Ben Barnes Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Ben Barnes Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Ben Barnes is an English actor, voice actor, stage artist, singer, and musician who has been cast in a variety of films which include the likes of Bigga than Ben, Stardust, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Words, Easy Virtue, Dorian Gray, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, By the Gun, Split Decision, Locked In, Killing Bono, The Big Wedding, Seventh Son, Jackie & Ryan, and Exposed. Moreover, Ben Barnes has also been cast in several television shows in roles such as playing Samuel “Sam” Adams in the historical drama miniseries Sons of Liberty, Logan Delos in the HBO dystopian science fiction western series Westworld, Billy Russo/Jigsaw in the Netflix superhero action thriller series The Punisher, Benjamin Greene in the 6-part drama miniseries Gold Digger, General Kirigan/The Darkling in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone, and William Thurber in the Netflix horror anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
Born Name
Benjamin Thomas Barnes
Nick Name
Ben
Ben Barnes at the Entertainment Weekly Celebration of SAG Award Nominees in January 2017Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Ben Barnes went to the Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton. He also studied at the King’s College School in Wimbledon.
For his college-level studies, he got enrolled at Kingston University. He studied drama and English literature at the university and in 2004, graduated with a BA Honours degree.
Occupation
Actor, Voice Actor, Singer, Musician, Stage Artist
Family
- Father – Thomas Barnes (Professor of Psychiatry)
- Mother – Tricia Barnes (Relationship Therapist)
- Siblings – Jack Barnes (Younger Brother)
- Others – Richard Thomas Barnes (Paternal Grandfather), Patience Elaine Harrington (Paternal Grandmother), Emil Peter Becker (Maternal Grandfather), Cornelia Havelaar (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Ben Barnes has been represented by –
- CAM Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom
- Hobson’s International, Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre
Soundtrack
Instruments
Vocals, drums, piano
Labels
His music has been released by –
- Invisible Music
- Republic Records
Net Worth
His net worth has been $2 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.
Build
Slim
Height
6 ft 1 in or 185 cm
Weight
83 kg or 183 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Ben Barnes has dated –
- (2009-2010) – The English tabloids were linking Ben with actress Tamsin Egerton in September 2009. In order to spend time with him, she had traveled to Australia, where Ben was shooting for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. They had been going out for quite some time.
- (2013) – Ben was in a relationship with actress Amanda Seyfried by early 2013. They had grown close while working on the movie, The Big Wedding (2013). These rumors were encouraged by Amanda’s interview in which she said that she quite fancied her co-star. Plus, they were spotted together on a number of occasions during that period. Their affair dissipated by July 2013.
- (2017) – Towards the start of 2017, Ben was reported to be going out with actress Meganne Young. These rumors were generated by a picture shared on social media in April 2017.
Ben Barnes and Amanda Seyfried out for a lunch in West Hollywood in September 2012Race / Ethnicity
White
On his father’s side, he has English ancestry. On his mother’s side, he is of Dutch, German, and Jewish descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- High cheekbones
- Cleft in chin
Ben Barnes at the UOMO Salvatore Ferragamo celebration in New York City in April 2017Brand Endorsements
In 2016, he became the face of UOMO Salvatore Ferragamo men’s perfumes.
Best Known For
- Being cast as Prince Caspian in the fantasy and adventure movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010).
- Having played the role of Samuel Adams, who was America’s founding father, in the drama miniseries, Sons of Liberty in 2015.
As a Singer
For a brief period of time, he served as a lead singer of the pop band, Hyrise. They had even participated in a competition held to find United Kingdom’s pick for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004.
First Film
In 2007, he appeared in the family fantasy film Stardust for his uncredited role of Young Dunstan.
His first credited role was in 2008 when he appeared in a leading role in the black comedy movie, Bigga than Ben.
First TV Show
In 2000, he made his TV show debut as the co-host of the talk show, S Club TV.
Ben Barnes Favorite Things
- Food – Italian
- London Restaurant – Locanda Locatelli
- Guilty Pleasure – Not working out in the gym
- Animal – Lion
- Role Models – , , Christopher Guest
- Clothing Item – Armani Leather Jacket
- Movie – This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Source – ,
Ben Barnes at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los AngelesBen Barnes Facts
- He wanted to pursue an acting career right after completing school education. However, his parents convinced him to study at university before becoming a serious actor.
- He auditioned for the role of Edward Cullen in Twilight. He managed to become one of the four finalists for the role.
- He also auditioned for the role of Aro Volturi in the latter movies of the Twilight series. There was a straight competition between him and for the role.
- Ben Barnes is a supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that works to fulfill the wishes of children suffering from life-threatening diseases.
- He has done environmental activism work and is a supporter of environmental cause foundations like Greenpeace. He was one of the leading endorsers of their “Save the Arctic” campaign.
- In his role as Prince Caspian in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, he managed to overcome competition from .
- He did voiceover work for the video game The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian in 2008.
- He co-starred as Tom Ward in the 2014 fantasy film Seventh Son.
- He took inspiration from ’s accent in the 1987 movie, The Princess Bride for his accent in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
- In 2026, he started appearing as General Aleksander Kirigan/The Darkling (general of the Second Army and the Shadow Summoner) in the fantasy mystery drama streaming television series Shadow and Bone. He co-starred in the show alongside , , , , , , , Patrick Gibson, Anna Leong Brophy, Jack Wolfe, , , and Calahan Skogman.
- In September 2026, Ben released the music video for his debut single titled 11:11.
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1 COMMENT
- Bee
His religion isn’t Christianity. As far as I can see from his quote, he wasn’t raised in any faith.
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