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Actor. Years active. Benjamin Thomas Barnes[1] (born 2. August 1. 98. 1) is 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 2. 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 2. Sons of Liberty. Early life and education[edit]Barnes was born in London, to Tricia, a relationship therapist, and Thomas Barnes, a professor of psychiatry.[2][3] He has a younger brother, Jack.

His mother, who is Jewish, is originally from South Africa.[4][5]Barnes was educated at two independent schools for boys: Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton, Surrey[6] and King's College School in Wimbledon, south- west London (where his classmates included the film actor Khalid Abdalla and comedian Tom Basden),[7] followed by Kingston University in Kingston- upon- Thames, where he studied drama and English literature, and from which he graduated with BA Honours in 2. Early work and Prince Caspian[edit]Barnes began his career in musical theatre. As a teenager, he spent a few years as part of the National Youth Music Theatre, whose alumni also include actors Jude Law and Jamie Bell.[9] At fifteen, Barnes landed his first professional job as a drummer in the West End musical adaptation of Bugsy Malone. He was briefly a singer in the pop boy band Hyrise, which was in the running to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2. Leading Me On"; however, they lost out to James Fox and "Hold Onto Our Love".[1.

Barnes began working in television in 2. UK series Doctors. That same year, he joined the ensemble cast of a West End production of The History Boys, in which he starred as the sexually provocative Dakin, a role originally played by Dominic Cooper on stage and in the film The History Boys.[9][1. Barnes made his feature film debut as Young Dunstan in 2.

Stardust, directed by Matthew Vaughn and based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name. Barnes then starred as a Russian hoodlum named Cobakka in Suzie Halewood's Bigga Than Ben, which was released in 2. United Kingdom and other European countries.[1. In February 2. 00. Barnes would play the role of Caspian in the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, directed by Andrew Adamson.[1.

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."[1. 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.[1. Barnes says his Mediterranean accent in the movie was inspired in part by Mandy Patinkin's performance as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride.[1. Adamson did not expect to cast a British actor as Caspian, and said Barnes fit well into the surrogate family of Adamson and the four actors playing the Pevensies.[1. In the spring of 2.

Barnes finished filming the role of John Whittaker for Noël Coward's romantic comedy, Easy Virtue opposite Jessica Biel. Written and directed by Australian Stephan Elliott,[1.

Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2. The film has screened at the Rio, Rome, Abu Dhabi, London and Adelaide Film Festivals.[2. It also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival prior to its U. S. release on 2. 2 May 2. Easy Virtue is a social comedy in which a glamorous American widow, Larita, impetuously marries a young Englishman, John Whittaker, when they return to England to meet his parents, his mother takes an immediate and strong dislike to the new daughter- in- law.[2. The score contains many Coward and jazz- age songs, some of which are sung by Barnes. In the United States, the film enjoyed some commercial success.

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Sony Pictures Classics paid an estimated $US1 million to acquire the film's distribution rights in the United States, Latin America and South Africa.[2. Barnes next starred in the title role in a film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, directed by Oliver Parker for Ealing Studios.[2. The film was released on 9 September 2. United Kingdom and had its world premiere that month at the Toronto International Film Festival. In May 2. 00. 9, Barnes was nominated for MTV Movie Awards' Best Breakthrough Male for his performance in Prince Caspian, which went to Robert Pattinson from Twilight.[2.

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In June 2. 00. 9, Barnes filmed the psychological thriller Locked In, directed by Suri Krishnamma, on location in Boston. In the movie (which was originally titled Valediction), Barnes plays an American father named Josh whose daughter seems to be in a coma after being in a car accident.[2.

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Barnes appeared as King Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2. Directed by Michael Apted, the movie was filmed from July to November 2. Brisbane, Australia. It premiered on 3. November 2. 01. 0 at a Royal Film Performance in London.[2. December 2. 01. 0.[2. It was released in traditional 2.

D, Real. D 3. D, and Digital 3. D, and a limited release in 4. D.[3. 1] The film was the 1. In January 2. 01.

Barnes began filming Killing Bono,[3. Neil Mc. Cormick memoir Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger, in which Mc.

Cormick recounts his youth in Ireland as an aspiring rock star who is overshadowed by his friend Bono, the lead singer of U2.[3. Barnes played Mc. Cormick in Killing Bono, which is directed by Nick Hamm.[3. Filming started at the beginning of January in the city of Lisburn. Killing Bono was released on 1 April 2. United Kingdom and Ireland.[3.

The European premiere was at the Savoy Cinema in Dublin.[3. Sony Music Entertainment released the movie's soundtrack worldwide.[3. Barnes returned to the West End stage in London with a starring role as World War I soldier Stephen Wraysford in Birdsong, a drama based on the Sebastian Faulks novel of the same title. The play, directed by Trevor Nunn and adapted for the West End stage by writer Rachel Wagstaff opened on 2. Watch A Little Bit Of Heaven Putlocker#. September 2. 01. 0, running through 1. January 2. 01. 1.[3.

He was then cast alongside Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana in The Words (2. Watch North V South Dailymotion more. In 2. 01. 3 Barnes had one film released, The Big Wedding, a remake of the original 2. French film Mon frère se marie (My brother is getting married). The movie starred an ensemble cast that included Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Topher Grace, Amanda Seyfried, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams.[4. The movie released on 2. April 2. 01. 3. In December 2. Barnes began filming the modern day crime drama By the Gun with co- stars Harvey Keitel and Leighton Meester.

By the Gun had its world premiere at the 2. Zurich Film Festival,[4.

Boston on 2 December 2. December 2. 01. 4.[4.

It was released on DVD on 2. January 2. 01. 5.[4. Barnes played Tom Ward in the film Seventh Son (2. Directed by Sergei Bodrov and co- starring Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander and Julianne Moore, it is based on the novel The Spook's Apprentice (titled The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch in the US) by Joseph Delaney.[5. The presentation was at Comic- Con International 2.

The film was released in France on 1. December 2. 01. 4, and in Canada and the United States on 6 February 2. In 2. 01. 5, Barnes starred as Sam Adams in the History Channel's three- part fictional mini- series Sons of Liberty.[5. Barnes also starred with Katherine Heigl in the romantic drama Jackie & Ryan.[5. On 2. 0 July 2. 01. Barnes would replace Eion Bailey as Logan in HBO's science fiction thriller Westworld, the first season of which aired in the fall of 2.

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