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Barry Sloane

Barry Sloane, English actor

Born
February 10, 1981
Age in 2026
45
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1981

About Barry Sloane

Barry Sloane (born Barry Paul Sloane; 10 February 1981) is an English actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows, and in the RTS Royal Television Society Programme Awards and BAFTA Award–winning television films Pleasureland and The Mark of Cain. In 2010, Sloane made his West End debut in Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem. It was described as "the greatest British play of the [21st] century" Sloane began his acting career in British television, appearing in series such as DCI Banks, Pleasureland, and The Mark of Cain. In July 2012, he was cast as Aiden Mathis in the hit ABC drama series Revenge. In February 2014, he joined the cast of the Steven Spielberg-produced science fiction drama series The Whispers. In 2025, Sloane was cast as Destruction, also known as The Prodigal, in the second season of Netflix's The Sandman. In 2026, he joined the cast of HBO's House of the Dragon for its third season, portraying Ser Adrian Redfort. Sloane voiced and provided motion capture for Captain Price in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), where he was nominated for British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role, and reprised the role in Modern Warfare II (2022), Modern Warfare III (2023) and the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026). After a record-breaking sellout run, it was announced that the play would transfer, this time to Broadway.

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The world when Barry Sloane was born

Barry Sloane was born in 1981. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1981

  • #1 song"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
  • Top movieChariots of Fire
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns
  • Top headlineMTV launches
  • Technology milestoneIBM launches the PC
  • Defining fadPac-Man fever
  • Notable inventionIBM PC (personal computer)
  • World population4.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population229.5M

1981 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Barry Sloane's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19812026
Gas$1.31$3.45/gal
Average home$68,900$435,000
Average income$22,388$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.78$11.95
Postage stamp$0.18$0.73
Population229.5M341 million

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