Sean Barker

Sean is an artist working across film, television, voice, writing, music and community arts. Born on a farm in Central West New South Wales, he relocated to Sydney to study acting at the University of Western Sydney. Sean's Australian film and television credits include Neighbours, Home and Away, Stingers, Blue Heelers, Noise, Convict, All Saints, Love Child, Pimped and Riot. Internationally he's appeared in the BBC/CBC co-production Bootleg and the forthcoming US/Australian series Reckoning. In demand as a professional voice artist, Sean has lent his voice to television narrations, films, animated shows and vast numbers of commercials. His theatre credits include seasons at Griffin, Riverside, Carriageworks, La Mama and The Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In the community sector, Sean has made theatre with Amnesty International, Actors for Refugees, and Plan B, a theatre company specializing in work with men who've done time. Since 2011, Sean works as an Associate Artist with Milk Crate Theatre, a company making theatre to change the story of homelessness. Additionally, he co-wrote and directs Karim's Mojo Disco, a one-man-show starring disability advocate, Abdul-Karim Bouchafaa. Sean played bass in a punk band and loves to rock out, though these days he's more inclined to the quieter pursuits of yoga, bush walking and surfing.