Raymond John Barry (Raymond J. Barry) is an American television, stage, and film actor. He was born in Hempstead, New York, USA. In 1962 he graduated from Brown University. There he earned a degree in philosophy. He also participated in sports, playing football and basketball. After that he completed the drama school at Yale University and almost immediately received a role in a Broadway theater. Before embarking on a film career, Raymond appeared in more than 75 productions, winning two Obie Awards for roles in The Leaf People and Molly's Dream. He also took part in 17 productions of the Shakespeare Festival in New York and by 1968 was touring Europe with Joseph Chaikin's theater. He wrote theatrical productions himself and in 1990 won a prestigious theater critics' award.

Raymond J. Barry has appeared in series and films as an actor from 1977 to the present. His filmography and list of TV and film projects in which he has taken part or is currently taking part includes around 105 works. Among the films, TV shows, and programs of the actor that are worth watching, one can single out: "The X-Files," "Lost," and "Grey's Anatomy."

For the past twenty years he has been married to the writer Robin Mandell. They have four children - Liam Barry, Una Barry, Manon Barry, Raymond Barry. His father, Raymond Barry, worked in sales, and his mother, B. Constance Barry, was an actress. At the age of 88, she played her best and final role. After that she also appeared on television, but only in episodic roles.