Michael Barker is a New Zealand musician best known for performing with The John Butler Trio and Split Enz.

In more recent years Barker formed Swamp Thing.

[1] Barker wrote, recorded, mixed and released his first solo album, Wonderland in November 2006.

Since 2010, he and Grant Haua are Swamp Thing.

[2] In 2007, Michael Barker made headlines as he unsuccessfully tried to save the life of a drowning man in Townsville, Queensland.