Christopher Daniel Barnes (born November 7, 1972), also known professionally as C. D. Barnes and C. B. Barnes, is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his voice role as the title superhero of the 1994 animated television series Spider-Man, Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid, as well as his on-screen portrayal of Greg Brady in the films The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel. He was also once the national teenage spokesperson for Greenpeace. Barnes earned his BA in 2004 and his MA in 2009 and enjoys reading, writing short stories, playing the guitar, and practicing yoga.
Career
Spider-Man
Vocally, Barnes is best known for his lead role in the 1994-1998 Spider-Man cartoon series. He later provided the voice of Spider-Man Noir in the 2010 video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Spider-Man 2099 in the 2011 video game Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Electro in the 2012 cartoon series Ultimate Spider-Man and also has voiced two special costumes; Symbiote Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man 2.0 in the 2013 video game Marvel Heroes.
Other voice over work
He has done voices for other animated series including several characters in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Tagert McStone in Jackie Chan Adventures and Stripes the Tiger in Sonic Underground. He has done voice acting in video games including Return to Krondor, as Scott Donovan in the Law & Order titles Law and Order: Dead on the Money and Law and Order: Double or Nothing. In Super Hero Squad Online, he does the voice of Daredevil’s nemesis Bullseye.
Live-action roles
In the 1986-1987 TV series Starman, he played the teenage boy Scott, the son of the Starman.
He starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Day by Day. In one episode’s dream sequence which included many guest stars from The Brady Bunch, he played a fourth Brady son, “Chuck Brady”. He later played Greg Brady in the Brady Bunch parody movies. He starred as Leonard Rickets in the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie. He has also 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.
He has an uncredited cameo as one of John Jameson’s groomsmen in Spider-Man 2.
Disney work
At age 16 in 1989, Barnes voiced Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid and he reprised the role of Eric in 2006 for Kingdom Hearts II. He was unable to reprise the role of Eric in 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.
Filmography
Movie | Episode | Character | Date |
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American Dreamer | Kevin Palmer, Jr. | 1984 | |
Picking up the Pieces | Tom Harding | 1985 | |
ABC Weekend Specials | Columbus Circle | Gardner Waterford | 1985 |
As the World Turns | Paul Ryan #2 | 1985–1986 | |
Starman | Scott Hayden | 1986–1987 | |
Day by Day | Ross Harper | 1988–1989 | |
The Little Mermaid | Eric | 1989 | |
Exile | Dave | 1990 | |
Just Perfect | 1990 | ||
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Additional voices | 1990 | |
ABC Afterschool Special | Private Affairs | Boyd | 1990 |
ABC Afterschool Special | Testing Dirty | Will | 1990 |
The Golden Girls | Feelings | Kevin Kelly | 1990 |
Frankenstein: The College Years | Jay Butterman | 1991 | |
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Sean | 1992 | |
Blossom | Ruby | Farnsworth | 1992 |
Blossom | The Frat Party | Terry | 1992 |
Herman’s Head | Guns ‘n’ Neurosis (1992) | Crawford’s Son | 1992 |
Time Trax | Darien Comes Home (1993) | Josh Elliott | 1993 |
Empty Nest | A Chip Off the Old Charley (1994) | Raymond | 1994 |
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man | Spider-Man | 1994 | |
Real Ghosts | Fraternity Brother | 1995 | |
Blossom | A Kiss Is Just a Kiss | Steve | 1995 |
The Brady Bunch Movie | Greg Brady | 1995 | |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | Between Mother and Daughter | Scott Leone | 1995 |
Spring Fling! | TV movie | Michael | 1995 |
Wings | A House to Die For | Greg Brady | 1995 |
Spider-Man | Peter Parker / Spider-Man / Additional Voices / … | 1994–1998 | |
A Pig’s Tale | Video | Barry | 1996 |
Spider-Man: The Sins of the Fathers | Spider-Man (voice) / Peter Parker (voice) | 1996 | |
A Very Brady Sequel | Greg Brady | 1996 | |
Clueless | To Party or Not to Party | Donal Miller | 1996 |
Spider-Man: The Secret Wars | Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (voice) | 1997 | |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Confession (1998); Brandon Leaves (1998); Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (1998): The Elephant’s Father (1998) | Lenny | 1998 |
Return to Krondor | Video Game | voice | 1998 |
Sonic Underground | The Last Resort (1999) | Stripes (voice) | 1999 |
Malcolm & Eddie | Three of Club (2000); Mid-Wife Crisis (2000); Double Play (2000); Moving Violations (2000); Buddy’s Ashes (2000) | Leonard Rickets | 2000 |
JAG | JAG TV (2000) | Lt. Andy Kingsley | 2000 |
7th Heaven | Broke (2000) ; Losers (2000) | Police Officer | 2000 |
Girlfriends | Friends, Colleagues, Brothers (2001) | 2001 | |
Touched by an Angel | Most Likely to Succeed (2001) | Dennis Loggins | 2001 |
Jackie Chan Adventures | Agent Tag (2001) | Tagert McStone (voice) | 2001 |
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | Direct-to-video | Prince Charming (voice) | 2002 |
Law & Order: Dead on the Money | Video game | Scott Donovan (voice) | 2002 |
Law & Order: Double or Nothing | Video game | Scott Donovan (voice) | 2003 |
Shut Up and Kiss Me | Ryan Ballister | 2004 | |
Spider-Man 2 | Groomsmen (uncredited) | 2004 | |
Kingdom Hearts II | Video game | Prince Eric (voice: English version) | 2005 |
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ | Video game | Prince Eric (voice: English version) | 2007 |
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time | Direct-to-video | Prince Charming (as C.D. Barnes) (voice) | 2007 |
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | Video game | Spider-Man Noir (voice) | 2010 |
Spider-Man: Edge of Time | Video game | Miguel O’Hara (voice) / Spider-Man 2099 (voice) | 2011 |
Ultimate Spider-Man | Animated series | Max Dillon (voice) / Electro (voice) Spyder-Knight (voice) Wolf-Spider (voice) |
2012 |
The Dino King | CGI/Live action animated film | Speckles (adult, English dub) | 2012 |
Marvel Heroes | Video game | Symbiote Spider-Man Superior Spider-Man (Spider-Ock) | 2013 |
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Daniel_Barnes