Watson, Barry 1974–

PERSONAL

Full name, Michael Barrett Watson; born April 23, 1974, in Traverse City, MI; raised in Dallas, TX; son of Michael (a lawyer) and Karen (a paralegal); married Laura Payne-Gabriel (an actress), December 21, 1997 (divorced); married Tracy Hutson (a designer), 2005; children: (second marriage) Oliver. Education: Attended Dallas Young Actors Studio. Avocational Interests: Basketball.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Mary Goldberg Management, 206 Lark Ellen Ave., Ojai, CA 93023.

Career: Actor. Worked as a model. Parking valet at the House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination (with others), best performance in a television series—young ensemble, Young Artist Foundation, 1999, and Teen Choice Award, choice actor in a television drama, 2002, both for 7th Heaven; MTV Movie Award nomination, best kiss, and Teen Choice Award nomination, choice chemistry, both with Katie Holmes, 2000, for Teaching Mrs. Tingle; Teen Choice Award nomination, choice television actor, 2001; Teen Choice Award nomination, choice actor in a comedy film, 2002, for Sorority Boys.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Seth, Malibu Shores, NBC, 1996.

Matt Camden, 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 1996–2005.

Brian O'Hara, What about Brian, ABC, beginning 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Teenage boy, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, HBO, 1993.

Young man at television station, Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (also known as Marina's Story), NBC, 1993.

Jack Collins, Co-ed Call Girl, CBS, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The WB's Second Annual New Year's Eve Jam, The WB, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Randy, Days of Our Lives (also known as Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives, Days, and DOOL), NBC, 1990.

Greg, "Everybody Needs a Buddy," The Nanny, CBS, 1994.

Barney, "Thanksgiving in Hawaii: Parts 1 & 2," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1995.

Thomas Edward "Cowboy" O'Hara, "The Incident," Bay-watch (also known as Baywatch Hawai'i and Bay-watch Hawaii), syndicated, 1996.

Trent, "Home Invasion," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1996.

Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1999, 2002.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2005.

(In archive footage) Matt Camden, "Good-Bye …," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2006.

Matt Camden, "And Thank You," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Matt Camden, 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 1996.

Seth, Malibu Shores, NBC, 1996.

Brian O'Hara, What about Brian, ABC, 2006.

Appeared as Matt Camden in the unaired pilot of 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB.

Television Work; Series:

Story editor, 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, beginning c. 2002.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Brotherly Love," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2005.

"The Rat's out of the Bag," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Luke Churner, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Miramax, 1999.

(Uncredited) Himself, Ocean's Eleven (also known as 11 and O11), Warner Bros., 2001.

Jack Barrett, When Strangers Appear (also known as The Shearer's Breakfast), Screen Gems/Columbia/TriStar, 2001.

Dave/Daisy, Sorority Boys, Buena Vista, 2002.

Jeff Sweeney, Deluxe Combo Platter, Zenpix, 2004.

Tim, Boogeyman (also known as Boogeyman—Der schwarze Mann), Screen Gems, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Eve 6, "Tongue Tied," 1999.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Peer Pressure," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Movieline, August, 1999, p. 11.

People Weekly, February 14, 2005, pp. 131-32.

Seventeen, June, 1999, p. 104.

Teen People, March 1, 2005, p. 64.

TV Guide, September 3, 1999, pp. 22-24; November 9, 2002, p. 16; April 19, 2003, pp. 52-54.

US, September, 1999, p. 34.