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'{{Short description|English actor}} {{Use British English|date=August 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Paul Bettany | image = Paul Bettany (48469131797) (cropped).jpg | caption = Bettany at the 2019 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|05|27}} | birth_place = [[London]], England{{efn|name=Birth Place|Sources differ as the exact location in London. Locations have been given as [[Harlesden]],{{r|Walden}} and as [[Shepherd's Bush]].{{r|Tiscali}} In other sources he is stated as having been in a Harlesden estate in his youth,{{r|McCaffery}} and being a "boy from Harlesden".{{r|Rivkin}} One source states he grew up in Shepherd's Bush.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aftab |first1=Kaleem |title=Paul Bettany on why his directorial debut is about homelessness |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/paul-bettany-on-shelter-and-why-his-directorial-debut-is-about-homelessness-not-hollywood-a6754976.html |website=The Independent |access-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717042752/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/paul-bettany-on-shelter-and-why-his-directorial-debut-is-about-homelessness-not-hollywood-a6754976.html |archive-date=17 July 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref>}} | citizenship = {{ubl|United Kingdom|United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-paul-bettany|title=Everything You Need to Know About Paul Bettany|last=Strauss|first=Louisa|date=1 August 2017|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>}} | education = [[Drama Centre London]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1992–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Jennifer Connelly]]|1 January 2003}} | children = 2 biological, 1 step | father = [[Thane Bettany]] }} '''Paul Bettany''' (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is best known for voicing [[J.A.R.V.I.S.]] and playing [[Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Vision]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] films ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' (2008), ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010), ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' (2012), ''[[Iron Man 3]]'' (2013), ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' (2015), ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' (2016), and ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018), as well as the miniseries ''[[WandaVision]]'' (2021). Bettany first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he starred in the films ''[[Gangster No. 1]]'' (2000), ''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' (2001), and ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' (2001). He was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] for playing [[Stephen Maturin]] in the film ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'' (2003). He went on to appear in several films, including ''[[Dogville]]'' (2003), ''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'' (2004), ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' (2006), ''[[Creation (2009 film)|Creation]]'' (2009), ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' (2010), ''[[Margin Call]]'' (2011), ''[[Legend (2015 film)|Legend]]'' (2015), and ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2018). He made his directorial debut with the film ''[[Shelter (2014 film)|Shelter]]'' (2014), which he also wrote and co-produced. ==Early life== Bettany was born in [[London]],{{efn|name=Birth Place}} the son of Anne ({{née|Kettle}}), a stage singer, theatre teacher, and stage manager, and [[Thane Bettany]], a dancer, actor, drama teacher and [[Godparent|godfather]] to [[Sophie, Countess of Wessex]].<ref>[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/paul_bettany_biog.html Biography of Paul Bettany] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326052907/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/paul_bettany_biog.html |date=26 March 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Tiscali">{{cite web|url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/paul_bettany_biog.html|title=Paul Bettany biography site|publisher=Tiscali.co.uk|access-date=9 October 2010|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326052907/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/paul_bettany_biog.html|archive-date=26 March 2009}}</ref> Bettany was raised [[Roman Catholic]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Barton|first=Laura|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/may/12/1|title=When albino monks attack|work=The Guardian|location=UK|quote=Bettany was himself raised as a Catholic,...