Biography

Aneurin Barnard

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Laurence Olivier Award-winning actor Aneurin Barnard is well-known for playing the role of Davey in the British independent musical film Hunky Dory. The Welsh-born enrolled at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama before he got TV fame in 2013 through The White Queen (TV mini-series) as well as the film The Truth About Emanuel (2013).

When Is Aneurin Barnard From? Age and Height?

Aneurin Barnard was born on May 8th, 1987 in Ogwr, Mid Glamorgan, Wales. As per his nationality, he is  Welsh and belongs to mixed ethnicity(Welsh, English, Cornish, & Scottish hertiage). As of 2021, Barnard is 34 years old and has a height of 5 feet 8.5 inches (174 cm).

Talking about his family, he was born to Terry Barnard and June Barnard. His father is a coal miner and his mother is a factory worker. Aneurin was raised in Mid Glamorgan along with her sibling, Ceri Barnard.

Regarding his education, he went to the Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari in Rhondda Cynon Taf. While attending his secondary school years, he starred in the HTV Wales series named Jacob's Ladder.

Later, he joined the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Later, he also trained with Kimberley Nixon, Tom Cullen and graduated in 2008.

Acting Career Journey

In 2003, Barnard did a small role of Young Jonathan in the television series Jacob's Leader starring Paul Amos, Craig Barlow, and Philip Howe.

Later in 2008, he appeared as Damien in a British medical drama series Casualty. In 2010, Aneurin won the Laurence Olivier Award for the Best Actor in a Musical for his work as Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening.

He played the role of Davey in the British independent musical film Hunky Dory in 2011 alongside Minnie Driver, Kimberley Nixon, Darren Evans, and more. The actor also won Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Award for Best Actor in Citadel.

The Welsh actor then landed the role of Claude in the drama-thriller film The Truth About Emanuel in 2013. Kaya Scodelario, Russell Steinberg, and Anne Ramsay were the other stars of the film. He also won Ashland Independent Film Award for Best Acting Ensemble for his work in the film.

CAPTION: Barnard in the TV series War & Peace SOURCE: Instagram@aneurin.b

Moreover, having worked in the TV series The White Queen (2013), Aneurin Barnard landed other prominent TV roles in War & Peace (2016), Thirteen (2016), and Sherwood (2019). The Barkskins (2020) star then was cast in the 2021 TV series: The Pact and Time.

Throughout his career, he made guest appearances in several series such as Agatha Christie's Marple, Killing Jesus, and Moonfleet.

How Much Is Aneurin Barnard's Net Worth?

The 5 feet 7-inch tall actor, Barnard has an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2021. He mostly earned his fortune from his acting career.

Aneurin is believed to have ama s sed a handsome sum of money from his performance in the film and television series. Some of his hit projects and their earnings are listed below:

Film Year Cast Member Earning
Hunky Dory  2011 Minnie Driver, Adam Byard, Kayleigh Bennett $139,653
Citadel 2012 James Cosmo, Wunmi Mosaku, Amy Shiels $141,886
The Truth About Emanuel 2013 Jessica Biel, Sam Jaeger, Jimmi Simpson $4,404
Mary Queen of Scots 2013 Edward Hogg, Tony Curran, Joana Preiss $10,237
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Boc 2013 Michael Sheen, Sam Neill, Keeley Hawes $128,471
Interlude in Prague 2017 James Purefoy, Anna Rust, Dervla Kirwan $14,699
Dunkirk 2017 Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Mark Rylance $526,940,665
The Goldfinch 2019 Oakes Fegley, Luke Wilson, Sarah Paulson  $6,677,125

Who Is Aneurin Barnard Married To? Do They Have Kids?

As of 2021, the Truth About Emanuel actor, Barnard lives a blissful married life with his wife Lucy Faulks-Barnard. She is an entrepreneur and is the founder of Elevate (in London), Reportedly, they exchanged vows in March 2017; in early 2020, Lucy shared an Instagram post on the occasion of their 3rd wedding anniversary.

The couple was in a relationship long before they got into a marital bond. They began dating in March 2011 and would walk down the aisle after 6 years. An active user of Instagram (@mrslucybarnard), Lucy Faulks shared the picture of Aneurin back in January 2014.

CAPTION: Aneurin Barnard and his wife Lucy Faulks-Barnard SOURCE: Instagram@mrslucybarnard

The husband-and-wife are blessed with one child, but the name and other information regarding their child are not known as of now. Even if they share pictures with their kid, they keep the child's face concealed.

Aneurin Barnard is active on both Instagram and Twitter; his IG account (@aneurin.b) has 46.6K followers while his Twitter followers (@aneurinBarnard) count 52.4K as of 2021.