īarnes then studied English literature and drama at Kingston University, appearing and directing in productions such as Don Juan (as the lead), The Golden Age, Exposure and The Zoo Story. Prior to university, he spent two years singing, television presenting, and working with entertainment svengali Simon Fuller to open a jazz club and launch an album which both did not materialize. In 1997 he began his career in musical theatre by joining the National Youth Music Theatre where, at age 16, he gave his first performance as a drummer in the West End musical adaptation of Bugsy Malone. In King's, he sang in choirs and played percussions (drums and piano) in jazz orchestras and concert bands. īarnes was educated at two independent schools for boys: Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton and King's College School in Wimbledon. Barnes cites his mother's Jewish South African childhood, his father's scientific education, and his attendance at what he felt was a "vaguely Christian" school where he "liked the hymns" as formative influences. Barnes was born on 20 August 1981 in south-west London to Patricia Becker, a relationship psychotherapist, and Thomas Barnes, a psychiatrist and professor.
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