|date=12 May 2006|access-date=27 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320040346/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/may/12/1|archive-date=20 March 2014|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite web|last=Carnevale|first=Rob|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/05/12/paul_bettany_the_da_vinci_code_2006_interview.shtml|title=Paul Bettany: The Da Vinci Code|publisher=BBC|quote=I was born a Catholic and now I'm a lapsed Catholic.|date=September 2006|access-date=27 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030050416/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/05/12/paul_bettany_the_da_vinci_code_2006_interview.shtml|archive-date=30 October 2011|url-status = live}}</ref> although his church attendance drifted after his confirmation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/may/12/1|title=Paul Bettany tells Laura Barton why he was born to play Silas in The Da Vinci Code|author=Laura Barton|work=The Guardian|access-date=27 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320040346/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/may/12/1|archive-date=20 March 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> He later attended [[Methodism|Methodist]] and [[Church of England]] congregations with his father, who experimented with different Christian branches.<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 May 2006|title=Pious killer: Bettany dons robes as monk assassin in 'Da Vinci'|author=David Germain|access-date=21 October 2012|url=http://business.highbeam.com/408150/article-1G1-157988334/-da-vinci-star-true-own-code|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130126014942/http://business.highbeam.com/408150/article-1G1-157988334/-da-vinci-star-true-own-code|archive-date=26 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bettany later became an [[atheist]].<ref name="AtheistParade">{{Cite web |url=https://parade.com/40211/jeannewolf/0120-paul-bettany-creation/ |title=Paul Bettany on Charles Darwin: 'He Was an Atheist and So Am I' |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141252/https://parade.com/40211/jeannewolf/0120-paul-bettany-creation/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="GuardianRutherford2009">{{cite web|author=Adam Rutherford|title=Paul Bettany: Playing Darwin with Creation|work=The Guardian|location=UK|date=12 February 2009|access-date=7 September 2009|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/feb/12/charles-darwin-rutherford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320053649/http://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/feb/12/charles-darwin-rutherford|archive-date=20 March 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> While his father taught at the all-girls [[boarding school]] [[Queenswood School]], near [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], [[Hertfordshire]], the family lived on the school grounds.<ref name="McCaffery">{{Cite web |url=http://www.vnchannel.net/other-archive/news/section-9-entertainment/2760-tragedy-drugs-and-a-dad-who-wanted-to-have-a-sex-change-op-da-vinci-code-week-paul-bettanys-ama.html |title=Tragedy, Drugs and a Dad Who Wanted to Have a Sex Change Op |last=McCaffery |first=Julie |date=16 May 2006 |website=Daily Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207024026/http://www.vnchannel.net/other-archive/news/section-9-entertainment/2760-tragedy-drugs-and-a-dad-who-wanted-to-have-a-sex-change-op-da-vinci-code-week-paul-bettanys-ama.html |archive-date=7 December 2008 |url-status = dead|access-date=14 January 2008 }}</ref> When Bettany was 16, his brother Matthew died at age 8 after falling onto concrete from a tennis pavilion roof at Queenswood.<ref name="Rivkin">{{Cite news |url=https://www.questia.com/library/1G1-143669656/paul-s-progress |title=Paul's progress |last=Rivkin |first=Annabel |date=24 March 2006 |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |access-date=21 October 2012 |page=29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722114748/http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-143669656/paul-s-progress |archive-date=22 July 2013 |url-status = live}}</ref> Soon after, Bettany dropped out of school, left home, and became a street performer in London.<ref name="Virginia">{{cite news|newspaper=[[Virginia Pilot and Ledger-Star]]|date=18 September 2004|title="Wimbledon" serves as a change of pace|author=Mal Vincent|access-date=21 October 2012|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-124340221.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611094651/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-124340221.html|archive-date=11 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He lived in a small flat and earned money by playing his [[guitar]] in the streets as a [[busking|busker]].<ref name="Virginia"/> His parents later divorced.