Simon Barry

Simon Barry (born 25 September 1966) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, director and television producer.

Simon Barry
Born	Simon Davis Barry (1966-09-25) 25 September 1966 (age 58) London, UK
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of British Columbia[1]
Occupation(s)	film and television producer, writer, director
Years active	1990–present

Career

Barry is best known for his work on the Canadian sci-fi series Continuum (2012–2015). In 2013, building on his track record on Continuum, he joined Stephen Hegyes as co-founders of Reality Distortion Field, a Vancouver-based production company that develops original content for sci-fi, horror, and fantasy genres.^[2]

Through Reality Distortion Field, Barry is show-runner and executive producer for the Netflix fantasy series Warrior Nun (2020).^[3]

In May 2024, Barry was reported to be showrunner for a live-action English TV series adaptation of the manga Kakegurui, which will be titled Bet.^[4]

Filmography

Feature credits

Year	Film	Writer	Producer	Director
1998	The Falling	Yes	No	No
2000	The Art of War[5]	Yes	No	No
2011	Hamlet	No	Yes	No

Television credits

Year	Show	Writer	Producer	Director	Notes
2012–2015	Continuum	Yes	Yes	Yes
2016–2021	Van Helsing	Yes	Yes	Yes	[6]
2017	Ghost Wars	Yes	Yes	Yes
2017–2018	Bad Blood	Yes	Yes	No
2017–2019	Creeped Out	No	No	No	Executive creative consultant[7]
2020–present	Warrior Nun	Yes	Yes	Yes	Executive producer and showrunner[3]
2025-present	Bet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Executive producer and showrunner[4]