Skandar Keynes — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Alexander Amin Caspar "Skandar" Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English political adviser and former actor. He is best known for the role of Edmund Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia film series (2005–2010). Keynes is the son of British author Randal Keynes and the great-great-great-great-grandson of the revolutionary biologist Charles Darwin.

In January 2015, Keynes completed a three-month internship at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In January 2016, Keynes announced his retirement from acting. Keynes then worked in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a parliamentary adviser to Crispin Blunt, a British Conservative MP and former chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (2015–2017), until January 2018. Since then, Keynes has worked as a political adviser.

Filmography

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2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Edmund Pevensie

Interesting facts

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Skandar auditioned for the role of Simon in the film "Nanny McPhee."
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Despite his success in film, Skandar decided not to continue his acting career and chose the profession of political advisor.
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In 2008, he graduated from a private London school for boys, which was also attended by another English actor – Daniel Radcliffe.
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Full name is Alexander Emin Casper Keynes.
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His father is the writer and British conservationist Randal Keynes.
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Charles Darwin is Skandar's great-great-great-great-grandfather.
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His mother, Zelfa Cecil Hourani, is of Lebanese origin. Skandar's grandfather was an advisor to the president of Tunisia before immigrating to the United Kingdom.
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Skandar has an older sister, Sumaya.
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From 2000 to 2005, Skandar attended the Anna Scher Theatre School.