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=28 May 2009|access-date=16 May 2013|title=Rise of the strays (that's formerly straight, now gay)|author=Standing, Sarah|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/rise-of-the-strays-who-hasnt-had-a-partner-who-is-now-with-the-other-sex-6787248.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023071135/http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/rise-of-the-strays-who-hasnt-had-a-partner-who-is-now-with-the-other-sex-6787248.html|archive-date=23 October 2012|url-status = live}}</ref> After two years, he found a new job in a home for the elderly.<ref name="Virginia"/> After working there for a year, Bettany enrolled at the Drama Centre in London.<ref name="Virginia"/> He had [[dyslexia]] prior to it being recognised as a [[learning disability]].<ref name="Walden">{{cite web |last1=Walden |first1=Celia |author-link1=Celia Walden |title=Paul Bettany interview: this time it's serious |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/10061467/Paul-Bettany-interview-this-time-its-serious.html |access-date=13 July 2018 |date=20 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023635/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/10061467/Paul-Bettany-interview-this-time-its-serious.html |archive-date=14 July 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref> ==Career== In 1990, at the age of 19, Bettany began a three-year course at the [[Drama Centre London]] in [[Chalk Farm]].<ref>{{cite news|page=H1 |newspaper= [[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=17 September 2004|title=Wimbledon actor glimpses fame on set: Hollywood is grooming Paul Bettany as a major international star|author=Jamie Portman}}</ref> He made his stage debut in [[Stephen Daldry]]'s acclaimed West End revival of ''[[An Inspector Calls]]'' at the [[Aldwych Theatre]], playing the part of Eric Birling. He also appeared in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s productions of ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', and ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' (for which he received a Charleson Award nomination). When Bettany was 21, he appeared in a [[BBC]] production of ''[[Oliver Twist]]'', playing [[Bill Sikes]]. After appearing in the finale of [[Sean Bean]]'s series ''[[Sharpe (TV series)|Sharpe]]'' as [[William II of the Netherlands]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]], he made his film debut with a small part in ''[[Bent (1997 film)|Bent]]'', a [[Holocaust]] drama which also featured [[Clive Owen]], [[Jude Law]], and [[Ian McKellen]]. He continued doing work in stage and television: these included [[Joe Penhall]]'s ''Love and Understanding'', which played at London's [[Bush Theatre]] and then ran in [[Connecticut]]. He had roles in the television productions ''[[Killer Net]]'' and ''[[Coming Home (TV serial)|Coming Home]]'', during which he met and dated [[Emily Mortimer]]. His last stage work was in ''One More Wasted Year'' and ''Stranger's House'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]]. He filmed several more movies, including his first leading role in ''[[Gangster No. 1]]''. The [[British Independent Film Awards]] nominated him for Best Actor,<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards |url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/2000/winners-nominations/ |website=BIFA · British Independent Film Awards |access-date=4 May 2021 |date=24 October 2000}}</ref> and the [[London Film Critics' Circle]] nominated him for British Newcomer of the Year. {{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Back in Hollywood, writer/director [[Brian Helgeland]] (''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'') was planning a new film called ''The Sin Eater'' (also known as ''[[The Order (2003 film)|The Order]]''). He was impressed by Bettany's audition tape, though Helgeland eventually decided to film ''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' instead. The studio executives were not impressed, but Helgeland was determined to cast him, even writing the part of [[Chaucer]] for him. ''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' would be Bettany's first big Hollywood production. He received critical acclaim for ''A Knight's Tale'', including winning the [[London Film Critics' Circle|London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Supporting Actor]]. After the movie wrapped, Helgeland, determined that Hollywood should recognize Bettany's talent, showed the audition tape to many of his peers, including [[Ron Howard]], who promptly cast Bettany in ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]''. After ''A Beautiful Mind'', Bettany was offered the role of serial killer [[Francis Dolarhyde]] in ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'', opposite [[Edward Norton]] and [[Anthony Hopkins]]. He turned