Roy Barker at the age of 50, immersed himself in the study of acting attended the internationally acclaimed '16th Street Actors Studio' in Melbourne. Motivated by the teachings of Kim Krejus, Kerry Armstrong, Elizabeth Kemp, Ian Rickson, and Larry Moss (just to name a few), Roy has appeared in an array of feature and short films, as well as numerous TV appearances. Roy's many theatre credits include a tour of China performing Shakespeare' plays with the Australian Touring Opera Company, Was a member of The Admirals cast in the very successful Pop-Up Globe's Melbourne's 2017/18 season. In 2019 played Eric Miller in David Ireland's Cyprus Avenue at The Old Fitz Theatre Sydney directed by Anna Huston.