Paul Bettany
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Age: |
38 |
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Born: |
May 27, 1971
London, England
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Did You Know?
- Paul was introduced to acting at a young age as his father is British actor Thane Bettany.
- Paul studied for stage acting at the Drama Centre in London but then made his way onto the screens in Britain and shortly thereafter became a heartthrob in the U.S. as well.
- Paul married actress Jennifer Connelly in 2003.
- He started smoking when he was 14, after seeing James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause.
- Paul's "acting heroes" are Humphrey Bogart, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Peter O'Toole and Vincent Cassel.
- Paul has appeared naked in almost every one of his works.
Movie Highlights
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Writer/director Brian Helgeland wrote the role of Chaucer in A Knight's Tale specifically for Paul. He "refused" to do the movie without him.
Actor Credits
- Priest (2010)
- Legion (2010)
- Inkheart (2009)
- Creation (2009)
- The Young Victoria (2009)
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
- Iron Man (2008) [See the Image Gallery]
- Every Woman Knows A Secret (2007)
- Stories of Lost Souls (2007)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) [See the Image Gallery]
- Firewall (2006) [See the Image Gallery]
- After The Rain (2006)
- Wimbledon (2004)
- The Reckoning (2004)
- Dogville (2004)
- Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
- The Heart of Me (2003)
- Gangster No. 1 (2002)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001) [See the Image Gallery]
- A Knight's Tale (2001) [See the Image Gallery]
- Mood Swingers (2001)
- The Game Of Death (2000)
- The Land Girls (1998)
- Bent (1997)
- Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
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