down the role in favour of accepting a part with [[Stellan Skarsgård]] and [[Nicole Kidman]] in [[Lars von Trier]]'s ''[[Dogville]]''. {{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Bettany's next major project saw him starring again alongside [[Russell Crowe]] in [[Peter Weir]]'s ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]''. His portrayal of surgeon and naturalist [[Stephen Maturin]] brought him a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nomination, and he was named British Actor of the Year ([[London Film Critics' Circle]]), and Best Actor (''[[Evening Standard]]''). On 28 June 2004, Bettany and 13 other actors were included in the 2004 invitation to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]. ''[[Dogville]]'' and ''[[The Reckoning (2003 film)|The Reckoning]]'' were released in limited cinemas in 2004. In September of that year, Bettany made his leading-man debut in ''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'', a romantic comedy with [[Kirsten Dunst]]. The film's cast would also introduce him to [[Jon Favreau]], playing his manager, a relationship that would return when Favreau cast him as the voice of [[J.A.R.V.I.S.]] in ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]''. In mid-2005, Bettany filmed ''[[Firewall (film)|Firewall]]'' in [[Vancouver]], Canada, a thriller also starring [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Virginia Madsen]], which reunited him with ''Wimbledon'' director [[Richard Loncraine]]. He spent the autumn of 2005 filming ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'', based on [[Dan Brown]]'s best-selling novel and starring [[Tom Hanks]], [[Audrey Tautou]] and [[Ian McKellen]]. In the film, he played an [[Opus Dei]] monk named Silas. In 2007, Bettany went to London to star in ''There For Me'', written by his friends Dan Fredenburgh and Doraly Rosen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1539254.mostviewed.film_stars_come_to_hanwell.php|title=Film Stars Come To Hanwell |publisher=Ealingtimes.co.uk|date=12 July 2007|access-date=9 October 2010}}</ref> In 2008, he appeared in the [[New Line Cinema]] family fantasy ''[[Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]'', playing the part of a fire-eater named [[Dustfinger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270338&obj_id=52073|title=Paul Bettany joins the fantasy INKHEART|publisher=Cinescape.com|access-date=9 October 2010|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830043824/http://cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270338&obj_id=52073|archive-date=30 August 2006}}</ref> In 2009, he appeared as [[Charles Darwin]] in ''[[Creation (2009 film)|''Creation'']]'', starring opposite wife [[Jennifer Connelly]]. In 2010, Bettany appeared alongside [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Angelina Jolie]] in ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' and portrayed the archangel Michael in ''[[Legion (2010 film)|Legion]]'', a film depicting divine vengeance upon humanity. He starred in the films ''[[Priest (2011 film)|Priest]] and [[Margin Call]]'', both released in 2011. Bettany reprised his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. in 2010's ''[[Iron Man 2]]'', 2012's [[The Avengers (2012 film)|''The Avengers'']], 2013's ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', and [[Disneyland]]'s [[Innoventions (Disneyland)|Innoventions]] attraction.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=Eric|title=Disneyland Introduces Their First Marvel Exhibit with Iron Man Tech|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/13/disneyland-introduces-their-first-marvel-exhibit-with-iron-man-tech|publisher=IGN|access-date=27 April 2013|date=12 April 2013|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NbwRFDJq?url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/13/disneyland-introduces-their-first-marvel-exhibit-with-iron-man-tech|archive-date=23 February 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2014, Bettany starred alongside [[Johnny Depp]] and fellow British actor [[Rebecca Hall]] in the feature film ''[[Transcendence (2014 film)|Transcendence]]''. He was once again paired with Depp in ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'', a 2015 motion picture also starring [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] and [[Ewan McGregor]].