Shortland Street - The Ferndale Strangler revealed

Television (Excerpts) – 2007

Personally, I always like to see someone come into something that's all lovely and tear the place to shreds, which is what Joey did.
– Actor Johnny Barker on playing the 'Ferndale Strangler', New Zealand TV Guide, 9 March 2008

Friends don't lie to each other..
– Joey (Johnny Barker) feels slighted by Tania (Faye Smythe)

...I'm just a fling before your betrothed comes to claim you.
– Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) lashes out at Shanti (Nisha Madhan)

Yes, me and the 12 step junkies — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
– Guy Warner (Craig Parker) mocks the idea of hanging out with fantastic people at a drug treatment centre

It will follow me around for the rest of my life, and I'm happy with that. I'm quite proud of that, actually. Normally I'm quite lazy and have a big beard and no one bats an eyelid, and as soon as I shave for a project or whatever, when I go to the supermarket, people always spot me. It's crazy. People have amazing memories. It's just a good conversation starter these days.
– Actor and director Johnny Barker on his iconic Shortland Street role, The NZ Herald, 27 May 2017