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| Born | Skandar Amin Casper Keynes 5 September 1991 London, England |
Skandar Amin Casper Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. He has appeared in the first two installments, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, released on 16 May 2008, and will star in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, due 7 May 2010.1
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Biography
Skandar Keynes was born in London, the son of Zelfa Cecil Hourani and writer Randal Keynes. His maternal grandfather, Cecil Fadlo Hourani, is a famous writer of Lebanese descent, and the brother of Albert Hourani, also a well-known writer and professor.2 On his father's side Keynes is the great-great-great grandson of the famous biologist Charles Darwin, through whose paternal grandmother Mary Howard he is descended from Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (uncle to both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard) and thus from King Edward I. Keynes is also the great-great nephew of the economist John Maynard Keynes and the nephew of the historian and Cambridge professor Simon Keynes.2 Through his great-grandmother, Hester Agnes Pinsent – the wife of Nobel Prize laureate Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian – he is also related to the Scottish philosopher David Hume.3 He has an older sister, Soumaya Keynes, (born 1989), who has appeared in various productions for BBC Radio 4.
Keynes has stated that he is an atheist.45
Keynes attended the Anna Scher Theatre School from 2000 to 2005, having attended Thornhill Primary school from 1996-2002. He currently attends the all-boys City of London School along with Daniel Radcliffe. He sat his GSCEs in May and June 2008 and started Sixth Form and his first year of his A Level studies the following September. He is taking History, Biology, Chemistry and Maths at A-Level. He currently writes as a "film critic" for the review section of The Citizen, the City of London School weekly school newspaper.
In the summer of 2006, Keynes and his grandfather, mother, and sister were forced to flee from Beirut, Lebanon, where the family was holidaying when the 2006 Lebanon War began.2
Keynes currently resides in Highbury, London. He studies Tae Kwon Do and plays the cornet, the cello, the tuba, the flute, and the guitar. He supports Arsenal F.C..
He auditioned (successfully) for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the same as he auditioned (unsuccessfully) for the role of Simon Brown in Nanny McPhee. His voice broke during the filming of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, leaving his sister Soumaya to voice some of his lines.6
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Worldwide Gross |
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| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Edmund Pevensie | pre-production | NA |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Edmund Pevensie | $403,264,159 | |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Edmund Pevensie | $744,783,957 | |
| 2003 | Ferrari | Enzo Ferrari at the age of 8 | Television movie | NA |
See also
References
- ^ "Narnia Voyage Postponed to 2010", E! Entertainment (2007-09-21). Retrieved on 21 September 2007.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Jon Lee (2006-07-24). "Change of Plans". The New Yorker. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
- ^ "Notes on the Rendall family". Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Martin, Paul (2006-03-25). "Exclusive Interview with Skandar Keynes". Narnia Fans. Retrieved on 2008-06-18. "I am an Atheist. I know the film's really Christian and everything and it does really affect me. Oh and you know I'm related to Charles Darwin."
- ^ Savage, David (2006-06-19). "William Moseley and Skandar Keynes Interview!". Popcorn. Retrieved on 2008-06-25. "So apparently I'm an atheist, I'm into Darwin..."
- ^ Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, and Andrew Adamson. (2006). The Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Cast Commentary] [DVD].
External links
- Official website
- Skandar Keynes at the Internet Movie Database
- Prince Caspian Interview (12 May 2008)
- Prince Caspian On set interview (July 2007)
- Narniafans interview (25 March 2006)
- Cinema Confidential interview (December 7, 2005)
- Skandar Keynes Online - Fansite