<ref name="Hedsor House"> {{cite web |title = Hedsor House used in the film Mortdecai (2015) |publisher = Hedsor House |year = 2015 |url = http://www.hedsor.com/news/johnny-depp-stars-in-mortdecai/ |access-date = 20 January 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150121173845/http://www.hedsor.com/news/johnny-depp-stars-in-mortdecai/ |archive-date = 21 January 2015 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> He played [[Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Vision]] in the 2015 film ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'',{{cn|date=April 2020}} and reprised his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. again in the same film. Bettany portrayed Vision again in the sequels ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/24586/marvel_studios_begins_production_on_marvels_captain_america_civil_war |title=Marvel Studios Begins Production on Marvel's 'Captain America: Civil War' |publisher=Marvel.com |date=7 May 2015 |access-date=7 May 2015 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6YLrPnFlk?url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/24586/marvel_studios_begins_production_on_marvels_captain_america_civil_war |archive-date=7 May 2015 |url-status = live}}</ref> and ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''. Bettany also stars as [[Ted Kaczynski]] in the [[Discovery Channel]] television show, ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]''. Bettany replaced [[Michael K. Williams]] in ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'',<ref name="WilliamsCast">{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/michael-kenneth-williams-joins-young-han-solo-film|title=Michael Kennth Williams joins young Han Solo film|publisher=StarWars.com|date=6 March 2017|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307203948/http://www.starwars.com/news/michael-kenneth-williams-joins-young-han-solo-film|archive-date=7 March 2017|url-status = live}}</ref> after Williams was removed from the final film, as he was unable to return to set during the film's reshoots. Bettany was cast in his place, with the character being reworked from a motion-capture alien to a human.<ref name="BettanyCast">{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/han-solo-paul-bettany-casting/|title=The Han Solo Spin-Off Adds Paul Bettany to Replace Michael K. Williams|last=Hall|first=Jacob|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=1 September 2017|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> On 20 January 2018, it was reported that Bettany was nearing a deal to play [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'', succeeding [[Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|last2=Konerman|first2=Jennifer|title='The Crown': Paul Bettany Near Deal to Play Prince Philip|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/crown-paul-bettany-deal-play-prince-philip-1076246|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120220228/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/crown-paul-bettany-deal-play-prince-philip-1076246|archive-date=20 January 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> Days later, on 25 January, it was reported by [[TVLine]] that Bettany was ultimately unable to sign on due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ausiello|first1=Michael|title=The Crown Season 3: Paul Bettany Exits Talks to Play Prince Philip|url=http://tvline.com/2018/01/25/the-crown-prince-philip-season-3-paul-bettany-not-joining-cast/|website=TVLine|access-date=25 January 2018|date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126070825/http://tvline.com/2018/01/25/the-crown-prince-philip-season-3-paul-bettany-not-joining-cast/|archive-date=26 January 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2021, Bettany starred alongside [[Elizabeth Olsen]] in the Marvel television miniseries ''[[WandaVision]]'', which aired on [[Disney+]]. In the miniseries, Bettany portrays a new version of his [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] Character, Vision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-kevin-promises-major-storylines-disney-shows-1200815|title=Marvel's Kevin Feige Promises "Major Storylines" for Disney+ Shows|date=11 April 2019|last=Couch|first=Aaron|access-date=12 April 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="IndieWireEp8Review">{{Cite web |last=Travers |first=Ben |date=26 February 2021 |title='WandaVision' Review: The Ghost of Grief's Past Ushers in the Series' Best Episode Yet — Spoilers |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/wandavision-episode-8-review-previously-on-spoilers-1234619595/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227000847/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/wandavision-episode-8-review-previously-on-spoilers-1234619595/ |archive-date=27 February 2021 |access-date=26 February 2021 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> In 2020, it became known that Bettany will star as [[Alexander Nix]] in an upcoming film on the [[Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2020/03/paul-bettany-cambridge-analytica-movie-alexander-nix-facebook/|title=Exclusive: Paul Bettany to Co-Star in Cambridge Analytica Drama From 'Avengers' Team|last=Katz|first=Brandon|date=13 March 2020|website=[[The New York