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Benjamin Thomas Barnes Wiki Biography

Benjamin Thomas Barnes was born on 20 August 1981 in London, England to Patricia and Thomas Barnes, and is best known as the actor who portrayed Prince Caspian in ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’‘, and Dorian Gray in the movie of the same title.

So just how rich is Ben Barnes as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actor has net worth of $2 million, with his wealth being accumulated from his over a decade long career in the mentioned field.

Speaking about his education, he attended Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton, Surrey and King’s College School, located in Wimbledon. Barnes followed by enrolling into the Kingston University in Kingston-upon-Thames, where he focused on studying drama and English literature, and graduated in 2004. For a few years, he was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre, then made his acting debut with the role of Craig Unwin in an episode of ‘‘Doctors’‘, and followed by portraying Chris Wilbur in ‘‘Split Decision’‘, both in 2006. After that he had more minor roles, and eventually landed the role of Prince Caspian in ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’‘, a part of the ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia’‘ franchise, based on the books of the same title written by C.S. Lewis. The movie ended up grossing $419.7 million and becoming a worldwide hit, winning two awards – BMI Film Music Award and Teen Choice Award, and was additionally nominated for 20 more, so starring in such a prominent movie was a breakthrough for Ben’s career, and added considerably to his net worth.

In the following year, Barnes landed the starring role in ‘‘Dorian Gray’‘, the movie based on the book of the same title written by Oscar Wilde. The mentioned film follows the story of a beautiful young man with the desire to live forever, which he accomplishes through a painting which, however, is slowly starting to show his inner ugliness to the world. As of 2010, he played Prince Caspian once again, this time in ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’‘; the movie eventually earned $415.7 million at the box office. In 2013, he appeared in ‘‘The Big Wedding’‘, working alongside Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl and Diane Keaton, and in the following year starred in ‘‘Jackie & Ryan’‘ alongside Katherine Heigl; the story of a single mother and a man who struggles to become a successful musician received a mediocre response. In 2016, he began playing Logan in science fiction series ‘‘Westworld’‘, which received three Golden Globe nominations and additionally won 29 awards such as Primetime Emmy, Saturn, Excellence in Production Design, and Critics’ Choice TV Awards. He followed by portraying Billy Russo in ‘‘The Punisher’‘, which received a generally positive response from the audience. Overall, Barnes has had 25 acting gigs so far, steadily building his net worth.

Besides being an actor, Barnes is also a singer, and has performed songs such as ‘‘A Room with a View’‘and ‘‘I’ll See You Again’‘ for the soundtrack of ‘‘Easy Virtue’‘. Additionally, he sang ‘‘Do Anything You Wanna Do’‘, ‘‘Some Kind of Lovin’‘ and ‘‘Cry Baby’‘ for the soundtrack of ‘‘Killing Bono’‘, contributing further to his net worth.

In his private life, Ben is reportedly still single, but speaking about his previous relationships, he dated Tamsin Egerton and Meganne Young. He is active on social media such as Twitter and Instagram and is followed by over 100,000 people on the former, and 350,000 on the latter.

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Benjamin Thomas Barnes Trademarks

