Alex Lowe (actor)
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Alex Lowe is an English actor and comedian, who also plays the character known as 'Barry from Watford'.
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[edit] Lowe before LBC
He was born in London in 1968 and grew up in Pinner, Middlesex.
[edit] The Rise of Barry
Lowe began calling the Iain Lee radio show on talk radio station LBC 97.3 in May 2005, as Barry from Watford, talking about ways to get rid of slugs. It was during Lowe's first call that Barry's 'wife' Margaret would be introduced. By the end of his first call, Barry was becoming increasingly popular amongst LBC listeners, to the point where requests of his calls would be played again on the next show.
Since then, 'Barry' has been a popular caller on Lee's radio show.
[edit] Television, Radio and Theatre Work
Even before his appearances on LBC Lowe could be seen on a variety of different television programmes, including The Rise and Fall of Rome, The Big Impression Christmas Special, Bremner, Bird, and Fortune. He played Clinton Baptiste in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Sparky in That Peter Kay Thing. In 2007 he wrote and performed for Ronni Ancona and Co for BBC 1 and performed in The Peter Serafinowicz Show also for BBC1.
In the cinema he played Paul in Peter's Friends, The Messenger in Much Ado About Nothing and Simon Merriel in Haunted.
With regard to radio, Lowe has appeared on shows including Absolute Power, 15 Minute Musical, Not Today, Thank You, The Laxian Key, and plays Brian in Clare in the Community for BBC Radio 4.
Lowe has also appeared twice on Loose Ends on BBC Radio 4 with Iain Lee.
[edit] Live Performances
Since 2006, Lowe has also put on live performances called 'Let's Talk To Barry', a 50 minute show telling about life in Watford, which also features audio clips from Catherine Tate and Iain Lee.
