Benjamin Thomas "Ben" BarnesTeenHollywood.com - Ben Barnes: Chatting with "Caspian" (born 20 August 1981) is an English actor. He has appeared in the television series Doctors and Split Decision, and in the films Stardust, Bigga Than Ben, Prince Caspian, Dorian Gray and Easy Virtue. He lives in London with his brother Jack.

Early life

Barnes was born in London, England to Tricia, a psychotherapist, and Thomas Barnes, a professor of psychiatry.www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/article1359917.eceStated on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 13 May 2008 He has a younger brother, Jack, and is an alumnus of both Homefield Preparatory School and King's College School, where he was a contemporary of film actor Khalid Abdalla and comedian Tom Basden. He studied Drama and English literature at Kingston University.

Career

Barnes was a singer in the boyband Hyrise, which was in the running to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.CosmoGIRL! magazine. June/July 2008. Barnes began working in television in 2006. He later starred in Suzie Halewood's Bigga Than Ben, which was released in October 2008 in the UK.