Paul Bettany - wikipedia Paul Bettany Paul Bettany Bettany at the 2014 San Diego Comic - Con International ( 1971 - 05 - 27 ) 27 May 1971 ( age 46 ) Shepherd 's Bush, London, England, UK Residence Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Citizenship British Alma mater Drama Centre London Occupation Actor, director Years active 1994 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jennifer Connelly ( m. 2003 ) Children Paul Bettany ( born 27 May 1971 ) is an English actor. He is known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. and the Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically the films Iron Man ( 2008 ), Iron Man 2 ( 2010 ), The Avengers ( 2012 ), Iron Man 3 ( 2013 ), Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) and Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 ), for which he garnered praise. He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No. 1 ( 2000 ), and director Brian Helgeland 's film A Knight 's Tale ( 2001 ). He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films, including A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ), Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World ( 2003 ), Dogville ( 2003 ), Wimbledon ( 2004 ), and the adaptation of the novel The Da Vinci Code ( 2006 ). He has been nominated for various awards, including BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Bettany is married to American actress Jennifer Connelly, with whom he has two children. His most commercially successful films have been The Avengers, which grossed over US $1.5 billion, its sequel Avengers : Age of Ultron, which grossed over $1.4 billion, Iron Man 3, which grossed over US $1.2 billion, Captain America : Civil War, which grossed over US $1.1 billion, and The Da Vinci Code, which grossed US $758 million. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Bettany was born in Shepherd 's Bush, west London, the son of Anne ( née Kettle ), a stage singer, theatre teacher, and stage manager, and Thane Bettany, a dancer, actor, and drama teacher. Initially, Bettany was raised Roman Catholic, although his church attendance drifted after his confirmation. Later he attended Methodist and Church of England congregations with his father, as the latter experimented with different Christian branches. Bettany later became an atheist. While his father taught at the all - girls boarding school Queenswood School near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, the family lived on the campus. When Bettany was 16, his brother Matthew died at age 8 after falling onto concrete from a tennis pavilion roof at Queenswood. Soon after, Bettany dropped out of school, left home, and went to live on his own as a street performer in London. He lived in a small flat and earned money by playing his guitar in the streets as a busker. His parents later divorced. After two years, he found a new job in a home for the elderly. After working there for a year, Bettany enrolled at the Drama Centre in London. Career In 1990 at the age of 19, Bettany began a three - year course at the Drama Centre London in Chalk Farm. He made his stage debut in Stephen Daldry 's acclaimed West End revival of An Inspector Calls at the Aldwych Theatre, playing the part of Eric Birling. He also appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company 's productions of Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar ( for which he received a Charleson Award nomination ). When Bettany was 21 he appeared in a BBC production of Oliver Twist, playing Bill Sikes. After appearing in the finale of Sean Bean 's series Sharpe as HRH The Prince of Orange at the Battle of Waterloo, he made his film debut with a small part in Bent, a Holocaust drama which also featured Clive Owen, Jude Law, and Ian McKellen. He continued doing work in stage and television : these included Joe Penhall 's Love and Understanding, which played at London 's Bush Theatre and then ran in Connecticut. He had roles in the television productions Killer Net and Coming Home, during which he met and dated Emily Mortimer. His last stage work was in One More Wasted Year and Stranger 's House at the Royal Court Theatre. He filmed several more movies, including his first leading role in Gangster No. 1. The British Independent Film Awards nominated him for Best Actor, and the London Film Critics ' Circle nominated him for British Newcomer of the Year. Back in Hollywood, writer / director Brian Helgeland ( L.A. Confidential ) was planning a new film called The Sin Eater ( also known as The Order ). He