His girlfriend was performing in a school production of the musical Big River and she signed him up for an audition.
[4][6] Two months after graduating from college, Barash landed the recurring role of Jamie, Paris Geller's boyfriend, on The WB drama series Gilmore Girls.
[1] Barash played Roger in the action film Crash Landing (2005), co-starring with Antonio Sabàto Jr.[8] He also guest starred on 24.
[5] In 2006, he appeared in the thriller film Intellectual Property (also titled Dark Mind) and guest starred on NCIS.
[1][10] Barash was cast in the contract role of Johnny Zacchara on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
[18] Barash played the recurring role of Detective Robby Oderno on the TNT police procedural Major Crimes, appearing in six episodes from 2014 to 2016.
[10][24] Barash played actor Thomas Calabro in the Lifetime television film The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story (2015).
[29] In 2017, Barash played Ernest Hemingway in the episode "The Lost Generation" of the NBC time travel TV series Timeless.
[10] In September 2018, it was announced that Barash had joined the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives.
[39] Barash has played in the rock group Port Chuck, along with his former General Hospital co-stars Steve Burton, Scott Reeves, and Bradford Anderson.
[10] In October 2024, Barash announced that he had been dismissed from his role as Stefan DiMera on Days of Our Lives.
In 2010, he was named a National Celebrity Ambassador for MD, after raising funds and helping with the annual telethon.
In August 2013, Barash and his former General Hospital co-star Kirsten Storms told People that they had secretly wed in June, and were expecting their first child, a girl, in January 2014.
[49] Barash and Devoto were married December 17, 2022 at North Ranch Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California.