Observer|Observer]]|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> ==Personal life== On 1 January 2003, Bettany married American actress [[Jennifer Connelly]] in Scotland; they met when they starred together in the 2001 film ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625276,00.html|title=Jennifer Connelly marries Paul Bettany|date=10 January 2003|author=Mark Armstrong|work=People|access-date=12 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014060555/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625276,00.html|archive-date=14 October 2012|url-status = live}}</ref> They did not become a couple until some time after the film, as both were in other relationships during filming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishwrapper.com/person/jennifer-connelly|title=You Just Remembered That Jennifer Connelly Is One of the Most Interesting Ladies in Hollywood, Didn't You?|date=20 May 2013|author=Sarah Taylor|publisher=Fishwrapper.com|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817124116/http://www.fishwrapper.com/person/jennifer-connelly|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status = live}}</ref> She was his childhood crush since he first saw her as a teenager in the 1986 film ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]''.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/yahoo-confessional-paul-bettany-184821219.html|title=Yahoo Confessional: Paul Bettany|date=28 September 2015|author=Superfan Movies|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=16 July 2016|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825202526/http://finance.yahoo.com/video/yahoo-confessional-paul-bettany-184821219.html|archive-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> The [[September 11 attacks]] motivated him to act on his feelings for her, and after two days of attempting to contact her, he proposed.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBBtBUSJxFM|title=Paul Bettany And Jennifer Connelly Got Engaged Without Even Dating - Larry King Now - Ora.TV|date=13 November 2015|author=Larry King|via=YouTube|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531044844/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBBtBUSJxFM|archive-date=31 May 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> Soon after, they moved to [[Brooklyn Heights]] after having lived together in [[Tribeca]].<ref name=Variety2012>David, Amrk. [https://variety.com/2012/dirt/real-estalker/paul-bettany-and-jennifer-connelly-on-the-move-again-1201232781/ "Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly On the Move Again"], ''[[Variety (magazine)]]'', 14 January 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2019. "It was only about 3.5 years ago that English-born movie actor Paul Bettany (''A Beautiful Mind'', ''The Da Vinci Code'', ''A Knight's Tale'') and Brooklyn-bred Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem For A Dream, Blood Diamond) paid $6,920,000 for a full floor loft-type penthouse apartment on the edge of New York City's star-stocked TriBeCa neighborhood."</ref> The couple have two children together, a son, born 2003, and a daughter, born 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jan/25/features.magazine|title='I'm just a blond actor, you know'|date=25 January 2004|author=Tim Adams|work=The Guardian|access-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320053608/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jan/25/features.magazine|archive-date=20 March 2014|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/14/jennifer-connelly-pregnant_n_796645.html| title=Jennifer Connelly pregnant with husband Paul Bettany's second child| work=HuffPost| publisher=AOL, Inc| date=14 December 2010| access-date=7 November 2020| first=Jordan| last=Zakarin| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127224900/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/14/jennifer-connelly-pregnant_n_796645.html| archive-date=27 November 2011|url-status = live| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/jennifer-connelly-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-201186|title=Jennifer Connelly gives birth to baby girl!|work=US Weekly|access-date=7 November 2020|date=8 June 2011|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/685pGUAlb?url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jennifer-connelly-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-201186|archive-date=1 June 2012|url-status = live}}</ref> Bettany is also stepfather to Connelly's son from a previous marriage.