After two years, he found a new job in a home for the elderly. He lived in a small flat and earned money by playing his guitar in the streets as a busker. Soon after, Bettany dropped out of school, left home, and became a street performer in London. When Bettany was 16, his brother Matthew died at age 8 after falling onto concrete from a tennis pavilion roof at Queenswood. While his father taught at the all-girls boarding school Queenswood School, near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, the family lived on the school grounds. In his youth, he experimented with other Christian denominations among which were Methodist and Church of England congregations with his father. Bettany was raised Catholic, although his church attendance drifted after his confirmation.
He made his directorial debut with the film Shelter (2014), which he also wrote and co-produced.īettany was born in London, the son of Anne ( née Kettle), a stage singer, theatre teacher, and stage manager, and Thane Bettany, a dancer, actor, drama teacher and godfather to Sophie, Countess of Wessex. Bettany's other films include Dogville (2003), Wimbledon (2004), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Creation (2009), The Tourist (2010), Margin Call (2011), Legend (2015) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). 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 also played the character in two Disney+ series: the miniseries WandaVision (2021), where he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and the animated series What If.? (2021).īettany first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he starred in the films Gangster No. Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
He is best known for portraying J.A.R.V.I.S. Paul Bettany (born ) is an English actor.
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