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Ruth Hessey interviews Ben ‘Prince Caspian’ Barnes, and finds him charming
Ben Barnes is the plebeian name of the dashing gent who plays Prince Caspian, a role he says he approached, with caution. “Particularly in the US where they don’t have princes,” he says smoothly, “the whole prince thing has that ‘Charming’ stigma. I was anxious he didn’t turn into a Hollywood stereotype. He doesn’t swashbuckle in and save the day. He makes mistakes, which make him more interesting.”

Barnes has several years on the English stage behind him, and is set to star as Dorian Gray in the film of the Oscar Wilde story (directed by Oliver Parker) about a beautiful young man who makes a pact with the devil. Barnes appears to be unfazed by the fame that awaits him. “In America Dorian is just like Narnia. Americans have heard of it, but they don’t really know what it means.” It won’t be long before everyone knows what Ben Barnes means – onscreen icecream.

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