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The spark came at Waikato University when he impulsively auditioned for Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine — landing the role transformed his trajectory. He applied to Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School without realizing how competitive it was, becoming one of 18 selected from 300 applicants. He graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts and promptly won a Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for his Wellington stage work.\n\nPersonal Life\n\nBarrington lives in Titirangi, Auckland, with his wife Kristie Fergus — a makeup artist he married in March 2019 in a bohemian-themed ceremony featuring a choreographed disco routine. Their daughter Harley was born in June 2016; Fergus's son Ollie from a previous relationship completes their blended family.\n\nHe's been candid about early career struggles — going bald at 24 and being 6'4\" with a \"baby face\" initially made him \"uncastable.\" Time proved those distinctive features assets rather than obstacles.\n\nCareer Highlights\n\nBarrington's TV breakthrough came with The Insider's Guide to Happiness (2004), earning two award nominations. He followed with Outrageous Fortune (2006–2007) as gang leader Tyson before spending three years in England.\n\nHis international film credits include uncredited roles in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy — as a Gondorian Soldier and Ranger in The Two Towers (2002) and Return of the King (2003) — and as a Centaur in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), alongside James McAvoy.\n\nThe Almighty Johnsons (2011–2013) brought him widespread recognition as Olaf Johnson. Ironically, the casting brief initially specified they didn't want \"anyone who looks like Ben Barrington\" — they sought normal-looking guys as Norse gods. Only after exhausting other options did creator James Griffin give him the chance.\n\nSince 2015, Barrington has starred as plastic surgeon Dr. Drew McCaskill on Shortland Street, New Zealand's longest-running soap — accumulating over 1,560 episodes through 2025. 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Dört kardeş, bir profesörün yanında yaşamaya başlarlaR. Bu sırada saklambaç oynayan en küçük kardeş Lucy, kendisini Narnia topraklarına götüren bir elbise dolabı keşfeder. Karlar altındaki Narnia tuhaf ama eşsiz yaratıklarla doludur. Beyaz Cadı Jadis tarafından da gözlenmektedir. Ailenin tüm çocukları bu dolabın içinden geçtiklerinde bambaşka bir dünya kurulur içlerinde. 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