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Ben Barnes Profile |
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Birth Date: August 20, 1981
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Birth Place: London, England, UK
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Birth Name: Benjamin Barnes
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Ben Barnes is an English actor. He has appeared in the
television series Doctors and Split Decision, and in the
films Stardust, Bigga Than Ben, and The Chronicles of
Narnia: Prince Caspian.
Barnes was born to a psychiatrist father and therapist
mother. He has a younger brother, Jack, and is an alumnus of
Kings College School, Wimbledon, where he was a contemporary
of film actor Khalid Abdalla and comedian Tom Basden. He
studied Drama and English literature at Kingston University.
Barnes began his acting career in theatre in 2004.
It was revealed in the June/July 2008 issue of CosmoGIRL!
magazine that he was a singer in the boyband Hyrise, who
were in the running to represent the United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Barnes began working in
television in 2006. He made his film debut in the 2007 film
Stardust, portraying Young Dunstan Thorn. He later starred
in Suzie Halewood's Bigga Than Ben, which will be released
in August 2008.
In February 2007, it was announced Barnes would play the
role of Caspian in the film adaption of The Chronicles of
Narnia: Prince Caspian, directed by Andrew Adamson. Adamson
said "Caspian is a coming of age and, to some degree, a loss
of innocence story, with Caspian starting out quite naïve,
then craving revenge and finally letting go of the
vengeance." While many readers interpret Caspian as a child,
a passage in the novel mentions his age to be near that of
Peter's, so an older actor was sought to match William
Moseley. Barnes had read the novel as a child, and was cast
in two-and-a-half weeks after meeting with the filmmakers.
He spent two months in New Zealand horse riding and stunt
training to prepare for shooting. Barnes modelled his
Spanish accent on Mandy Patinkin's performance as Inigo
Montoya in The Princess Bride. Adamson did not expect to
cast a British actor as Caspian, and said Barnes fitted well
into the surrogate family of Adamson and the four actors
playing the Pevensies. When cast, Barnes was appearing in
the National Theatre's West End production of The History
Boys: producer Mark Johnson joked Barnes "probably isn't the
National [Theatre]'s favorite actor right now", although
Barnes has stated in interviews that he gave the theatre
good notice.
Barnes worked his way around the world in June to promote
Prince Caspian. He is also set to reprise his role (this
time as King Caspian) in the third film in the Narnia
series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader. Filming is expected to begin in January 2009[8]
with locations in Rosarito, Mexico, Prague & Australia, with
a release date still listed of May 7, 2010.
In Spring 2008 he finished filming the role of John
Whittaker for Noël Coward's romantic comedy, Easy Virtue
opposite Jessica Biel. Written and directed by Australian
Stephan Elliott the film is due to premier at the Toronto
Film Festival on September 8th, 2008. It's also scheduled
for the Rio Film Festival and London Film Festival prior to
its November 7th release world wide.
Barnes is currently filming the title role in the latest
version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray for
Ealing Studios directed by Oliver Parker. |
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Other Information |
Member of the National Youth Music Theatre 1997-2003.
Graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Kingston
University in 2004.
Is one of a number of actors to be photographed by Claire
Newman-Williams, including Alison Doody, Thomas James
Longley, and Adam Garcia.
Was in the short lived boy band Hyrise; his band performed
their song, "Leading Me On" in 2004 for Eurovision Song
Contest.
His parents influenced him to go to university first before
heading off to become a serious actor.
He can also sing, play drums and piano.
He has a younger brother named Jack.
Appeared in the Kooks music clip for "The Sofa song"
Said that he based his Prince Caspian accent on that of
Inigo Montoya from 'The Princess Bride' because the night
before auditions, he was sorting through his DVD collection
trying to find something to help him.
Because England had not qualified for Euro 2008 (football)
he supported the Dutch as one of his grandmothers is from
Holland.
Favourite movie is This Is Spinal Tap (1984) . |
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since September 10, 2008