Ben Barnes 10 Personal Facts, Biography, Wiki
Actor Born: August 20, 1981 (age 39 years), London, United Kingdom Height: 1.85 m Siblings: Jack Barnes Parents: Tricia Barnes, Thomas Barnes Education: Kingston University (2004), King’s College School, Homefield Preparatory School KNOWN FOR Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia film series NICKNAME: Thomas, Ben FULL NAME: Benjamin Thomas Barnes PROFESSION: Actor, Singer NATIONALITY: British AGE: 39 years old (in 2021) DATE OF BIRTH: August 20, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: London, United Kingdom ZODIAC SIGN: Leo HEIGHT: 6 feet 1 inches (1.85 m) WEIGHT: 83 kg (183 lbs) CHEST: 42 inches WAIST: 33 inches BODYTYPE: Athletic BICEPS: 15 inches HAIR COLOR: Dark Brown EYE COLOR: Dark Brown
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Barnes was born in London, to Tricia, a relationship therapist, and Thomas Barnes, a professor of psychiatry. He has a younger brother, Jack. Barnes cites his mother’s Jewish South African childhood, his father’s scientific education, and his attendance at what he felt was a “vaguely Christian” school where he “liked the hymns” as formative influences. Barnes was educated at two independent schools for boys: Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton and King’s College School in Wimbledon, south-west London (where his classmates included the film actor Khalid Abdalla and comedian Tom Basden), followed by Kingston University in Kingston-upon-Thames, where he studied drama and English literature, and from which he graduated with BA Honours in 2004. He was born on 20 August 1981 (age 37) London, England, UK. His father name is Thomas Barnes and Mother name is Tricia. He has a younger brother named Jack Barnes. Ben made his debut with the movie Stardust in the year 2007. His first song was “A Room with a View” which he released in the year 2008. Ben Barnes is famous for her his role as Billy Russo in The Punisher along with Amber Rose Revah and Jon Bernthlan. Began career as part of the National Music Youth Theatre Sang in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest as part of the boy band Hyrise Appeared in The Kooks’ 2005 music video for “Sofa Song ” Modeled his accent in Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian after Mandy Patinkin’s character Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride A rose cultivar named ‘Prince Caspian’ was launched by Barnes in 2008, to raise money for the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital Has been a patron of Make-A-Wish Foundation UK since 2009 Ben Barnes is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia film series, Logan Delos in Westworld, Billy Russo in The Punisher and the Darkling in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. He has also played Tom Ward in the fantasy film Seventh Son, the titular role in Dorian Gray, supporting roles in The Words and The Big Wedding, Samuel Adams in the 2015 miniseries Sons of Liberty, and Benjamin Greene in 2019 miniseries Gold Digger. Graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Kingston University in 2004. Was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre from 1997-2003. His father is a psychiatrist and his mother is a therapist. Has a younger brother named Jack. Due to his looks, Prince Caspian is not 13 years old in Narnia films. Wore hair extensions for the character of Prince Caspian. Been called “Cardboard Ben” because of the Prince Caspian billboards of him everywhere. Apparently, nickname is B-Squared 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. Appeared in the Kooks music clip for The Sofa song – proof here! He is widely known in the internet as Bin Bons. His favorite movie is ‘This is Spinal Tap’. He was one of the celebrity faces of The Gap’s 2008 Winter Ad Campaign. He was a fan of “The Chronicles Of Narnia” series as a child. He had never ridden a horse before playing Prince Caspian, but he told the casting director that he could since it was a requirement for the role. As soon as landed in New Zealand to begin filming, he started taking lessons from the only school close by, Auckland’s Riding School for the Disabled. Hobbies include swimming, billiards, playing the drums and the piano. Was a member of the British boyband Hyrise. His favorite sports are cricket, tennis and basketball. Was a presenter on the UK TV program S Club TV. Says that the key to playing teenage characters is to shave twice a day. Was invited to audition for ‘Prince Caspian’ while doing a West End play called ‘The History Boys’. When he got the role of Prince Caspian, he left his role as Darkin in “The History Boys” at the Royal National Theatre before the end of his contract. The Theatre almost sued Ben for breach of contract, but it was eventually dropped. Had a Spanish accent in ‘Prince Caspian’, but was told to drop it in ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’. Was one of the four finalists for the role of Edward Cullen in ‘Twilight’. Had his own beard brush during the shootings of ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’. His colleagues called it the ‘Ben Barnes Beard Brush’. Asked Weta to make him a copy of Rhindon, the sword Caspian receives from Peter in ‘Prince Caspian’, which he keeps next to his bed “in case of intruders”. Tried to purchase the picture of himself used in ‘Dorian Gray’ (he wanted to give it to his mother), but the painting was not available for sale and now it’s in a museum. He has always claimed to be a terrible dancer. According to him, now his terrible dancing finally found a purpose in ‘Killing Bono’: to make people laugh. Ben’s character in ‘Stardust’ was the young Dunstan Thorn, character played by Nathaniel Parker, who played Caspian’s father in ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’. Also, Ben worked with director Oliver Parker, Nathaniel’s brother, in ‘Dorian Gray’. Ben auditioned for ‘Killing Bono’ while shooting the third ‘Narnia’ in Australia. Will Poulter (Eustace) helped him with his test. He broke 2 ribs during his first performance of ‘Birdsong’. Supports the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