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jordan|first=Julie|date=14 January 2021|title=''WandaVision''<nowiki>'<nowiki/>s Paul Bettany Says His Marriage to Jennifer Connelly 'Really Altered Who I Was'|url=https://people.com/tv/wandavision-paul-bettany-reflects-marriage-to-jennifer-connelly/|magazine=People|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> In 2020, text messages between Bettany and his close friend, actor [[Johnny Depp]], were used as evidence against Depp in his defamation trial, ''[[Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd]]'', against ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' for calling him a "wifebeater" in a 2018 article.<ref name=FPJ200708>{{cite web|date=8 July 2020|title='Will f*** Amber Heard's burnt corpse': Johnny Depp's text message to Avengers actor Paul Bettany|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/hollywood/will-f-amber-heards-burnt-corpse-johnny-depps-text-message-to-avengers-actor-paul-bettany|work=[[The Free Press Journal]]|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref> In the messages, Depp and Bettany discussed ways of sexually, physically and mentally abusing Depp's wife, actress [[Amber Heard]].<ref name=FPJ200708/><ref>{{cite news|date=27 February 2020|title='Let's burn Amber': texts allegedly sent by Johnny Depp about ex read in court|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/27/johnny-depp-amber-heard-threats-to-ex-wife-in-texts-london-high-court|work=The Guardian|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 July 2020|title=High Court hears details of messages between Depp and actor Paul Bettany|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/high-court-hears-details-of-messages-between-depp-and-actor-paul-bettany-39351476.html|work=Irish Independent|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref> In 2016, Bettany had defended Depp from accusations that he abused Heard, stating "He's the sweetest, kindest, gentlest man that I've ever known".<ref>{{cite news|last=Oppenheim|first=Maya|date=29 May 2016|title=Mickey Rourke and Paul Bettany defend Johnny Depp and deny claims he is a violent man|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/mickey-rourke-and-paul-bettany-defend-johnny-depp-and-deny-claims-he-violent-man-a7054791.html|work=The Independent|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Film=== <!-- Please note: do NOT add "rowspans" per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 1997 |''[[Bent (1997 film)|Bent]]'' |Captain | |- | 1998 |''[[The Land Girls (film)|The Land Girls]]'' |Philip | |- | 1999 |''After the Rain'' |Steph | |- | rowspan=4|2000 |''[[Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)]]'' |Jimmy | |- |''The Suicide Club'' |Shaw | a.k.a. ''Game of Death'' |- |''[[Dead Babies (film)|Dead Babies]]'' |Quentin | |- |''[[Gangster No. 1]]'' |Young Gangster | |- | rowspan=2|2001 |''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' |[[Geoffrey Chaucer]] | |- |''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' |Charles Herman | |- | rowspan=2|2002 |''Euston Road'' |"Y" |[[Short film|Short]] |- |''[[The Heart of Me]]'' |Rickie | |- | rowspan=3|2003 |''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'' |Dr. [[Stephen Maturin]] | |- |''[[The Reckoning (2003 film)|The Reckoning]]'' |Nicholas | |- |''[[Dogville]]'' |Tom Edison | |- |2004 |''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'' |Peter Colt | |- | rowspan=2|2006 |''[[Firewall (film)|Firewall]]'' |Bill Cox | |- |''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' |[[List of The Da Vinci Code characters#Silas|Silas]] | |- | rowspan=4|2008 |''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' |[[J.A.R.V.I.S.]] |[[Voice acting|Voice]] |- |''[[The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees]]'' |T. Ray Owens | |- |''[[Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]'' |[[Dustfinger]] | |- |''Broken Lines'' |Chester | |- | rowspan=2|2009 |''[[The Young Victoria]]'' |[[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Lord Melbourne]] | |- |''[[Creation (2009 film)|Creation]]'' |[[Charles Darwin]] | |- | rowspan=3|2010 |''[[Legion (2010 film)|Legion]]'' |[[Michael (archangel)|Michael]] | |- |''[[Iron Man 2]]'' |J.A.R.V.I.S. |Voice |- |''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' |John Acheson | |- | rowspan=2|2011 | ''[[Priest (2011 film)|Priest]]'' |Priest | |- |''[[Margin Call]]'' |Will Emerson | |- | 2012 |''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' | rowspan="2" | J.A.R.V.I.S. | rowspan="2" | Voice |- | rowspan=2|2013 |''[[Iron Man 3]]'' |- |''[[Blood (2012 film)|Blood]]'' |Joe Fairburn | |- | rowspan=2|2014 |''[[Transcendence (2014 film)|Transcendence]]'' |Max Waters | |- |''[[Shelter (2014 film)|Shelter]]'' | {{n/a}} |Writer & director |- | rowspan=3|2015 |''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' |Jock Strapp | |- |''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' |J.A.R.V.I.S. (voice) and [[Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Vision]] | |- |''[[Legend (2015 film)|Legend]]'' |Charlie Richardson | |- | 2016 |''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' |Vision | |- | 2017 | ''[[Journey's End (2017 film)|Journey's End]]'' | Osborne | |- | rowspan=2|2018 | ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' | Vision | |- | ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' | Dryden Vos | |- |2020 | ''[[Uncle Frank (film)|Uncle Frank]]'' | Frank Bledsoe | |} ===Television=== <!