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| | image= Barry Nerling.jpg | | | image= |
| | character= ''[[Astral Queen]]'' prisoner<br/>[[Adama's Corporal]] | | | character= |
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| | born_day= 19 | | | born_year= |
| | born_year= 1965 | | | death_month= |
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| | nationality= CA | | | nationality= CA |
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| '''Barry Nerling''' is a Canadian actor and stunt performer born on April 19, 1965,<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2448543/bio/#:~:text=Barry%20was%20born%20in%20Oliver|title=Barry Nerling – Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref> in Oliver, [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], who spent most of his childhood and early adult life in [[w:Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]], B.C.<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_main">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2448543/#:~:text=born%20in%20Oliver%2C%20B.C.%20but%20spent%20most%20of%20his%20life%20growing%20up%20in%20Vernon|title=Barry Nerling|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref> He portrays [[Adama's Corporal]], a recurring [[Marine]] seen throughout the [[Re-imagined Series]], first appearing as an [[Astral Queen|''Astral Queen'']] prisoner in "[[Bastille Day]]" before transitioning into a long-running background role aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Alongside his acting career, Nerling is an active stunt performer, editor, and filmmaker based in [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]].
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| == Biography ==
| | '''Barry Nerling'' was born in Vernon,British Columbia. He later moved to Vancouver to pursue acting full time. During his time in Vancouver, Barry has been on many of the popular Sci-Fi T.V. series filmed in Vancouver including acting and stunt credits on ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'', ''Eureka'' and ''Tinman''. Barry first appeared on Battlestar Galactica in Season One Episode 3 as a prisoner recruited to help the fleet find water in exchange for time off his sentence. Soon after his character became a Marine and has since become Adama's Corporal and somewhat of a known fixture on ''Galactica''. |
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| Nerling was born in Oliver, B.C. and raised in Vernon, B.C. Acting was a lifelong interest he did not actively pursue until 2001, when a close friend encouraged him to move to Vancouver and try the industry.<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_bio" /> He began with background and extra work, then took acting classes, secured a principal agent, and steadily expanded into stunt performance. He became a member of the [[w:UBCP/ACTRA|UBCP/ACTRA]] and the Vancouver Stunt Community, and describes himself as an actor first who is also a stunt performer — preferring that term to "stuntman."<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_main" />
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| In addition to his on-screen work, Nerling operates a video editing business, ''Barry Nerling – Digital Editing'', specializing in stunt reels and actor demo reels.<ref group="external" name="filmlocal_nerling_profile">{{cite web|url=https://filmlocal.com/user/barry-nerling/#:~:text=accomplished%20Editor%20with%20over%2012%20yrs%20experience|title=Barry Nerling|publisher=FilmLocal|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref> He has also produced and directed short-form projects, including the short film ''Stan's Plan'', in which he served as co-writer and co-director.<ref group="external" name="imdb_stans_plan">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24106998/#:~:text=Stan%27s%20Plan|title=Stan's Plan (Short)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref>
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| == Career ==
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| === ''Battlestar Galactica'' ===
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| Nerling first appeared in the Re-imagined Series in the [[Season 1]] episode "[[Bastille Day]]" as a prisoner aboard [[Astral Queen|''Astral Queen'']] who was recruited to help [[The Fleet (TRS)|the Fleet]] locate water in exchange for time off his sentence. He later became cast as a [[Colonial Marine]] aboard the ''Galactica'', eventually becoming known as [[Adama's Corporal]] — a fixture in the background throughout the series.<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_bsg_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/characters/nm2448543#:~:text=Barry%20Nerling%20as%20Adama%27s%20Corporal|title=Battlestar Galactica (TV Series 2004–2009) – Barry Nerling as Adama's Corporal|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref> While his appearances are otherwise uncredited, he is specifically credited in the [[Season 4]] episode "[[Revelations]]."<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_revelations">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993911/characters/nm2448543#:~:text=Barry%20Nerling%20as%20Adama%27s%20Corporal|title="Battlestar Galactica" Revelations (TV Episode 2008) – Barry Nerling as Adama's Corporal|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref>
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| === Other television and film work ===
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| During his years in Vancouver, Nerling accumulated credits across many of the major genre productions filming in the city. He appeared in the ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'' franchise in multiple uncredited roles, including Jaffa warriors across several episodes, as well as credited roles in ''[[w:Stargate: Atlantis|Stargate: Atlantis]]'' as Sgt. Green and an Asuran Guard.<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_sga_characters">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374455/characters/nm2448543#:~:text=Barry%20Nerling%20as%20Sgt.%20Green%2C%20Asuran%20Guard|title=Stargate: Atlantis (TV Series 2004–2009) – Barry Nerling as Sgt. Green, Asuran Guard|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref> He also accumulated acting and stunt credits on ''[[w:Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]'' and performed stunt work on the ''[[w:Tin Man (miniseries)|Tin Man]]'' miniseries.<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_main" />
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| Nerling's most prominent featured acting role came in the ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' Season 14 episode "Mint Condition" (2018), in which he played the masked villain David Yaeger, known as the Hatchet Man — a character rendered through extensive prosthetic makeup designed by special makeup effects artist Mike Fields.<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_supernatural_hatchet">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8408504/characters/nm2448543/#:~:text=Barry%20Nerling%20as%20Hatchet%20Man%2C%20David%20Yaeger|title="Supernatural" Mint Condition (TV Episode 2018) – Barry Nerling as Hatchet Man, David Yaeger|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref> His history with that series extended back considerably further: as he noted in a 2018 interview, he had first worked on ''Supernatural'' as a stunt performer in Season 1, Episode 3.<ref group="commentary" name="trunkspace_nerling_supernatural_history">{{cite web|url=https://openthetrunk.com/barry-nerling/#:~:text=I%20started%20on%20the%20show%20back%20on%20Season%201%2FEpisode%203|title=Barry Nerling|publisher=TrunkSpace|date=November 2018|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref>
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| His stunt credits span major studio productions and long-running television franchises. Feature film work includes ''[[w:Pathfinder (2007 film)|Pathfinder]]'' (2007), ''[[w:RoboCop (2014 film)|RoboCop]]'' (2014), ''[[w:Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol|Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' (2011), ''[[w:Okja|Okja]]'' (2017), and ''[[w:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (2022). On television, he has performed stunts and doubled across the Arrowverse — including ''[[w:Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'', ''[[w:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[w:DC's Legends of Tomorrow|DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'', and ''[[w:Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]'' — as well as on ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'', ''[[w:Snowpiercer (TV series)|Snowpiercer]]'', ''[[w:Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'', ''[[w:The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'', and ''[[w:Tracker (TV series)|Tracker]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_nerling_main" />
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| === ''The BFG'' ===
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| Among the stunt credits Nerling has highlighted, his work on [[w:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[w:The BFG (film)|The BFG]]'' (2016) stands out. In a 2018 interview, he described doubling a character whose pants are blown off by a flatulent gag before being launched into the air and crashing back down onto a table — and recalled looking down from the rig to see Spielberg directing him personally as a memorable career moment.<ref group="commentary" name="trunkspace_nerling_bfg_spielberg">{{cite web|url=https://openthetrunk.com/barry-nerling/#:~:text=Looking%20down%20and%20seeing%20Steven%20Spielberg%20giving%20me%20direction|title=Barry Nerling|publisher=TrunkSpace|date=November 2018|accessdate=March 20, 2026}}</ref>
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| === Commentary and Interviews ===
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