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. See more

Barnes originally began his career as a child model, he would later began pursuing his acting career in 1981 at 8 years old. In the 1986–1987 series Starman, he played the teenage boy Scott, the son of the Starman. H… See more

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