Barry Hart appeared on Coronation Street in four roles:
- Newton & Ridley rep Mike Fielding in November 1975
- A piano player at the Rovers' Lancashire night in May 1978
- A customer of Stan Ogden and Eddie Yeats's ice cream and beer van in June 1979
- Audrey Potter's boyfriend Les Boden in September 1980.
His other credits include roles in The Wild West Show, How We Used to Live, I Didn't Know You Cared, Rosie, Wuthering Heights, the recurring role of PC Ted Edwards in Emmerdale Farm from 1977 to 1980 and the 2001 film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India.