The renewed thirst for Shadow and Bone's Ben Barnes has steadily been building since it was first announced in 2019 he would join the Netflix adaptation as General Kirigan. On a personal note, my love for the 39-year-old actor began after seeing him in 2007's Stardust and was firmly cemented with his role as the titular Prince Caspian in 2008's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Since then, he's been both villains and heroes with roles like Logan Delos on Westworld, Billy Russo on The Punisher, Dorian Grey in Dorian Grey, Tom Ward in Seventh Son, and Samuel Adams on Sons of Liberty. Thanks to Shadow and Bone, which premieres on Netflix on April 23, he's back in the fantasy element so many of us first fell in love with him in.
It's hard not to be drawn in by Ben as not only is he gorgeous, he sings and absolutely adores his fans. He's basically the total package, considering he's also extremely active on both Instagram and Twitter. Gotta love a man that knows what the fans want! Ahead are just a few photos of Ben that might make you stop and go, "That is one attractive man."
I mean, that's not Ben Barnes . . . that's a Disney prince.
And he would be right.
Smoldering is an art, and Ben Barnes has mastered it.
Perhaps it's how to take over Westworld or destroy the Fold? Maybe he's contemplating going back to Narnia.
I'd probably swoon right then and there.
He has a sense of humor, or did you forget his Dubsmash phase?
Was this picture my laptop background for all of 2019? Maybe.
Because the smolder is back and better than ever in it.
There's just something about a man in a leather jacket.
Both being the ability to make you fall in love with both heroes and villains. I would follow Prince Caspian and General Kirigan to the ends of the Earth.
Ben Barnes plus burgundy is a winning combination.
This is why he's lived rent-free in my brain since 2007.
Until then, I will just stare at these pictures.
Why does this picture make me want to give him a hug and tell him it'll be all right?
I can't stop staring at his hands.
Ben Barnes, a banana daiquiri, and the beach sounds like a dream.
If only we could walk together.