Benjamin "Ben" Thomas Barnes, the English actor/singer was born on August 20, 1981 in London. His mother, Tricia Barnes was a relationship therapist and his father, Thomas Barnes, was a professor of psychiatry. He has a younger brother Jack, who he lives with in London. As a child, Ben attended Homefield Preparatory School before going on to King's College School. He later studied Drama and English Literature at Kingston University, where he earned his degree in 2004. His acting career began in 2006 when Ben was fifteen years old. He dabbled with small roles and later starred in Suzie Halewood's Bigga Than Ben, which was released in the United Kingdom in 2008. Although he was a member of the National Youth Music Theater, he didn't begin acting steadily until he was around twenty-one, but not before a brief involvement with a British boy-band called Hyrise. The band was in the running to represent...
- 2/12/2010
- by jmaurer@corp.popstar.com (Jennifer Maurer)
- PopStar
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