Background
Born in Hammersmith, London, he grew up in Hampshire, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College, where he was head boy.
Born in Hammersmith, London, he grew up in Hampshire, training classically as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral before receiving academic and music scholarships to Bradfield College, where he was head boy.
Barber studied Classics and Philosophy at Durham University.
He trained professionally as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduating in 2007. He is best known for his role as Atticus Aldridge in Downton Abbey. Previous roles include Freddie Eynsford-Hill in Peter Hall"s Pygmalion opposite Michelle Dockery at the Old Vic and internationally and Lysander in Jonathan Kent"s The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne.
Film and television Theatre.
