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Ben Barnes | |
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 Barnes at the UK premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | |
| Born | Benjamin Barnes |
| Other names | Ben Barnes |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
Benjamin "Ben" Barnes[1] (born August 20, 1981) 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.
Early life
Barnes was born in London, England to a psychiatrist father and therapist mother.[2] He has a younger brother, Jack, and is an alumnus of King's College School, where he was a contemporary of film actor Khalid Abdalla and comedian Tom Basden. He studied Drama and English literature at Kingston University, London.
Career
It was revealed in the June/July 2008 issue of CosmoGIRL! magazine that he was a backup 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.[3] 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."[4] 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.[5] Barnes modelled his Spanish accent on Mandy Patinkin's performance as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride.[6] 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.[7] When cast, Barnes was set to tour with the National Theatre's production of The History Boys: producer Mark Johnson joked Barnes "probably isn't the National [Theatre]'s favorite actor right now". Barnes left England without telling the Theatre.[8]
Barnes will be working 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 October 2008 with a release date of May 7, 2010.
In 2009, he will play John Whittaker in Easy Virtue. Barnes also has signed on for the latest version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray directed by Oliver Parker and due for a 2009 release.[9] He is currently living in London. He also revealed in an interview on Fox that he is currently single.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Doctors | Craig Unwin | TV series |
| 2006 | Split Decision | Chris Wilbur | TV series |
| 2007 | Stardust | Young Dunstan | |
| 2008 | Bigga Than Ben | Cobakka | |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Prince Caspian | |
| 2009 | Easy Virtue | John Whittaker | Post-Production |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray | Dorian Gray | Pre-Production |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader | King Caspian | Pre-Production |
References
- ^ TeenHollywood.com - Ben Barnes: Chatting with "Caspian"
- ^ Stated on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 13, 2008
- ^ "In brief: Barnes skips History for Caspian". The Guardian. 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Tom Johnson (2008-04-11). "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Character Guide". Moviefone. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Edward Douglas (2007-10-19). "Ben Barnes is Prince Caspian". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Dan Jolin (April 2008). "Ben Barnes is Prince Caspian". Empire. p. 96.
- ^ "Orchestrating Magic in Narnia All Over Again". Disney Insider. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ Joe Nazzaro (May 2008). "Return to Narnia". Starlog. pp. 47–50.
- ^ Stuart Kemp (May 18 2008). "Ben Barnes to shine as Dorian Gray". The Hollywood Reporter.
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External links
- Ben Barnes at IMDb
- Ben Barnes Photo Shoot and Interview at factory-publishing.com
- Ben Barnes Article on Kiwibox.com
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