Birth Date:
May 27, 1971
Place of Birth:
London, England
Significant Other:
Paul Bettany married Oscar-winning actress
Jennifer Connelly on January 1, 2003. The couple met while working on
A Beautiful Mind.
Role That Got Him Noticed:
Playing Chaucer in
A Knight's Tale opposite
Heath Ledger. Bettany earned the London Film Critics' Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in
A Knight's Tale and made
Variety's 'Ten to Watch' list for 2001.
Paul Bettany's Acting Background:
Bettany attended the Drama Centre in London and then made his stage debut in a West End production of
An Inspector Calls directed by Stephen Daldry. Bettany stayed on the stage for a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company before taking on his first feature film role in
Bent.
Notable Movie Credits:
Dead Babies,
A Knight's Tale,
A Beautiful Mind,
The Heart of Me,
Dogville,
The Reckoning,
Master and Commander,
Wimbledon,
Firewall,
The DaVinci Code,
Firewall,
The Secret Life of Bees,
Inkheart,
Creation,
Legion and
The Young Victoria.
