Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes
Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Barnesis 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 2009 adaptation of 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 2015 miniseries, Sons of Liberty...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 August 1981
CityLondon, England
I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.
When you're doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.
I'm probably a little too uninhibited.
I'm not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.
I only remember the end of my dreams, like waking up at a steering wheel, or falling.
Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.
I have done lots of music projects in my life and some of them I am more proud of than others.
I didn't have any pets growing up.
I want to play characters that are interesting to watch.
Sexuality is a topic that has huge shifts in -society. Attitudes toward different sexualities change, but the actual sexuality of a human being is something that's consistent, and it's consistently interesting, and so people write about it.
I would like to work with whoever would like to have me.
I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.
We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.
I can't run. I start getting twinges. If I were filmed running, it would be awful.