-- Please note: do NOT add "rowspans" per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 1994 |''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'' |Ian Greaves | Episode: "The Pea Green Boat" |- | 1996 |''[[The Bill]]'' |Jake Connolly | Episode: "The Right Thing" |- | 1997 |''[[Sharpe's Waterloo (TV programme)|Sharpe's Waterloo]]'' |[[William II of the Netherlands|Prince William of Orange]] |[[Television film]] |- | rowspan=2|1998 |''[[Coming Home (TV serial)|Coming Home]]'' |Edward Carey-Lewis |Television serial |- |''[[Killer Net]]'' |Joe Hunter | rowspan="2" |Miniseries |- | 1999 |''[[Every Woman Knows a Secret]]'' |Rob |- | 2000 |''[[David Copperfield (2000 film)|David Copperfield]]'' |[[James Steerforth]] |Television film |- | 2017 | ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]'' | [[Ted Kaczynski]] | rowspan="2" | Miniseries |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''[[WandaVision]]'' | [[Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Vision]]/White Vision |- |''[[Marvel Studios: Assembled]]'' |Himself |Documentary; Episode: "Assembled: The Making of ''WandaVision''" |} ==Awards and nominations== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Award !Film !Result |- | rowspan="2" |2000 |[[British Independent Film Awards|British Independent Film Award for Best Actor]] | rowspan="2" |''[[Gangster No. 1]]'' |{{nom}} |- |[[London Film Critics' Circle|London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Newcomer of the Year]] |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="4" |2001 |[[London Film Critics' Circle|London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year]] | rowspan="2" |''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' |{{won}} |- |[[Chicago Film Critics Association|Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer]] |{{nom}} |- |[[London Film Critics' Circle|London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year]] | rowspan="2" |''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' |{{nom}} |- |[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="4" |2003 |[[List of Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor]] |''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'' and ''[[The Heart of Me]]'' |{{won}} |- |[[London Film Critics' Circle|London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year]] | rowspan="3" |''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' |{{won}} |- |[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] |{{nom}} |- |[[BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor]] |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |[[Empire Awards|Empire Award for Best British Actor]] | rowspan="2" |''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'' |{{nom}} |- |Jordan Award for Best Actor |{{won}} |- |2006 |[[Glamour Awards#Man of the Year|Glamour Awards Man of the Year]] | |{{won}} |- |2008 |[[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble]] |''[[The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees]]'' |{{nom}} |- |2016 |[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor]] |''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' |{{nom}} |} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|79273}} * {{Screenonline name|id=1191410|name=Paul Bettany biography and credits}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|celebrity/paul_bettany|Paul Bettany}} * [https://www.facebook.com/PaulBettanyOfficial/ Paul Bettany] on [[Facebook]] * [https://www.instagram.com/paulbettany/ Paul Bettany] on [[Instagram]] * [https://twitter.com/Paul_Bettany Paul Bettany] on [[Twitter]] {{Navboxes|title=Awards for Paul Bettany|list= {{London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year}} {{London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year}} {{Glamour Awards Man of the Year}}}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bettany, Paul}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century British male actors]] [[Category:21st-century British male actors]] [[Category:Alumni of the Drama Centre London]] [[Category:British buskers]] [[Category:British expatriates in the United States]] [[Category:English atheists]] [[Category:English male film actors]] [[Category:English male stage actors]] [[Category:English male television actors]] [[Category:Male actors from London]] [[Category:People from Harlesden]] [[Category:People from Shepherd's Bush]] [[Category:People from Tribeca]] [[Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members]]'