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Christopher Daniel Barnes
Barnes in 2022
Born (1972-11-07) November 7, 1972 (age 52)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Other namesC. B. Barnes, C. D. Barnes, Chris Barnes
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • child model
Years active1981–present
Websitechristopherdanielbarnes.com

Christopher Daniel Barnes (born November 7, 1972),[1] also known professionally as C. D. Barnes, C. B. Barnes and Chris Barnes, is an American actor, writer, and former child model.[1] He is best known for his voice role as the title superhero of the 1990s animated series Spider-Man (1994–1998) and as Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid (1989),[2] as well as his on-screen portrayal of Greg Brady in the films The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) and A Very Brady Sequel (1996).

He starred in 22 episodes of the science fiction series Starman (1986–1987) as the 14-year-old son of the title character played by Robert Hays and had a starring role in the 1988–1989 NBC sitcom Day by Day as Ross Harper. From 1998–2000, he played Leonard on the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie.

Early life

Barnes was born on November 7, 1972, in Portland, Maine; the youngest of three children. He has a sister, Lisa, who is older by three years; and a brother, Steve, who is older by two years.[1]

Career

Live-action roles

Barnes at the Magic City Comic Con in 2015

Barnes originally began his career as a child model, he would later began pursuing his acting career in 1981 at 8 years old.[1] In the 1986–1987 series Starman, he played the teenage boy Scott, the son of the Starman.[3] He starred in the NBC sitcom Day by Day for two seasons. In one episode's dream sequence which included many guest stars from The Brady Bunch, he played a fourth Brady son, "Chuck Brady".[4] He later played Greg Brady in the Brady Bunch films.[5] He starred as Leonard Rickets in the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie.

He appeared in Beverly Hills, 90210; Clueless; Wings; Blossom; JAG; American Dreamer; The Golden Girls; Touched by an Angel; Herman's Head; Time Trax; 7th Heaven; Empty Nest; Girlfriends; CBS Schoolbreak Special and ABC Weekend Specials.

Disney work

At age 16 in 1989, Barnes voiced Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid and reprised the role in 2006 for Kingdom Hearts II. He was unable to return for the sequel The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea in 2000 and was replaced by Rob Paulsen. He voiced Prince Charming in the Cinderella sequels Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.[6] He reprised the role of Prince Eric 16 years later for Disney Dreamlight Valley.

As Spider-Man

As a voice actor, Barnes is best known for his main role in the 1994–1998 Spider-Man series.[7][8] He later provided the voice of Spider-Man Noir in the 2010 video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions,[9] Spider-Man 2099 in the 2011 video game Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Electro, Spyder-Knight and Wolf Spider in the 2012 animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, and also voiced two special costumes, Symbiote Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man 2.0, in the 2013 video game Marvel Heroes.[10] He reprised his role of Electro and voiced Vulture in the mobile game Spider-Man Unlimited.[10] He again portrayed Electro in the 2019 video game Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

Other work

He has done voices for other animated series including several characters in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Tagert McStone in Jackie Chan Adventures, Stripes the Tiger in Sonic Underground,[6] and Speckles in Speckles: The Tarbosaurus.

He has done voice acting in video games, including Scott Donovan in the Law & Order titles Law & Order: Dead on the Money and Law & Order: Double or Nothing.

Short stories

Barnes is a writer of short stories which he shares freely on his website at christopherdanielbarnes.com.[11]

Personal life

Barnes earned his BA in 2004 and his MA in 2009 and enjoys reading, writing short stories, playing the guitar,[1] and practicing yoga.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 American Dreamer Kevin Palmer Jr. Credited as C.B. Barnes
1985 Picking up the Pieces Tom Harding Television film
1989 The Little Mermaid Prince Eric (voice) [10][2]
1990 Exile Dave Television film
1991 Frankenstein: The College Years Jay Butterman
1992 Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story Sean
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Greg Brady
Spring Fling! Michael Television film
1996 A Pig's Tale Barry Direct-to-video
A Very Brady Sequel Greg Brady
2002 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Prince Charming (voice) Direct-to-video[10]
2004 Shut Up and Kiss Me Ryan Ballister
2007 Cinderella III: A Twist in Time Prince Charming (voice) Direct-to-video[10]
2007 Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams Additional voices Direct-to-video[10]
2012 The Dino King Adult Speckles (voice) English dub

