Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes
Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Barnesis an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of Caspian X in The Chronicles of Narnia films Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, for playing the title character in the 2009 adaptation of Dorian Gray, for his supporting roles in the films The Words and The Big Wedding, and for his portrayal of American Founding Father Samuel Adams in the 2015 miniseries, Sons of Liberty...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 August 1981
CityLondon, England
When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.
I swim a lot. I swim most days.
I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.
I love music, and I love singing.
I don't really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.
I am comfortable playing the fool, I think.
I actually went to university.
Half my fan mail comes from Japan.
My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist.
When you're doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.
I'm probably a little too uninhibited.
I'm not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.
I only remember the end of my dreams, like waking up at a steering wheel, or falling.
Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.