Question: The actor that played Stephen Wraysford in Birdsong, was born when?
Context: Benjamin Thomas Barnes (born 20 August 1981) is an English actor.  He is known for his portrayal of Caspian X in "The Chronicles of Narnia" films "" and "", for playing the title character in the 2009 adaptation of "Dorian Gray", for his supporting roles in the films "The Words" and "The Big Wedding", and for his portrayal of American Founding Father Samuel Adams in the 2015 miniseries "Sons of Liberty". Birdsong was a 2010 adaptation of the novel of the same title by Sebastian Faulks.  The text was written by Rachel Wagstaff and the premiere production directed by Trevor Nunn.  That production began previews at the Comedy Theatre in London on September 18, 2010, and opened on September 28, 2010.  The West End stage production's cast included Ben Barnes as Stephen Wraysford, Genevieve O'Reilly as Isabelle, Nicholas Farrell as René Azaire, Iain Mitchell as Bérard, Lee Ross as Jack Firebrace and Zoe Waites as Jeanne.  Other cast members included Owain Arthur, Billy Carter, Florence Hall, Paul Hawkyard, Gregg Lowe, Joe Coen, Jack Hawkins, James Staddon and Annabel Topham.  The play closed on January 15, 2011. Joseph Daniel Turner Mawle (born 21 March 1974) is an English actor.  Mawle is best known for his roles as Benjen Stark in "Game of Thrones", Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine in "Ripper Street", Firebrace in "Birdsong" and Jesus Christ in "The Passion". Stephen Nicholas (born 23 August 1978) also known as Stephen Charles Nicholas is an actor and presenter from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.  Stephen currently lives in Sheffield, his first role was on Sky One's Dream Team, where he played Scott Ward.  From there, he filmed the first in the trilogy Goal!  (In which he played a Newcastle United Reserves player).  Following this, he moved to Los Angeles, where he played Smith in the feature film Futbaal: The Price of Dreams.  Stephen then returned to the UK to make a Bollywood film called Dhana Dhana Goal with John Abraham.  Stephen then experienced his first opportunity in reality TV with the show Premier League All Stars for Sky One, as well as playing a footballer, he was on-hand to present celebrity gossip and pitch side reports.  He then appeared in Celebrity Most Haunted and Date the Enemy.  From there he then went on to star in Goal 3 where he not only acted in the film he also became the football choreographer and choreographed all the football scenes in the film.  Nicholas then starred in the film Damned United where he played Welsh international Alan Durban, the film was filmed in Chesterfield and Leeds and was directed by Oscar winner Tom Hooper and also starred Oscar nominated Michael Sheen.  Stephens next production was the feature film called 'No Way Back Now'about the notorious Manchester district of Moss Side, where Stephen played the lead actor Stuart Gavin,The feature is roughly based on the notorious Gooch gang that terrorised Manchester throughout the years.  The next move for Stephen was pantomime where he was part of the production Aladdin over the Christmas period of 2015 in Doncaster playing Abanaza the main villain which he did until January 7, 2016! .  He has recently been cast in the up-and-coming Feature Film 'Whiteblade' where he will play Thurstan the head Warlord Whiteblade is currently in production and Stephen is shooting his scenes in August 2016.  In September 2016 Stephen will be presenting the Sky TV show 'Britz go Bollywood' the show consists of a group of Celebrities being dressed by The best Indian designers, Stephen is the main presenter of the show which will be screened live September 2, 2016. Birdsong is a two-part 2012 television drama, based on the 1993 war novel "Birdsong" by Sebastian Faulks.  It stars Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Wraysford and Clémence Poésy as Isabelle Azaire and was directed by Philip Martin based on a screenplay by Abi Morgan. Stephen Andrew Lynch (born July 28, 1971), is an American comedian, musician and Tony Award-nominated actor who is known for his songs mocking daily life and popular culture.  Lynch has released three studio albums and three live albums along with a live DVD.  He has appeared in two "Comedy Central Presents" specials and starred in the Broadway adaptation of "The Wedding Singer".  Stephen released a new double-disc (Studio & Live) album, "Lion", on November 13, 2012.  Most recently, Stephen released a live concert video called "Hello Kalamazoo" available on Vimeo. Sarah Woodward (born 3 April 1963) is a British actress.  She won the Olivier Award for best performance in a supporting role in 1998 for her role in "Tom & Clem" by Stephen Churchett. , directed by Richard Wilson, and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2000 for her role in the Donmar Warehouse production of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing".  opposite Jennifer Ehle and Stephen Dillane, directed by David Levaux.  She is the daughter of actor Edward Woodward and his first wife, actress Venetia Barrett, and the sister of actor Tim Woodward, actor and screenwriter Peter Woodward, and actress Emily Woodward, whose mother is actress Michele Dotrice.  She is married to actor Patrick Toomey.  They have two daughters and live in London. Stephen Anthony Smith (born October 14, 1967) is an American sports television personality, sports radio host, sports journalist, and actor.  Smith is a commentator on "ESPN First Take", where he appears with Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim.  He also makes frequent appearances as an NBA analyst on SportsCenter.  He also is an NBA analyst for ESPN on "NBA Countdown" and NBA broadcasts on ESPN.  Smith formerly hosted "The Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show" on ESPN Radio New York 98.7 FM He now hosts "The Stephen A. Smith Show" on the Chris Russo sports radio station: Mad Dog Sports Radio SiriusXM Radio, channel 82, and is a featured columnist for ESPNNY.com, ESPN.com, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Birdsong is a 1993 war novel and family saga by the English author Sebastian Faulks.  It is Faulks' fourth novel.  The plot follows two main characters living at different times: the first is Stephen Wraysford, a British soldier on the front line in Amiens during the First World War, and the second is his granddaughter, Elizabeth Benson, whose 1970s plotline follows her attempts to recover an understanding of Stephen's experience of the war. Birdsong was a three-part radio adaptation by Nick Stafford of the novel of the same title by Sebastian Faulks.  It was first broadcast in the Classic Serial strand on BBC Radio 4 on 27 October, 3 November, and 10 November 1997.  It was directed by Claire Grove.  Its cast included Toby Stephens (Stephen Wraysford), Sophie Ward (Isabelle Azaire), John Rowe (René Azaire/Robert), Gavin Muir (Jack Firebrace), and Rachel Atkins (Elizabeth Benson).
Answer: 20 August 1981