Ryan Barber

AGE: 22

HOMETOWN: Santa Monica

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE:  I was a junior lifeguard and gave kids private swimming lessons. I’m also a certified personal trainer and teach self-defense.

FIRST PROFESSIONAL GIG IN FRONT OF A CAMERA: I did a print modeling job for a thermometer company when I was 15 days old.

BIGGEST ROLE TO DATE: I just did a Nationwide commercial.

FAVORITE MOVIE: Goodfellas [1990].

ROLE MODELS: I love Robert De Niro and Johnny Depp. I love the Method-acting style, how you become your role.

MOST MEMORABLE AUDITION: I had to pretend to rob a bank, so they had me holding a gun and sticking them up. To escape, they made me bust through this door and climb out of a window.

BEST THING ABOUT THE MOVIE BUSINESS: I like to entertain people. It gives them a chance to escape reality.

MOST HOLLYWOOD EXPERIENCE: I was an extra in a Pepsi commercial with David Beckham and Sofia Vergara. The paparazzi were just insane.

PHOTO: PANTS: JITROIS. BELT: JELENA BEHREND. BRACELETS: STYLISTÂ?’S OWN. SANDALS: HAVAIANAS. GROOMING PRODUCTS: BANGSTYLE, INCLUDING VOLUMIZING MOUSSE, LIGHT SEA SALT MIST, SMOOTHING LOTION, AND FIRM MATTE CLAY. GROOMING: WESLEY O’MEARA FOR BANGSTYLE/THE WALL GROUP. MODELS: ANDY EARLE/FORD, AUGUSTUS BRITTON/CLICK, KURT COLLINS/WILHELMINA, MCABE GREGG/FORD, RYAN BARBER/M MODEL MANAGEMENT, RYAN BLOUM/FORD, AND LUKE ARMITAGE/ WILHELMINA. CASTING: BARBARA BERSELL CASTING. SET DESIGN: JOHN SCHLUE AND Dolcetto RAMIREZ/MALTMAN CREATIVE. PRODUCER: SAMANTHA ROCKMAN/ROCKMAN PRO. PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: WHITNEY GOODWIN/ROCKMAN PRO. PHOTO ASSISTANTS: MIKE BOGART, PAUL COLLINS, RAMON FELIX, AND DEAN PODMORE. STYLING ASSISTANT: JULIA CHU. GROOMING ASSISTANTS: SYLVIA WHEELER AND MICHAL COHEN. SPECIAL THANKS: JULIEN DEAN LACROIX/SIMMONS & SCOTT ENTERTAINMENT.