Skandar Keynes

Biography
Skandar Amin Casper Keynes was born in London, 5 September 1991, the son of Zelfa Cecil Hourani and author Randal Keynes. His maternal grandfather, Cecil Fadlo Hourani, is a former adviser to the late Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba, as well as a famous cook. Through his father, Keynes is the great-great-great grandson of the famous biologist Charles Darwin, through whom he is descended from Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of York (uncle to both Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Catherine Howard), thus making him distantly related to Queen Elizabeth I and King Edward I. He has an older sister, Soumaya Keynes.

Keynes has stated that he is an atheist.

Skandar attended the Anna Scher Theatre School from 2000 to 2005 and currently attends the all-boys City of London School. In September 2006, he began Fourth Form (Year Ten) at school and the first year of his GCSE studies. In the summer of 2006, Keynes and his grandfather, mother, and sister were forced to flee from Beirut, Lebanon, where the family were holidaying when the 2006 Lebanon War began. Keynes currently lives in Highbury, London. He studies Tae Kwon Do and plays the cornet, flute, cello, and the guitar. He supports Arsenal F.C. along with his Narnia co-star, Anna Popplewell. He auditioned 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.

Filmography
2001

The Victorians, Played the part of a street urchin.

Sivaji The Boss 2003

Enzo Ferarri, Played the part of the young Enzo Ferarri.

2005

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Played the part of Edmund Pevensie.

2008

Prince Caspian, Played the part of Edmund Pevensie

2010

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, playing as Edmund Pevensie

Fun Facts
Skandar's name came from Iskandar, the Arabic version of Alexander.