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 ABC Weekend Specials Gardner Waterford Episode: "Columbus Circle"
1985–1986 As the World Turns Paul Ryan Unknown episodes
1986–1987 Starman Scott Hayden 22 episodes, series star Credited as "C.B. Barnes"
1988–1989 Day by Day Ross Harper 33 episodes
1989–1990 ABC Afterschool Special Boyd, Will 2 episodes
1990 The Golden Girls Kevin Kelly Episode: "Feelings"
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Additional voices Credited as Chris Barnes
1992 Herman's Head Crawford's Son Episode: "Guns 'n' Neurosis"
1992–1995 Blossom Farnsworth 3 episodes
1993 Time Trax Josh Elliott Episode: "Darien Comes Home"
1994 Empty Nest Raymond Episode: "A Chip Off the Old Charley"
1994–1998 Spider-Man: The Animated Series Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider, Spider-Carnage (voice) Main role; 65 episodes[10]
1995 CBS Schoolbreak Special Scott Leone Episode: "Between Mother and Daughter"
Wings Greg Brady Episode: "A House to Die For"
Real Ghosts Fraternity Brother Segment: "The Brotherhood"
1996 Clueless Donal Miller Episode: "To Party or Not to Party"
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Lenny 4 episodes
1998–2000 Malcolm & Eddie Leonard Rickets 43 episodes
1999 Sonic Underground Stripes (voice) Episode: "The Last Resort"
2000 7th Heaven Police Officer 2 episodes
JAG Lt. Andy Kingsley Episode: "JAG TV"
2001 Girlfriends Ken Duncans Episode: "Friends, Colleagues, Brothers"
Touched by an Angel Dennis Loggins Episode: "Most Likely to Succeed"
Jackie Chan Adventures Taggart McStone (voice) Episode: "Agent Tag"
2013–2016 Ultimate Spider-Man Electro, Spyder-Knight, Wolf Spider, Video Game Voice, Villager (voice) 9 episodes[10]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Police Quest III: The Kindred Sergeant Sonny Bonds Credited as Chris Barns
1998 Return to Krondor Additional voices Credited as Christopher Daniel Barns
2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money Scott Donovan
2003 Law & Order: Double or Nothing
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Prince Eric English dub (Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix)
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2010 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Spider-Man Noir [10]
2011 Spider-Man: Edge of Time Spider-Man 2099 [10]
2013 Marvel Heroes Symbiote Spider-Man [10]
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Donald Menken
Spider-Man Unlimited Electro, Vulture [10]
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Electro [10]
2022 Disney Dreamlight Valley Prince Eric [10]
2024 Disney Speedstorm

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Christopher Daniel Barnes - About". OoCities.org. Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The-Little-Mermaid - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Garcia, Frank; Phillips, Mark (2013). Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004: Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-7864-2483-2.
  4. ^ Potts, Kimberly (2019). "Chapter Eight: Bradys vs. Partridges". The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5387-1661-8.
  5. ^ Stoddard, Sylvia (1996). The Brady Bunch: An Outrageously Funny, Far-Out Guide To America's Favorite TV Family. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-312-96053-0.
  6. ^ a b Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7864-6271-1.
  7. ^ Jankiewicz, Pat (April 1995). "Chris Barnes, The Spectacular Spider-Man". Starlog. No. 213. OoCities.org. pp. 52–55. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  8. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 576. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  9. ^ Dan. "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions at WonderCon — One Of Swords". Oneofswords.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Christopher Daniel Barnes (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 28, 2016. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  11. ^ "Short stories by Christopher Daniel Barnes". christopherdanielbarnes.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
Preceded by Voice or portrayal of Spider-Man
1994–1998 		Succeeded by
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