It’s become so prevalent that one of the top suggestions that comes up when entering his name into Google is “Who does Ben Barnes ... played a young version of the Sirius Black character ...

English actor Ben ... about a young Dumbledore. Nevertheless, that didn’t stop the internet. Barnes was the go-to cast choice to play a younger version of Harry’s godfather, Sirius Black ...

Ben Barnes acknowledges fans’ desire to ... saying that they would’ve liked me to have played a young version of the Sirius Black character in Harry Potter, but now it’s been going on ...

Ben Barnes is the talented actor responsible ... Potter fandom has practically agreed upon fancasting him as a young Sirius Black (largely based off his work in Dorian Gray).