- He announced, after the fact, that had he known he was going to "win" a Worst Supporting Actor Razzie Award for Battlefield Earth (2000), he would have gladly attended the ceremonies and accepted his dis-honor in person.
- Appeared as Tom Hanks' subordinate in two films: Saving Private Ryan (1998) and The Green Mile (1999). Both films were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
- He has appeared in three films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Green Mile (1999) and True Grit (2010).
- From the age of five, Barry spent three years traveling with his family to places like Fiji, Tahiti and New Zealand on a boat which they built themselves.
- He became a U.S. citizen in 2006.
- Barry's mother enrolled him in ballet classes to round out his love of rugby, football, and baseball. At one point, he taught breakdancing.
- Was going to play Howard Hughes's chief engineer Glenn Odekirk in director Martin Scorsese's latest film The Aviator (2004), but due to prior commitment and scheduling conflicts with the film Ripley Under Ground (2005), he had to drop out.
- Frequently employs his older brother Doug Pepper as his assistant on film sets.
- Auditioned for a role in Tombstone (1993).
- 17 June 2000 - 6 lb. 12 oz. daughter born, named Annaliese.
- Has played two different popular sports stars: he played Roger Maris in 61* (2001), and Dale Earnhardt in 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004).
- Appeared in Jagged Edge's "Goodbye" video.
- Graduated from Georges P. Vanier Secondary School. (1988)
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