Skandar Keynes Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
By Sophia Bowman
Skandar Keynes Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Skandar Keynes Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Skandar Keynes is an English political adviser and former actor who is best known for portraying the role of Edmund Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. For his acting skills, he has been honored with numerous awards such as the CAMIE Award and Voice Arts Award. He has served as a parliamentary adviser to Crispin Blunt at the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Born Name
Alexander Amin Casper Keynes
Nick Name
Skander, Skandy, Skandarwin
Skandar Keynes in a shot taken from his film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianSun Sign
Virgo
Born Place
Camden, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Skandar started his primary education at the Thornhill Primary School. From 2000 to 2005, he studied at the Anna Scher Theatre School. Then in 2005, he got admission at the all-boys school, City of London School.
After giving the GCSE level exam in 2008, he started studying chemistry, biology, history, mathematics and further mathematics at the GCE Advanced Level and scored A grade in all.
In 2010, he got enrolled at the Pembroke College, Cambridge to study Arabic and Middle Eastern History and graduated in 2012 with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies.
Occupation
Former Actor
Family
- Father – Randal Keynes (Author)
- Mother – Zelfa Cecil Hourani
- Siblings – Soumaya Anne Keynes (Older Sister) (Economist and appeared in productions for BBC Radio 4)
- Others – Edgar Douglas Adrian (Paternal Great-Grandfather) (Physiologist), Hester Adrian (Paternal Great-Grandmother), Cecil Fadlo Hourani (Maternal Grandfather) (Writer), Furugh Afnan (Maternal Grandmother), Charles Darwin (Great-Great-Great Grandfather) (Scientist), Simon Keynes (Uncle) (Historian), Roger Keynes (Uncle) (Neuroscientist), Laura Keynes (Cousin) (Catholic writer and Apologist), John Maynard Keynes (Great-Great-Uncle) (Economist)
Manager
Skandar Keynes was represented by Hamilton Hodell Group.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 8 in or 173 cm
Weight
67 kg or 148 pounds
Girlfriend / Spouse
Skander Keynes has dated –
- Rebecca Swinton (2005-2006) – Skandar Keynes was reported to be dating Rebecca Swinton. He has publicly revealed in different interviews that Rebecca was his first love.
- (2008) – Skandar was RUMORed to have had a fling with actress Taylor Momsen after pictures of them looking cozy at a party were leaked by leading tabloids. However, the representatives of both the stars declined to confirm or deny the relationship.
- (2010) – Skandar first met Georgie Henley in 2004 during the shooting of the first film of the Narnia series. In September 2010, they converted their friendship into something more.
Skandar Keynes with Georgie Henley at a private partyRace / Ethnicity
White
Skandar is of English descent on his father’s side whereas, of Lebanese, Persian and Turkish descent on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Short and slight frame
Skandar Keynes at The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader premiere in November 2010Religion
Atheism
Best Known For
Playing the role of Edmund Pevensie in the fantasy film series The Chronicles of Narnia.
First Film
Skandar Keynes made his theatrical film debut in 2005 with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Edmund Pevensie.
First TV Show
Keynes made his first TV show appearance in a December 2005 episode of the news talk show The Early Show as himself.
Personal Trainer
Skandar Keynes keeps his body fit and healthy by practicing Korean martial arts form, taekwondo. He also goes for horse riding in his free time to get a workout.
Skandar Keynes Favorite Things
- Food – Pizza, chips, fish
- TV Show – Family Guy, Scrubs (2001-2010)
- Football Club – Arsenal Football Club
- Pastime – Video games
- Sport – Football
- Color – Blue
- Bands – Queen, Outkast,
- Cheese Type – Cheddar, stilton
- Restaurant – Nandos
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Skandar Keynes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Lion Cub naming ceremony in December 2010Skandar Keynes Facts
- Skandar Keynes is an adept musician and can play the flute, guitar, and a cornet.
- The first part of his screen name, ‘Skandar’ is inspired by the Turkish version of the name Alexander.
- is his celebrity crush.
- gave him a greenstone necklace in New Zealand to help him overcome his life challenges and difficulties easily. Such a necklace can only be .
- He is a keen sportsperson and enjoys playing soccer and cricket in his free time.
- He is an adept sword fighter, a skill which he learned before the shooting of first The Chronicles of Narnia film under the tutelage of sword trainer Allan Poppleton.
- During the shooting of the first The Chronicles of Narnia film, he was banned from eating sugary products due to his hyperactive tendencies.
- While filming the first Narnia film, he grew by six and a half inches, which meant his armor had to be repaired on a weekly basis.
- Skandar and his family had to flee from Beirut in July 2006 while on annual summer vacations as suspected Hezbollah militants came to his grandfather’s house looking for British nationals.
- In the past, Skandar had attained a green belt in taekwondo.
- He has done bungee jumping at the Nevis Bungy, Ledge Bungy, Sky Tower, Shotover Canyon Swing, and from a jet.
- He has two pet cats named Puss and Boots.
- In 2016, Keynes declared that he is leaving acting and later started working as a parliamentary adviser to Member of Parliament, Crispin Blunt.
- For the first installment of The Chronicles of Narnia series, he had auditioned for the role of Simon, which went to and he was instead cast as Edmund.
- He doesn’t have any verified social media.
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