Skandar Amin Casper Keynes, an English actor, was born on September 5, 1991, and is most recognized for his portrayal of Edmund Pevensie in the 2005 film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He reprised his role as Edmund in the film's sequels, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Skandar Keynes was born in London to writer Randal Keynes and Zelfa Cecil Hourani, and has a sister named Soumaya. Through his father, Keynes is the great-great-great grandson of the renowned scientist Charles Darwin. His paternal great-grandfather, Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1932.
Skandar's maternal grandfather, Cecil Fadlo Hourani, is a celebrated writer, and the brother of Albert Hourani, a well-known writer and professor. Skandar's father has English ancestry, while his mother is of Lebanese, as well as Persian and Turkish, descent. Skandar Keynes attended the Anna Scher Theatre School from 2000 to 2005 and the all-boys City of London School.
