John Ross Bowie

John Ross Bowie (born May 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Barry Kripke on ''The Big Bang Theory'' and Jimmy DiMeo on ''Speechless,'' in addition to over 100 film and TV credits.

He appeared in ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' opposite Marlee Matlin and made guest appearances on shows such as ''Reno 911!'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Glee'', and ''Good Luck Charlie''. In March 2011, he appeared in a series of commercials for the Ford Motor Company.

Bowie is a regular sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCBT) in New York and Los Angeles. At UCBT he was a member of the sketch troupe "The Naked Babies" with comedians Rob Corddry, Seth Morris, and Brian Huskey. He had a recurring role in Corddry's Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. A former member of New York pop punk band, Egghead., he worked with ''Big Bang Theory'' co-star Kevin Sussman to create two television comedies, ''The Ever After Part'' and ''The Second Coming of Rob''.

Bowie has written for ''Go Metric'' and ''The New York Press'', and has authored a book on the cult movie ''Heathers''.

His memoir, ''No Job For A Man,'' was published in November 2022 by Pegasus Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Publishers Weekly called the book a "smart, pithy memoir with an earnest emotional arc." Provided by Wikipedia