Skandar Keynes was born on 5th September 1991 in London to parents Zelfa Hourani and author Randal Keynes. He attended the Anna Scher theatre school between from 2000 to 2005, and his first professional acting role was as the younger Enzo Ferrari in Ferrari (2003). He later landed the role of Edmund Pevensie in the film adaptation of C.S Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005) and was the last of the Pevensie children to be cast. Unlike the others who had all endured an 18 month long casting process, Skandar was cast within just a couple of weeks. After he had been spotted, he attended three or so auditions in the space of a week before landing the part. He reprised his role as Edmund in the movie adaptation of the next installment of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Prince Caspian (2008) and is expected to return again in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader which is scheduled for release in 2010.