1. Dark brown eyes
2. Usually stars in period movies or fantasy films

Benjamin Thomas Barnes Quotes

• [on religion]: I didn’t really have much of that growing up. My mum was raised Jewish, my dad is very scientifically minded, and my school was vaguely Christian. We sang hymns in school. I liked the hymns bit, but apart from that, I can take it or leave it. So I had lots of different influences when I was younger.
• I don’t wear underpants in bed. They are really uncomfortable. I don’t wear anything in bed. I like girls to wear the same as me. His ‘n’ hers matching invisible outfits. But I think I am a gentleman in bed.
• [About whether or not he based his accent for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) on Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride (1987) ] You know what, when I got the audition sides, it said on the bottom, “Please prepare with a Spanish accent,” and I went and rummaged in my DVD collection and went, “I gotta have something with Antonio Banderas in it, surely!” I started watching Desperado – he doesn’t talk! He just looks moody. And I was like, “Ah, man, this isn’t gonna do,” so I found, I suddenly thought, “Princess Bride! Inigo Montoya. ‘You killed my father, prepare to die.'” And then, I get on set and I’ve got my first scene with Miraz, my uncle, and I’ve got my sword at his throat and it’s “Why did you kill my father?” and I’m thinking, “This sounds familiar…”
• (when asked if he has Googled himself) Have I Googled myself? Yeah, well, a little while ago. I don’t like it; I don’t like the Internet. No. It’s not a healthy place to go if you’re in the public eye. Because there’s too many people who have too many opinions about you, and about your acting. And, you know, everyone wants to be a critic. I just don’t really approve of it. I’ve never been on the Internet saying what I think of somebody else’s performance in something. [How do you deal with that?] Well, you have to ignore the really over the top good stuff and you have to ignore the really over the top bad stuff. And kind of be confident in the fact that you know it’s probably somewhere in the middle. And that’s sort of what I’m trying to do at the moment.
• (On his reaction to the The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) posters) I don’t know. It’s a combination thing. Mostly it’s just weird. Mostly it’s just surreal. I mean you walk, you know, you drive down Sunset Boulevard and there you are, you know, fifteen stories high. And it is surreal. And it’s a little bit … it’s embarrassing. But it’s flattering at the same time. You know, a big part of you thinks it’s really cool and then another part of me worries that, you know, this is kind of an ensemble film why is there not, why haven’t they got a busy poster like they had for the last one? You know, it’s starting to feel like pressure to be this kind of action hero, which is not the character at all. But, you know, it’s great and it’s scary.
• (About the wardrobe in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)) I felt awkward when they first gave me the shirt and it had like flowers on it. And I was like, “Really? Flowers? Flowers on the shirt?” But then when they gave me – when they showed me, “Yeah, but later on you get the big armor with the lion on it”. I was like, “Okay. Cool. Trade.”
• (on being recognized) Not on a regular basis. You’d be surprised how people don’t put two and two together. I was on a plane from New York to L.A. and the only movie that was playing was ‘Stardust’. And the first 10 minutes of that movie is pretty much just me. I was thinking, “Oh no, this is embarrassing, everyone’s going to be looking at me.” And … nothing! Nothing … so maybe no one will recognize me in ‘Caspian’ either.
• My favorite one to eat pizza with is Anna [Popplewell]. My favorite one to go to the gym with is William [Moseley]. My favorite one to mock and be mocked by is Skandar [Keynes] and my favorite one to hug is Georgie [Henley].
• I played a rock star alien. I even made my own guitar — out of cardboard. It was spectacular, if I may say so myself. (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 13, 2008)
• The audition was to play a Los Angeles lifeguard. So I turn up, pasty, skinny, off the plane, black shirt. I walk in, there’s like ten guys in there, blonde, tanned, enormous. And I kid you not, one of them had his pant leg rolled up and was going, “Dude, I just don’t know how to get the definition in my calves. I can’t do it.” And I thought, I’m in the wrong place (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #16.89 (2008)).
• Obviously, you wouldn’t be human if you didn’t get a disposable camera and try and get a picture of yourself by your own movie billboard (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #16.89 (2008)).
• I got involved [in “Caspian”] very late, very late, literally a couple of weeks before they had to start shooting. I think they were desperate, at this point. ‘Whoever walks in the door next, THAT’S the guy.’ And it was me. (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 13, 2008)

Benjamin Thomas Barnes Important Facts

• Ben is a third cousin, twice removed, of Henry Kissinger, who served as United States National Security Advisor and United States Secretary of State. Ben’s maternal grandfather, Emil Becker, and Henry Kissinger, were third cousins. Henry Kissinger’s great-great-grandfather, Meyer Loeb Kissinger, was Ben’s great-great-great-great-grandfather. Ben and Henry are each descended from a different wife of Meyer’s, Ben from Meyer’s first wife and Henry from Meyer’s second wife (his wives, Marianne David-Stahl and Schoenlein David-Stahl, were sisters).
• Was one of two finalists for the role of “Aro Volturi” in the Twilight movies.
• Good friends with “Narnia” co-star, Will Poulter.
• Was one of the four finalists for the role of “Edward Cullen” in Twilight (2008).
• Tried to purchase the picture of himself used in Dorian Gray (to give to his mother), but the painting was not available for sale and is now in a museum.
• Supports Make-a-Wish Foundation.
• He is widely known as Bin Bons on the Internet.
• Wore hair extensions for the role of Prince Caspian.
• His father is a psychiatrist and his mother is a therapist. Ben’s father is of English background. Ben’s mother, who was born in South Africa, is of Jewish heritage. Ben’s maternal grandfather, Emil Becker, was from Germany, and Ben’s maternal grandmother, Cornelia Havelaar, was from the Netherlands.
• Favourite movie is This Is Spinal Tap (1984) .
• Because England had not qualified for Euro 2008 (football), Ben supported the Dutch. Ben’s maternal grandmother was born in the Netherlands.
• Said that he based his Prince Caspian accent on that of Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride (1987) because the night before auditions, he was sorting through his DVD collection trying to find something to help him.
• Appeared in The Kooks’ music clip for “The Sofa Song”.
• He has a younger brother named Jack.
• He can also sing, play drums and piano.
• His parents influenced him to go to university first before heading off to become a serious actor.
• Was in the short lived boy band Hyrise; his band performed their song, “Leading Me On” in 2004 for Eurovision Song Contest.
• Is one of a number of actors to be photographed by Claire Newman-Williams, including Alison Doody, Thomas Longley, and Adam Garcia.
• Graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Kingston University in 2004.
• Member of the National Youth Music Theatre 1997-2003.

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