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Ben Barnes

Ben Barnes

Actor · Born August 20, 1981 (45) · London, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Ben Barnes is a British stage, film and television actor and singer, best known for playing Prince Caspian in the feature film "Prince Caspian" and King Caspian in "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", both part of the "The Chronicles of Narnia" franchise, as well as series regular Logan in the HBO television series "Westworld". He holds a BA in Drama and English Literature from Kingston University, London, England, UK.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 20, 1981 (45)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on Motif · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Ben Barnes' films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
27%
Power
14%
Morality
12%
Survival
11%
Society
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Ally
1 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
7
Melancholic
10
Warm
3
Romantic
3
Other
19

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ben Barnes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 23 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Barnes' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 23 with a Motif page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Institute(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tim Jamieson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Critic(2023)

    as Stephen Wyley

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as William Thurber

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Prodigy(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Spike Headed Alien / Miner #2 / Miners (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Shadow and Bone(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as General Aleksander Kirigan / The Darkling

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Brad Majors

  • Gold Digger(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Benjamin Greene

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Punisher(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · as Billy Russo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Mt. Wolf: Soteria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Danny Wolf

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 14 episodes · as Logan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sons of Liberty(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sam Adams

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Seventh Son(2014)

    as Tom Ward

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • By the Gun(2014)

    as Nick Tortano

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Jackie & Ryan(2014)

    as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Big Wedding(2013)

    as Alejandro 'Alex' Soto Griffin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Words(2012)

    as Young Man

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as TV Mac

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Islands: Untold Adventures of the Dawn Treader (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Prince Caspian (voice)

  • Killing Bono(2011)

    as Neil McCormick

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader(2010)

    as Caspian

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Locked In(2010)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dorian Gray(2009)

    as Dorian Gray

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Easy Virtue(2008)

    as John Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bigga Than Ben (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Cobakka

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)

    as Prince Caspian

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Stardust(2007)

    as Young Dunstan Thorn

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • When Zachary Beaver Came to Town(2003)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

$420M worldwide

Highest rated

The Punisher (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19922025

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2007Screen debut· Stardust
  • 2009First top-billed film· Dorian Gray
  • 2009Breakout· Dorian Gray
  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Westworld
  • 2025Best so far· The Institute

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 28: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew1 of 28: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 23% of 13 roles
0712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2017, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ben Barnes' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Locked In (2010)

78th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Punisher (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ben Barnes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles52–92 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles17–68 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles9–75 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles9–69 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles41–90 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ben Barnes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Barnes' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; C.S. Lewis shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers