Barry Ratcliffe

Barry Ratcliffe is an award winning actor best known as Hollywoods Auctioneer and as Don Foushee on the hit TV series Outsiders Other notable characters include Lenox Bidlow on M Night Shyamalans Servant city councilman Jason Tyler on the Lifetime drama Army Wives as well as recreating the cowardly lion for the feature film Dorothy and the Witches of Oz and the Starz miniseries The Witches of Oz His wide range spans from comedy to drama on such shows as Hollywood on Netflix Bluff City Law with Jimmie Smits Fresh off the Boat with Constance Wu General Hospital The Inspectors Manhunt Deadly Games PValley Enemy Within Nashville Person of Interest House of Cards Tyler Perrys The Haves and The Have Nots White Collar Brothers and Sisters and many more His film resume is equally extensive from his latest Elvis from Outer Space the Nicholas Sparks film The Longest Ride Juanita with Alfre Woodard Masterminds with Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson Seth MacFarlanes Ted 2 with Liam Neeson and Mark Wahlberg to an assorted collection of wide ranging memorable characters Born and raised on a farm in the mountains of Virginia Barry Ratcliffe is the youngest of 7 among 5 boys and 2 girls In high school Barry was active in sports politics and performance arts Upon graduating he completed a course at Carolina School of Broadcasting a 2 year degree in engineering from Virginia Western and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from prestigious Radford University in Journalism and Theatre While attending Radford he performed in plays hosted a television show was President of the Student Body for 2 years Chairman of 4 activity organizations host for the Miss Radford Pageant for 2 years active in sports as well as worked a full time job managing the athletic facilities on campus After earning a degree at Radford Barry compiled an extensive resume in corporate America and in the entertainment field His eclectic experience includes life guarding at the beach managing a state water park Manager and National Corporate Trainer for Roger Penske Manager for Hertz Car Rental at their largest revenue location in the world 13 state Area Manager for Budget Truck Rental Sales Manager for 65 million dollars Sun Microsystems National Sales Group and Business Development Manager for the California Drug free Workplace Programs He is also a licensed financial advisor helping individuals and those in the entertainment industry His goals are simple To be the best performer he can be whether it is as a great character actor in dramatic or comedic roles or as a stand up entertaining with his intelligent and insightful commentary on todays events