Magistrate

|Episode: Cook

Rosamunde Pilcher

|Butler Edgar

|Episode: Wohin du auch gehst

Hotel Trubble

|David Dicky-Doodle

|Episode: Smash in the Attic

2011–2013

|House of Anubis

|Eric Sweet

|Main role; 113 episodes

rowspan="2" |2013

|Anubis Unlocked

|Himself

|Episode: #2.2

House of Anubis: Touchstone of Ra

|Eric Sweet

|TV special

2015

|The Royals

|Senior Lord

|Episode: Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon

2016

|Home Fires

|Douglas Cameron

|Episode #2.2

2017–2018

|Striking Out

|Richard Dunbar

|10 episodes

2019

| Free Rein

| Arthur

| Recurring role; 6 episodes

References

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