Barry Fitzgerald was the lead investigator on Ghost Hunters International. Fitzgerald was born in the city of Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1972. He has nearly three decades of experience as an investigator of the supernatural. He was recognized for his work in the paranormal world and received the award of paranormal TV personality of the year 2016 from PSW based in the Netherlands. He has written and published several books on subjects within his field of research. He has also directed and produced several documentaries. An avid photographer, some of his collection was displayed at a gallery in Lviv, Ukraine in 2011.