Ben Barnes Net Worth

Ben Barnes's Quotes

• I got involved [in "Caspian"] very late, very late, literally a couple of weeks before they had to start shooting. I think they were desperate, at this point. 'Whoever walks in the door next, THAT'S the guy.' And it was me. (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 13, 2008)
• Obviously, you wouldn't be human if you didn't get a disposable camera and try and get a picture of yourself by your own movie billboard (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #16.89 (2008)).
• The audition was to play a Los Angeles lifeguard. So I turn up, pasty, skinny, off the plane, black shirt. I walk in, there's like ten guys in there, blonde, tanned, enormous. And I kid you not, one of them had his pant leg rolled up and was going, "Dude, I just don't know how to get the definition in my calves. I can't do it." And I thought, I'm in the wrong place (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #16.89 (2008)).
• I played a rock star alien. I even made my own guitar -- out of cardboard. It was spectacular, if I may say so myself. (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 13, 2008)
• My favorite one to eat pizza with is Anna [Popplewell]. My favorite one to go to the gym with is William [Moseley]. My favorite one to mock and be mocked by is Skandar [Keynes] and my favorite one to hug is Georgie [Henley].

Interesting Facts about Ben Barnes

1. Member of the National Youth Music Theatre 1997-2003.
2. Graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Kingston University in 2004.
3. Is one of a number of actors to be photographed by Claire Newman-Williams, including Alison Doody, Thomas James Longley, and Adam Garcia.
4. Was in the short lived boy band Hyrise; his band performed their song, "Leading Me On" in 2004 for Eurovision Song Contest.
5. His parents influenced him to go to university first before heading off to become a serious actor.
6. He can also sing, play drums and piano.
7. He has a younger brother named Jack.
8. Appeared in The Kooks' music clip for "The Sofa Song".
9. Said that he based his Prince Caspian accent on that of Inigo Montoya from Die Braut des Prinzen (1987) because the night before auditions, he was sorting through his DVD collection trying to find something to help him.
10. Because England had not qualified for Euro 2008 (football), Ben supported the Dutch. Ben's maternal grandmother was born in the Netherlands.
11. Favourite movie is Die Jungs von Spinal Tap (1984) .
12. His father is a psychiatrist and his mother is a therapist. Ben's father is of English background. Ben's mother, who was born in South Africa, is of Jewish heritage. Ben's maternal grandfather, Emil Becker, was from Germany, and Ben's maternal grandmother, Cornelia Havelaar, was from the Netherlands.
13. Wore hair extensions for the role of Prince Caspian.
14. He is widely known as Bin Bons on the Internet.
15. Supports Make-a-Wish Foundation.
16. Tried to purchase the picture of himself used in Dorian Gray (to give to his mother), but the painting was not available for sale and is now in a museum.
17. Was one of the four finalists for the role of "Edward Cullen" in Twilight - Biss zum Morgengrauen (2008).
18. Good friends with "Narnia" co-star, Will Poulter.
19. Was one of two finalists for the role of "Aro Volturi" in the Twilight movies.
20. Ben is a third cousin, twice removed, of Henry Kissinger, who served as United States National Security Advisor and United States Secretary of State. Ben's maternal grandfather, Emil Becker, and Henry Kissinger, were third cousins. Henry Kissinger's great-great-grandfather, Meyer Loeb Kissinger, was Ben's great-great-great-great-grandfather. Ben and Henry are each descended from a different wife of Meyer's, Ben from Meyer's first wife and Henry from Meyer's second wife (his wives, Marianne David-Stahl and Schoenlein David-Stahl, were sisters).