Skandar Keynes
Biography
Skandar Keynes is an English former actor who became known as Edmund Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia films. Born in Camden, London, he attended the Anna Scher Theatre School and started acting at nine, playing a ragged boy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth for British television in 2001. A part in a BBC2 documentary followed, then young Enzo Ferrari in the biopic Ferrari (2003). He won the role of Edmund after producers considered 2,000 young hopefuls, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) brought him a CAMIE Award. He returned as Edmund in Prince Caspian (2008) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), drew Young Artist Award nominations, voiced the character in two video games, and in 2014 voiced Sir Allan Kerr in the audio adventure In Freedom's Cause. He announced his retirement from acting in January 2016.
35years old
Turns 36 on September 5in 323 days
- Born London Borough of Camden
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Alexander Amin Caspar Keynes (birth name)Also credited as Eskander Keynes and Alexander Keynes
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 5 years2005 to 2010
Every film, newest first
- 2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderIMDb rating 6.3
- 2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianIMDb rating 6.5
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeIMDb rating 6.9
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Big break
In 2004, after looking at 2,000 young hopefuls, the producers gave Keynes the part of Edmund Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Own stunts
For the Narnia films Keynes performed his own complex stunts, including jumping into a ditch, sword fighting and horse riding.
Getting ready for a role
For The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third Chronicles of Narnia film, Keynes earned his Professional Association of Diving Instructors license through training so he could handle underwater scenes.
Skandar Keynes movies on Netflix
Most often with
Andrew Adamson directed two of these films. Five actors appear in three 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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Andrew AdamsonDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2008
All films by Andrew Adamson
Also two films together1 more actor
- Shane RangiThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.