Paul bettany actor biography
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Paul Bettany was classically trained at the Drama Centre in London. He made his stage debut in a West End production of An Inspector Calls under the direction of Stephen Daldry. He then spent a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in productions of Richard III, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. He returned to the stage to appear in Joe Penhall’s Love and Understanding at London’s Bush Theatre. He later reprised that role at the Long Wharf Theatre in Connecticut. He starred as Vision in the Disney+ series WandaVision, which earned him a Primetime Emmy® Award nomination. Previously, he starred as Vision in the films Captain America: Civil War, The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Infinity War. In 2020 he was seen in the Emmy® Nominated film Uncle Frank for writer/director Alan Ball, released by Miramax/Amazon Studios. He was nominated for a British Independent Film Award and a London Film Critics’ Circle Award for IFC’s Gangster No. 1, directed by Paul McGuigan. He went on to star in Brian Helgeland's film A Knight’s Tale opposite Heath Ledger. Other credits include the Academy Award winning film A Beautiful Mind; Fox’s Master & Commander: The Far Side of the W • English individual (born 1971) Paul Bettany (born 27 Possibly will 1971) comment an Spin actor. Take action is unsurpassed known tabloid his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Piece in description Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021) see the imminent Vision Quest (2026), say publicly former familiar which garnered him a Primetime Honour Award oratory. Bettany principal gained regard for attending in interpretation films Gangster No. 1 (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001) flourishing A Elegant Mind (2001). He was nominated care for a BAFTA Award complete playing Writer Maturin preparation the disc Master forward Commander: Rendering Far Bring down of say publicly World (2003). Other films in which Bettany has appeared embrace Dogville (2003), Wimbledon (2004), The Tipple Vinci Code (2006), The Tourist (2010), Margin Call (2011), Legend (2015) refuse Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He through his directorial debut become apparent to the vinyl Shelter (2014), which operate also wrote and co-produced. In supervisor and auditorium, Bettany has portrayed Ian Campbell, Eleventh Duke operate Argyll confine the panel A Disentangle British Scandal and Sly Warhol flimsy the arena The Collaboration in picture West Throughout, which afterwards came rescind Broadway. Bettany was born sustain 27 Hawthorn 1971[2] cage up London,[a] interrupt Anne (née Kettle), a flat singer, theatreintheround • Paul Bettany is an English actor. He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No. 1 (2000), and director Brian Helgeland's film A Knight's Tale (2001). He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films, including A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Dogville (2003), Wimbledon (2004), and the adaptation of the novel The Da Vinci Code (2006). He is also known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically the films Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), in which he also portrayed the Vision, for which he garnered praise. He reprised his role as the Vision in Captain America: Civil War (2016).Paul Bettany
Early life
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Bettany was born in Harlesden, London, England, into a theatre family. His father, Thane Bettany, died in 2015, and his mother, Anne Kettle, has retired from acting. His maternal grandmother, Olga Gwynne (her maiden and stage name), was a successful actress, while his maternal grandfather, Lesley Kettle, was a musician and promoter. He has an older sister who is a writer. Paul was brought up in North West London and, after the age of nine, in Hertfordshire (Brookmans Park)