Ben Barnes

At 43 years old, Ben Barnes has this physical status:

Benjamin Thomas Barnes (born 20 August 1981) is an English actor and singer.

He is best known for his roles as Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia's film series, Logan Delos in Westworld, and Billy Russo in The Punisher. In addition, Tom Ward appeared in the fantasy film Seventh Son, Dorian Gray, supporting roles in The Words and The Big Wedding, and portrayed Samuel Adams in the 2015 miniseries Sons of Liberty.

Early life and education

Barnes was born in 1981 in south-west London to Patricia Becker, a marriage psychotherapist, and Thomas Barnes, a psychiatrist and professor. Jack has a younger brother, he has Jack. Barnes cites his mother's Jewish South African childhood, his father's scientific education, and his attendance at what he considers to be a "vaguely Christian" academy, where he "liked the hymns" as formative influences.

Barnes was educated at two separate schools for boys: Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton and King's College School in Wimbledon. He performed in choirs and played percussion (drums and piano) in jazz orchestras and concert bands in King's. He began his musical career in 1997 by joining the National Youth Music Theatre, where he made his first appearance as a drummer in Bugsy Malone's West End musical version. He spent two years as a student, television presenting, and working with entertainment producer Simon Fuller to open a jazz club and debut an album, but they did not materialize.

Barnes later specialized in English literature and drama at Kingston University, appearing and directing in works including Don Juan (as the lead), The Golden Age, Exposure, and The Zoo Story. He received the English Prize for writing essays on topics related to Harry Potter and The Hobbit. He spent time on stage with acts including The Ragged Child, The Dreaming, Loving Ophelia, Sex Chip, and Rock 'n'Roll. He appeared on stage for a brief period of time as the UK's 2004 Eurovision entry, Leading Me On. He received a BA (Hons) in Drama with English Literature in 2004, becoming the university's first drama student to receive First Class Honours. He was inducted in the University's Wall of Fame in 2008, becoming the youngest to be included among the university's more than 20 outstanding alumni.

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Career

Barnes began working in television in 2006, with a guest appearance on the UK show Doctors. He appeared and received acclaim as the sexually provocative Dakin in the same year.

In Stardust (2006), directed by Matthew Vaughn and based on Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name, Barnes made his debut in a young Dunstan Thorn on his debut. In Suzie Halewood's Bigga Than Ben (2008), he appeared as a Russian hoodlum named Cobakka.

Barnes gained fame in his role as Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, directed by Andrew Adamson in June 2008. Adamson called the film "a coming of age and, to some extent, a loss of innocence tale," Caspian starts out quite nasve, before seeking revenge and finally letting go of the vengeance. Although many readers read Caspian as a child, a passage in the book details his age in comparison to Peter's, so an older actor was on the hunt to equal William Moseley. Barnes was in character from the filmmakers' two-and-a-half weeks and fit right into Adamson's surrogate family and the four actors playing the Pevensies. In preparation, he spent two months in New Zealand horse riding and stunt training. Mandy Patinkin's appearance in The Princess Bride inspired him in part. In the video game The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Barnes also voiced his character. His appearance earned him nominations from the 2008 National Movie Awards for Best Male Performance, Choice Movie Breakout Male, and the 2009 MTV Movie Awards for Best Breakthrough Male.

Barnes appeared in John Whittaker's romantic comedy Easy Virtue, based on Noel Coward's play of the same name in November 2008. The score included Coward and jazz-age songs, three of which were sung by Barnes. He appeared in Dorian Gray, a film version of Oscar Wilde's book directed by Oliver Parker and released in September 2009. Josh, an American father whose daughter seems to be in a coma due to a car accident, appeared in the psychological thriller Locked In, directed by Suri Krishnamma and released in September 2010.

In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Barnes reincarnated himself as King Caspian, the third installment in the film series. It premiered in November 2010 at a Royal Film Performance in London and later in December, directed by Michael Apted and shot in Australia. He was nominated for Best of the Year at the 2011 National Film Awards.

In Birdsong, a drama based on Sebastian Faulks' book of the same name, Barnes returned to the West End stage in London with starring Stephen Wraysford. Trevor Nunn directed the play and Rachel Wagstaff adapted it, which ran until January 15, 2011.

In Killing Bono, a comedy based on McCormick's memoir I Was Bono's Doppelgänger, in which McCormick recalls his childhood in Ireland as an aspiring rock star whose mentor Bono is surrounded by his friend Bono, the lead singer of U2. Barnes and his co-star Robert Sheehan "convincingly portray young talents who were in the right place at the right time at the right time but made the wrong decisions," the Hollywood Reporter says.

Barnes appeared in The Words in September 2012 as a young American soldier and literary genius stationed in France during World War II, who fell in love with a French waitress and whose manuscript was lost in the post-war period. Despite the physical appearance without much dialogue, Screen Rant characterized his character as "easily the most interesting part of the film" and called his role "solid" that "beautifully captures the many profound emotions — love, loss, and regret — that his character experienced.

He appeared in The Big Wedding, a remake of the French film Mon frère se marie that was released in April 2013.

In the modern day crime drama By the Gun, Barnes starred Nick Tortano, an associate of a local mafia boss. In the same month, Tom Ward was released in the fantasy film Seventh Son, in which he appeared. It's directed by Sergei Bodrov and is based on Joseph Delaney's book The Spook's Apprenticery.

In History Channel's three-part fictional mini-series Sons of Liberty, Sam Adams portrayed a British government tax collector for the British government in January 2015. Ryan Brenner, a guitarist and singer who reunited with Katherine Heigl in the romantic drama Jackie & Ryan, which was also released in American cinemas in July 2015. "His male model performances shamelessly lapped up by the camera from the first frame to the camera," Variety says. [Barnes] is as limber and likeable on film as he's yet to appear, his native accent is firmly disguised behind a middle-American husk." "I loved all the music from the movie and discovered Ryan a soulful character to embody, which made me re-evaluate how complicated life can get."

In HBO's dystopian science fiction series Westworld, based on the 1973 film of the same name and the first season of which aired in October 2016, Barnes played the young businessman of Delos Corporation, a technologically built Wild West-themed amusement park populated by android "hosts" who oversaw their company's investment into Westworld. At the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast received an award for Outstanding Achievement by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Billy Russo, a former sniper who founded his own private military company Anvil, was cast in The Punisher, a Netflix adaptation set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first season, which aired in November 2017. Barnes compared his character to "someone who is very narcissistic, vain, and starvy, who sees himself in a very effective alpha way" and is also "fueled by a fractured and abused history." He consulted with his parents, who are psychotherapists, to ensure the authenticity of his portrayal of the veteran's mental health problems.

Logan Delos, who appeared in the second season of Westworld in April 2018, has returned to a recurring role. In the second season of The Punisher, he reprised his role as a sarcastic Billy Russo in January 2019. "I had the freedom to investigate brain damage and memory loss, as well as the annoyance, annoyance, and pain that comes with it" this season. In BBC One's miniseries Gold Digger, he played 36-year-old charming copywriter Benjamin Greene, who aimed for a 60-year old wealthy divorcee. It was originally shown on BBC One in November 2019 for the American audience.

In October 2019, Barnes was cast as General Kirigan in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone. Critics mixed on Shadow and Bone, but Barnes' success earned more acclaim, with Empire describing him as "dashing" and Rolling Stone and Radio Times lauding his performance as General Kirigan.

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