Ben Barnes
Biography
Ben Barnes is an English actor and singer who started out in musical theater, playing drums in a West End production of Bugsy Malone at sixteen, and studied drama and English literature at Kingston University. Television work and a West End role as Dakin in The History Boys came in 2006, and his film debut was young Dunstan Thorn in Stardust (2007). He gained wider recognition playing Prince Caspian in the 2008 film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and returned for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 2010, with both earning him award nominations. His other films include Neil McCormick in Killing Bono (2011), while on television he became known for Logan Delos in Westworld, Billy Russo in The Punisher and the Darkling in Shadow and Bone. He has also released music, including the single 11:11 and the album Where The Light Gets In.
45years old
Turns 46 on August 20in 283 days
- Born Cambridge
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Benjamin Thomas Barnes
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 17 years2007 to 2024
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Getting ready for a role
Barnes met with the filmmakers and was cast two and a half weeks later. He then spent two months in New Zealand doing riding and stunt training to get ready for the part.
A first
Barnes was the first drama student at Kingston University to achieve first-class honors, graduating in 2004 with a BA in Drama with English Literature.
Getting ready for a role
Barnes based his Mediterranean accent for Prince Caspian in part on Mandy Patinkin's performance as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride.
Beyond film
Barnes put out his first single, "11:11", in September 2021. Songs For You, his debut extended play, came next, and Where The Light Gets In, his debut album, arrived on January 10, 2025.
Ben Barnes movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader2010 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Caspian
IMDb rating 6.3179K votes
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008 Action, Adventure, Familyas Prince Caspian
IMDb rating 6.5242K votes
Most often with
Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together6 more actors
- Katherine HeiglJackie & Ryan (2014) and The Big Wedding (2013)
- Pip TorrensDorian Gray (2009) and Easy Virtue (2008)
- William MoseleyThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Anna PopplewellThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Georgie HenleyThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Skandar KeynesThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ben Barnes's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
10 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$420M37.2% of the total
- 2$416M36.8% of the total
- 3$138M12.2% of the total
- 4$114M10.1% of the total
- 5$22M1.9% of the total
- 6$13M1.2% of the total
- 7$4.7M0.4% of the total
- 8$825K0.1% of the total
$769,305from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total