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Ben Barnes is the actor who stars in Prince Caspian in the latest Narnia Film.
He has also starred in Stardust, Bigga than Ben and played Dakin on stage
in The History Boys.
He was also in the group Hyrise.
He has just finished filming Easy Virtue where he plays the part of John Whittaker.
Ben's just been cast as Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray, This site
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Bio
Born Benjamin Barnes
(still trying to find out if he has a middle name) on August 20, 1981
he's 26 his Dad is a Psychiatrist and my Mum is a Therapist. He grew up
in South-West London and still lives in London now.
He has a younger brother called Jack who's currently 23.
Ben has a great many talents and as well as acting he can also sing and
play piano and the drums.
His first professional
job was playing the drums in "Bugsy Malone" in the West End
when he was 16.
Ben was a member
of the National Youth Music Theatre between 1997 and 2003
He says himself he has a very eclectic taste in music which include the
Beatles, the Stones, Queen and some Motown and Stevie Wonder and Donny
Hathaway and modern stuff like Arctic Monkeys and Kanye West.
He also says he has a eclectic taste in movies as well one of his favourites
is This is Spinal Tap.
Ben wanted to be a actor but on the advice of his parents went to University
at Kingston and studied Drama and English Specializing in children's literature.
Trivia
TeenHollywood asked: If you are going to take someone out on a date, what
kind of qualities does that person have to have?
Ben: They've just got to be someone who enjoys life and enjoys a laugh
and has a good appetite for life in general. I can't stand it when I take
someone to a restaurant and they order a salad.
Ben's favourite
food is a big British Sunday roast
The Story of Ben's Prince Caspian book
There was a
sticker in the front with a picture of a bear and it said "I can't
bear to be without my books", a little pun and then it says "name"
and I wrote Benjamin Barnes. I was eight years old.
Finally
something he said to Teenhollywood that I think sums Ben up.
"Aslan asks whether Caspian - he tells the Kings and Queens of Narnia
to rise. And Caspian looks up and says, "I don't think I'm ready
yet." And he says, "For that reason, then, I know you are."
I sort of feel I find myself leaning toward that answer, when people ask
me how I'd propose to deal with the attention of playing the lead in a
film. I sort of feel that I'm not necessarily ready, or even deserving
of it. At least - and that definitely mirrors."
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Acting
Bio
Height: 6' (182cm)
Weight: 11st. 5lb. (72kg)
Playing Age: 16 - 25 years
Role Types: White, Mediterranean, Eastern European
Eye Colour: Brown Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Accents &
Dialects:
(* = native) American-New York, American-Standard, Australian, Cockney,
Dublin, Liverpool, London, RP*, Scottish-Standard, Spanish, Welsh-Standard,
Yorkshire Languages: (* = mother tongue) English*
Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled) Baritone*, Drums*, Jazz Singing*, Piano, Rock Singing*
Performance: Musical Comedy, TV Presenting
Sports:
(* = highly skilled) Basketball, Cricket, Pool, Swimming, Tennis
Vehicle Licences: Car
Filmography
Easy Virtue
(2009) ........... John Whittaker
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2009) .... Prince
Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) .... Prince Caspian
Bigga than Ben (2007) .... Cobakka
Stardust (2007) .... Young Dunstan Thorn
Split Decision (2006) (TV) .... Chris Wilbur
"Doctors" .... Craig Unwin (1 episode, 2006)
Facing Up (2006) TV Episode .... Craig Unwin
Taken from Internet Movie Database