Actor, born in London, England, UK. Born into a show business family, he left school at 16 and worked as a busker and street performer before enrolling at the Drama Centre in London. His stage debut was in a West End production of An Inspector Calls (1992), and his first feature film role was in Bent (1997). Later films include A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander (2003, BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor), Wimbledon (2004), and The Da Vinci Code (2006). He married actress Jennifer Connelly in 2002.
Paul Bettany (born May 27, 1971) is an English actor most famous for his roles as Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale, in A Beautiful Mind, Peter Colt in Wimbledon and as Silas in The Da Vinci Code.
Critical acclaim poured in after A Knight's Tale, for which he won the London Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actor.
Awards and nominations
2005 Empire Awards
Nominated, Best British Actor for Wimbledon2005 Jordan Awards
Won, Best Actor for Wimbledon2004 GQ Men of the Year Awards
Won, Actor of the Year2004 Elle Style Awards
Won, Best Actor2004 BAFTA Awards
Nominated, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2004 Evening Standard British Film Awards
Won, Best Actor for The Heart of Me and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2004 London Critics Circle
Won, British Actor of the Year for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2002 London Critics Circle
Won, British Supporting Actor of the Year for A Knight's Tale2002 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Nominated, Most Promising Performer2001 London Critics Circle
Nominated, British Newcomer of the Year for Gangster No. 12001 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominated, Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for A Beautiful Mind2001 British Independent Film Awards
Nominated, Best Actor for Gangster No. 1Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2007 | Inkheart | Dustfinger | |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Silas | |
| 2006 | Firewall | Bill Cox | |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Peter Colt | |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Dr. Stephen Maturin | |
| 2003 | The Reckoning | Nicholas | |
| 2003 | Dogville | Tom Edison | |
| 2002 | Euston Road | "Y" | Short film |
| 2002 | The Heart of Me | Rickie | |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Charles Herman | |
| 2001 | A Knight's Tale | Geoffrey Chaucer | |
| 2000 | Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) | Jimmy | |
| 2000 | The Suicide Club | Shaw | |
| 2000 | David Copperfield | James Steerforth | Television movie |
| 2000 | Dead Babies | Quentin | |
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Young Gangster | |
| 1999 | Every Woman Knows a Secret | Rob | Television mini-series |
| 1999 | After the Rain | Steph | |
| 1998 | Coming Home | Edward Carey-Lewis | Television movie |
| 1998 | Killer Net | Joe Hunter | Television mini-series |
| 1998 | The Land Girls | Philip | |
| 1997 | Bent | Captain | |
| 1997 | Sharpe´s Waterloo | Prince William of Orange | Television movie |
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