Ben Barnes (left) with Narnia co-star William Moseley Credit: Walt Disney

You've seen the posters or huge billboards; that gorgeous, dark-haired guy in armor, sword in hand looking directly at us under veiled lids. Wow! Even if you never ever heard of Narnia, you might want to flock to theaters for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian based on that hot gaze alone!

Ben Barnes, who is in his 20's playing 17 or 18 in "Caspian", was whisked off the London stage where he was a hit in "The History Boys" and dropped down in New Zealand for a crash course in big Hollywood filmmaking while being dragged behind a horse! It's been a series of whirlwind publicity and public appearances for the dark and handsome young star-in-the-making and, when we finally caught up with him on the phone, he had a bad throat infection but was on his way to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell for the day! Whew! Then, after a short break, he gets to do it all again for the next Narnia installment The Dawn Treader.

We were excited to get to know this cutie and found him to be funny and earnest about everything from his quick launch by the Hollywood starmaker machine (he had only a small part in Stardust playing young Dunstan before this role) to what he was like at 16 and what qualities he's looking for in someone to date. If you find one of those hot posters to stare at on and off while reading this, we don't blame you!