32 Facts About Skandar Keynes

Alexander Amin Caspar Keynes was born on 5 September 1991 and is an English political advisor, and former actor.

Skandar Keynes's mother, Zelfa Hourani, is Lebanese; and his father, Randal Keynes, was a British author.

Skandar Keynes' great-grandparents were Nobel Prize laureate Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian and Hester Adrian, Baroness Adrian.

On his mother's side, Skandar Keynes is of Lebanese Christian and distant Persian and Turkish descent.

Skandar Keynes's maternal grandfather was Lebanese writer Cecil Fadlo Hourani, who was an advisor to the late Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba.

Lebanese nationality law states that citizenship is passed on patrilineally, so Skandar Keynes is legally a foreigner in the country he considers his second home.

Skandar Keynes attended the Anna Scher Theatre School, after going to Thornhill Primary School.

Skandar Keynes then studied at the all-boys City of London School where he was awarded the Merit prize in the 2006 European Kangaroo competition, the City of London Corporate Scholarship, The Geoffrey Clark Prize for Services to Drama, and The Bennet Brough Prize for Chemistry.

Skandar Keynes passed his A-level exams in spring 2010 with A*s and As in biology, chemistry, mathematics, further mathematics and history.

In October 2010, Skandar Keynes began his degree in Arabic, Persian and Middle Eastern History at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Skandar Keynes spent his third year studying in Lebanon to perfect his colloquial Arabic and wrote about his experiences on a weekly column in The Tab.

Skandar Keynes's dissertation presented a comparison between the teaching of history in Iran and Saudi Arabia which required him to translate school textbooks from both countries.

Skandar Keynes was listed as one of Business Insider "16 Incredibly Impressive Students At Cambridge University".

Skandar Keynes' acting career began when he was 9 years old with a role as a 'boy in rags' in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth for British television.

Skandar Keynes achieved international prominence in the role of Edmund Pevensie in the major motion picture The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe directed by Andrew Adamson.

In 2004, after the producers saw 2,000 young hopefuls, Skandar Keynes won the role of Edmund whose story is especially dramatic as his character is central to themes of betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption.

Skandar Keynes performed his own complex stunts: jumping into the ditch, sword fighting, and horse riding.

Skandar Keynes voiced his character in the video game The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

In 2006, Skandar Keynes was awarded the CAMIE Award for his portrayal.

Skandar Keynes reprised his role as Edmund in Prince Caspian, directed by Andrew Adamson and released in May 2008 to generally positive reviews, grossing $419.7 million worldwide.

Skandar Keynes enjoyed the action-oriented stuntwork, touring New Zealand, Prague, Slovenia, Poland, and Czech Republic within seven months of shooting.

Skandar Keynes voiced his character in the video game The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Skandar Keynes returned as Edmund in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third installment of The Chronicles of Narnia, directed by Michael Apted, filmed in Australia and released in December 2010, grossing $415.7 million worldwide.

In preparation, Skandar Keynes trained to earn his Professional Association of Diving Instructors license for underwater scenes.

In January 2015, Skandar Keynes completed a three-month internship at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Skandar Keynes then worked at the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a parliamentary adviser to Crispin Blunt, a British Conservative MP and former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, until January 2018.

Since then, Skandar Keynes has been working as a political adviser.

Skandar Keynes did extreme sports through bungee jumping in New Zealand at the Nevis Bungy, Sky Tower, Ledge Bungy, Shotover Canyon Swing, and from a jet.

Skandar Keynes tracked down the Grey Wolf in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland as part of his work shadowing the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Skandar Keynes promoted connect2earth, an online community run by World Wide Fund for Nature.

Skandar Keynes joined his father in the Galapagos Tortoise Project by promoting Sebastian, one of the largest of the giant tortoises conserved by the archipelago's national park.

Skandar Keynes and his family have been visiting Marjeyoun in Lebanon yearly, despite the political situation, since he was a child.