How Guillermo Del Toro Got His Role in ‘Barry’

Bill Hader recently revealed how Guillermo Del Toro joined barry.

When NoHo Hank needed to hire a hit man to kill Barry Berkman, he texted Toro, also a character from the final season.barryplayed by renowned screenwriter and director Guillermo del Toro.

Bill Hader didn’t take Del Toro’s request to be on the show seriously at first, but he eventually came up with a character that was perfect for him, named Toro.

Speaking of independent line Bill hader said, “Guillermo sent me a funny text [asking], ‘Can I be in ‘Barry’? Explain how the three-time Oscar winner came to be in Episode 3 of the final season of HBO’s dark comedy.

Del Toro has been a long-time fan of the series — expressing his enthusiasm on Twitter since the beginning — but Harder was skeptical of the “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Pinocchio” director’s interest in adding to the cast. Doubtful about the seriousness.

Del Toro accepted the offer and came to the set with his wife and co-writer Kim Morgan to shoot his scenes.

Although Hader was initially skeptical of his own acting ability, Del Toro’s performance was so good that Hader felt it was the funniest part of the scene.

Del Toro also gave Hader some directing advice on the set, but generally praised Hader for his work.