Michael Irby

Michael Irby
Biographical Information
Born	November 16, 1972
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Show Information
Portrays	Cristobal Sifuentes
First Appears	"Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going"
Last Appears	"it takes a psycho"

Michael Irby is an American actor who portrayed Cristobal Sifuentes in HBO's Barry.

Biography

Irby was born in Palm Springs, California, the son of Ernie and Cynthia Ann Irby. He is of mixed Mexican-American and African-American heritage and has two brothers, Jason and Ernest III.

With a lifelong love for association football, he played in Europe as part of Team USA before he was forced to give it up due to injury.

Following the end of his football career, he attended College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. His drama professor encouraged him to pursue a career in theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City.

Appearances

Season 1

• "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going"
• "Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth"

Season 2

• "The Show Must Go On, Probably?"
• "The Power of No"
• "Past = Present x Future Over Yesterday"
• "The Truth Has a Ring to It"
• "The Audition"
• "berkman > block"

Season 3

• "forgiving jeff"
• "limonada"
• "ben mendelsohn"
• "all the sauces"
• "crazytimeshitshow"
• "starting now"

Season 4

• "yikes"
• "bestest place on the earth"
• "you're charming"
• "it takes a psycho"

Notable Other Works

• Mayans M.C.
• The Unit
• Taken