Barber joined the TV department at Lambie-Naim & Co, where he designed and directed title sequences, including those for the BBC Nine O'Clock News. In 1991, he completed new identities for BBC1 and BBC2, for which he won a
BAFTA and a D&AD award. In 1993, he joined Rose Hackney Productions, where he directed commercials full-time, and he also directed the idents and bumpers of the
masked troubadour for
TSI. His work was showcased at the
Cannes International Advertising Festival and in 1994, he was named as a Creative Face of the Future by
Campaign magazine and as one of the UK's "Hotshot" commercial directors. By 1995, he became a partner and Rose Hackney became Rose Hackney Barber. He has won many of awards for his commercials both in Europe and the United States. In 2003, his work was included in the top ten of
Channel 4's
100 Greatest Commercials. In 2006, Barber became a partner at London-based film production company Knucklehead, where he continued to direct commercials, including for
Adidas,
Audi, the
BBC,
Estée Lauder,
Sony,
BMW, and the
Royal Air Force. Barber's first film was
The Tonto Woman, a 35-minute western based on a short story by
Elmore Leonard. The film is about a cattle rustler who becomes involved in the life of a woman who has been held captive by Mojave Indians for the past 11 years and is now living in isolation. Best of Festival at LA Shorts 2008 and was nominated for an Oscar in 2008. who plays a widowed ex-marine whose retirement is disrupted when a gang of vicious thugs take over his neighbourhood and murder his best friend. Described as a modern urban western, it reflects the stark realities of youth crime in the 21st century. It had its world premiere as a Special Presentation at the 2009
Toronto International Film Festival and was received with standing ovations. The film was released theatrically on 11 November 2009 at the
Odeon Leicester Square. == Personal life ==