Barry Gjerde was born Oddbjørn Egil Gjerde on August 13, 1951, in Vestnes, Norway. He has worked many years in Japan as a translator, mostly narrating various corporate projects and providing voice acting for video games. He is best known for his voicing of the character Barry Burton in the original version of Resident Evil. He also provided the voice of Rick in the game Clock Tower. In Mega Man X7 he provided the voice of Red, a rival Maverick hunter.