Barry Watson

Biography

Date of Birth 23 April 1974, Traverse City, Michigan, USA Birth Name Michael Barrett Watson Height 6' 0½" (1.84 m) Michael Barrett "Barry" Watson is an American actor, best known for his role as Matt Camden in the television series 7th Heaven. He played the central character, Brian Davis, on the ABC serial, What About Brian. Watson was born in Traverse City, Michigan. His family moved to Dallas, Texas when he was eight years old, and when he got older he found work as a model. When he was fifteen, he moved to Burbank, California, soon finding a job on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Afterwards, he moved back to Texas, and graduated from Richardson High School in Richardson in 1992. When he turned 19, Watson moved back to Los Angeles, where he worked parking cars at a House of Blues nightclub, and later found a minor role on the Aaron Spelling series Malibu Shores. Spelling's daughter Tori introduced him to his first wife, Laura Payne-Gabriel. Watson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in May 2002, and went on hiatus from 7th Heaven while he underwent treatment. As of April 2003, it was reportedly in remission, and he began appearing on the program again, starting with the 150th episode. He and his fianceé, Tracy Hutson, had their first child, Oliver, on May 2, 2005. Barry and Tracy got married on July 14, 2006. Watson starred in Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Luke in 1999. Watson also appeared as Dave/Daisy (the lead character) in the comedy Sorority Boys (2002).