Benjamin Thomas Barnes was born on 20 August 1981 in London, England to Patricia and Thomas Barnes, and is best known as the actor who portrayed Prince Caspian in ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’‘, and Dorian Gray in the movie of the same title.
So just how rich is Ben Barnes as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actor has net worth of $2 million, with his wealth being accumulated from his over a decade long career in the mentioned field.
Ben Barnes Net Worth $2 Million
Speaking about his education, he attended Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton, Surrey and King’s College School, located in Wimbledon. Barnes followed by enrolling into the Kingston University in Kingston-upon-Thames, where he focused on studying drama and English literature, and graduated in 2004. For a few years, he was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre, then made his acting debut with the role of Craig Unwin in an episode of ‘‘Doctors’‘, and followed by portraying Chris Wilbur in ‘‘Split Decision’‘, both in 2006. After that he had more minor roles, and eventually landed the role of Prince Caspian in ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’‘, a part of the ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia’‘ franchise, based on the books of the same title written by C.S. Lewis. The movie ended up grossing $419.7 million and becoming a worldwide hit, winning two awards – BMI Film Music Award and Teen Choice Award, and was additionally nominated for 20 more, so starring in such a prominent movie was a breakthrough for Ben’s career, and added considerably to his net worth.
In the following year, Barnes landed the starring role in ‘‘Dorian Gray’‘, the movie based on the book of the same title written by Oscar Wilde. The mentioned film follows the story of a beautiful young man with the desire to live forever, which he accomplishes through a painting which, however, is slowly starting to show his inner ugliness to the world. As of 2010, he played Prince Caspian once again, this time in ‘‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’‘; the movie eventually earned $415.7 million at the box office. In 2013, he appeared in ‘‘The Big Wedding’‘, working alongside Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl and Diane Keaton, and in the following year starred in ‘‘Jackie & Ryan’‘ alongside Katherine Heigl; the story of a single mother and a man who struggles to become a successful musician received a mediocre response. In 2016, he began playing Logan in science fiction series ‘‘Westworld’‘, which received three Golden Globe nominations and additionally won 29 awards such as Primetime Emmy, Saturn, Excellence in Production Design, and Critics’ Choice TV Awards. He followed by portraying Billy Russo in ‘‘The Punisher’‘, which received a generally positive response from the audience. Overall, Barnes has had 25 acting gigs so far, steadily building his net worth.
Besides being an actor, Barnes is also a singer, and has performed songs such as ‘‘A Room with a View’‘and ‘‘I’ll See You Again’‘ for the soundtrack of ‘‘Easy Virtue’‘. Additionally, he sang ‘‘Do Anything You Wanna Do’‘, ‘‘Some Kind of Lovin’‘ and ‘‘Cry Baby’‘ for the soundtrack of ‘‘Killing Bono’‘, contributing further to his net worth.
In his private life, Ben is reportedly still single, but speaking about his previous relationships, he dated Tamsin Egerton and Meganne Young. He is active on social media such as Twitter and Instagram and is followed by over 100,000 people on the former, and 350,000 on the latter.
