Paul Bettany

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

1. Priest (2010)
2. Legion (2010)
3. Inkheart (2009)
4. Creation (2009)
5. The Young Victoria (2009)
6. The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
7. Iron Man (2008)
8. Every Woman Knows A Secret (2007)
9. Stories of Lost Souls (2007)
10. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
11. Firewall (2006)
12. After The Rain (2006)
13. Wimbledon (2004)
14. The Reckoning (2004)
15. Dogville (2004)
16. Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
17. The Heart of Me (2003)
18. Gangster No. 1 (2002)
19. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
20. A Knight's Tale (2001)
21. Mood Swingers (2001)
22. The Game Of Death (2000)
23. The Land Girls (1998)
24. Bent (1997)
25. Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)

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