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Barney showed an early interest in performing when he
received a puppet theatre for Christmas at the age of
three. He enjoyed telling stories and creating his own
shows for family and friends. During primary school he
showed an increasing interest in drama and appeared in
school plays and other class shows. From the age of six,
he attended acting workshops at The Anna Scher
Theatre, a world-renowned community theatre in
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During the winter of 2000, a friend of the family,
Tom Hunsinger, co-wrote
and directed the film The Lawless Heart, casting Barney in the role of
James, the son of the lead character, played by
Bill Nighy. Although
only a small part, this fired his enthusiasm for more proper acting
roles. It also led to interest from an agent and various castings,
particularly being considered for the part of Reece Witherspoon’s son in
Vanity Fair.
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In the spring of 2003,
Joyce Nettles, a director of the Anna Scher
Theatre, was involved in casting the wartime television drama, “Foyle’s War” for ITV, starring Michael Kitchen.
Barney was chosen to audition for
a part in an episode called “War Games”. He was cast as Tim, a lively
and cheeky boy who, along with another child, is taken under the wing of
the character played by Honeysuckle Weeks. He filmed for ten days in
the summer of 2003 and the series aired during November of that year.
Following the broadcast, Barney was offered a number of auditions on the
strength of his performance. |
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In the summer of 2003, at just ten years of age,
Barney was invited to
join the Anna Scher Young Professional classes. The young professionals
are those actors identified by teachers who would benefit from
additional classes to develop the necessary craft-skills and attitude to
guide them on a route to professional acting. |
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Early in 2004, Clark featured in four-part TV drama “The Brief” as the
son of the lead character played by British comedy-actor Alan Davies.
In the fall of 2004, he started in the first year at
high school. He has written, directed and acted in a
short movie for the school’s film club. Barney
recognizes that although he has much to learn, acting is
a passion. He hopes he will be recognized as a young
actor, rather than just a pretty face. |
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In 2004, Barney
was selected of casting organized by Celestia
Fox with more than 800 boys. Barney got the
protagonist role of Oliver Twist, the new production of the
polish director Roman Polanski (The pianist) based in the novel of
Charles Dickens.
The film
was distributed in 2005 and
this
role made Barney famous over the world. Barney filmed in the
summer and autumn of 2004. During filming Oliver Twist, he kept a
diary of all his experiences. The budget of the film was about
50,000,000$ and Barney's salary was 50,000£. |
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Young Artist Awards 2006:
Best Performance in an International Feature Film-Leading Young
Performer for Oliver Twist. |
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Full Name:
Barney Ivan S. Clark