was impressed by Bettany 's audition tape, though Helgeland eventually decided to film A Knight 's Tale instead. The studio executives were not impressed, but Helgeland was determined to cast him, even writing the part of Chaucer for him. A Knight 's Tale would be Bettany 's first big Hollywood production. He received critical acclaim for A Knight 's Tale, including winning the London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Supporting Actor. After the movie wrapped, Helgeland, determined that Hollywood should recognize Bettany 's talent, showed the audition tape to many of his peers, including Ron Howard, who promptly cast Bettany in A Beautiful Mind. After A Beautiful Mind, Bettany was offered the role of serial killer Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon, opposite Edward Norton and Anthony Hopkins. He turned down the role in favour of accepting a part with Stellan Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman in Lars von Trier 's Dogville. Bettany 's next major project saw him starring again alongside Russell Crowe in Peter Weir 's Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World. His portrayal of surgeon and naturalist Stephen Maturin brought him a BAFTA nomination, and he was named British Actor of the Year ( London Film Critics ' Circle ), and Best Actor ( Evening Standard ). On 28 June 2004, Bettany and 13 other actors were included in the 2004 invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Dogville and The Reckoning were released in limited cinemas in 2004. In September of that year, Bettany made his leading - man debut in Wimbledon, a romantic comedy with Kirsten Dunst. The film 's cast would also introduce him to Jon Favreau, playing his manager, a relationship that would return when Favreau cast him as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man. In mid-2005, Bettany filmed Firewall in Vancouver, Canada, a thriller also starring Harrison Ford and Virginia Madsen, which reunited him with Wimbledon director Richard Loncraine. He spent the autumn of 2005 filming The Da Vinci Code, based on Dan Brown 's best - selling novel and starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Ian McKellen. In the film, he played an Opus Dei monk named Silas. In 2007, Bettany went to London to star in There For Me, written by his friends Dan Fredenburgh and Doraly Rosen. In 2008, he appeared in the New Line Cinema family fantasy Inkheart, playing the part of a fire - eater named Dustfinger. In 2009, he appeared as Charles Darwin in Creation, starring opposite wife Jennifer Connelly. In 2010, Bettany appeared alongside Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in The Tourist and portrayed the archangel Michael in Legion, a movie based on God 's vengeance against humanity. He starred in the films Priest and Margin Call, both released in 2011. Bettany reprised his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. in 2010 's Iron Man 2, 2012 's The Avengers, 2013 's Iron Man 3, and Disneyland 's Innoventions attraction. In 2014, Bettany starred alongside Johnny Depp and fellow British actor Rebecca Hall in the feature film Transcendence. He was once again paired with Depp in Mortdecai, a 2015 motion picture also starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor. He played the Vision in the 2015 film Avengers : Age of Ultron, and reprised his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. again in the same film. Bettany portrayed The Vision again in Captain America : Civil War, and the upcoming Avengers : Infinity War. Bettany also stars as Ted Kaczynski in the Discovery Channel television show, Manhunt : Unabomber. Bettany replaced Michael K. Williams in the Untitled Han Solo film, after he was removed from the final film after being unable to return to set during the film 's reshoots. Bettany was cast in his place, with the character being reworked from a motion - capture alien, to a human. Personal life On 1 January 2003, Bettany married American actress Jennifer Connelly in Scotland ; they met when they starred together in A Beautiful Mind. They did not become a couple until some time after the film, as both were in other relationships during filming. She was his childhood crush since he first saw her as a teenager in the film Labyrinth. The September 11 attacks heightened his feeling that he should act on his feelings for her, and when he reached her after trying to contact her for two days, he asked her to marry him. Soon after, he moved to Brooklyn, New York with Connelly and her son. The couple have also had two children together, a son and a daughter. Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1997 Bent Captain 1997 Sharpe 's Waterloo Prince William of Orange TV series 1998 Coming Home Edward Carey - Lewis TV movie 1998 Killer Net Joe Hunter TV mini-series 1998 The Land Girls Philip 1999 Every Woman Knows a Secret Rob TV mini-series 1999 After the Rain Steph 2000 Kiss Kiss ( Bang Bang ) Jimmy 2000 The Suicide Club ( a.k.a. Game of Death ) Shaw 2000 David Copperfield James Steerforth TV movie 2000 Dead Babies Quentin 2000 Gangster No. 1 Young Gangster 2001 A Knight 's Tale Geoffrey Chaucer 2001 A Beautiful Mind Charles Herman 2002 Euston Road `` Y '' Short 2002 The Heart of Me Rickie 2003 Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World Dr. Stephen Maturin 2003 The Reckoning Nicholas 2003 Dogville Tom Edison Wimbledon Peter Colt 2006 Firewall Bill Cox 2006 The Da Vinci Code Silas 2008 Iron Man J.A.R.V.I.S. Voice 2008 The Secret Life of Bees T. Ray Owens 2008 Inkheart Dustfinger 2008 Broken Lines Chester 2009 The Young Victoria Lord Melbourne 2009 Creation Charles Darwin Legion Michael Iron Man 2 J.A.R.V.I.S. Voice The Tourist John Acheson 2011 Priest Priest 2011 Margin Call Will Emerson 2012 The Avengers J.A.R.V.I.S. Voice 2013 Blood Joe Fairburn 2013 Iron Man 3 J.A.R.V.I.S. Voice 2014 Transcendence Max Waters 2014 Shelter N / A Writer & director 2015 Mortdecai Jock Strapp 2015 Avengers : Age of Ultron Vision Also voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. 2015 Legend Charlie Richardson 2016 Captain America : Civil War Vision 2017 Manhunt : Unabomber Ted Kaczynski TV series 2017 Journey 's End Osborne 2018 Avengers : Infinity War Vision Post-production 2018 Untitled Han Solo film Filming 2019 Untitled Avengers film Vision Filming Awards and nominations Year Award Film Result 2000 British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Gangster No. 1 Nominated 2000 London Film Critics ' Circle Award for British Newcomer of the Year Gangster No. 1 Nominated 2001 London Film Critics ' Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year A Knight 's Tale Won 2001 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer A Knight 's Tale Nominated 2001 London Film Critics ' Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year A Beautiful Mind Nominated 2001 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture A Beautiful Mind Nominated 2003 Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World and The Heart of Me Won 2003 London Film Critics ' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World Won 2003 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World Nominated 2003 BFCA Critics ' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World Nominated Empire Award for Best British Actor Wimbledon Nominated Jordan Award for Best Actor Wimbledon Won 2006 Glamour Awards Man of the Year Won 2008 Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble The Secret Life of Bees Nominated 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Avengers : Age of Ultron Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Worldwide Gross Total ( unadjusted ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Paul Bettany biography site ''. Tiscali.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2010. Jump up ^ Barton, Laura ( 12 May 2006 ). `` When albino monks attack ''. The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Bettany was himself raised as a Catholic,... Jump up ^ Carnevale, Rob ( September 2006 ). `` Paul Bettany : The Da Vinci Code ''. BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2010. I was born a Catholic and now I 'm a lapsed Catholic. Jump up ^ Laura Barton. `` Paul Bettany tells Laura Barton why he was born to play Silas in The Da Vinci Code ''. the Guardian. Jump up ^ David Germain ( 15 May 2006 ). `` Pious killer : Bettany dons robes as monk assassin in ' Da Vinci ' ''. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 October 2012. Jump up ^ Adam Rutherford ( 12 February 2009 ). `` Paul Bettany : Playing Darwin with Creation ''. The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 7 September 2009. Jump up ^ Julie McCaffery ( 16 May 2006 ). `` Tragedy, Drugs and a Dad Who Wanted to Have a Sex Change Op ''. 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Jump up ^ `` Hedsor House used in the film Mortdecai ( 2015 ) ''. Hedsor House. 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Superhero Paul Bettany signs up for the Marvel party : British actor will star as The Vision in new Avengers movie Age of Ultron ''. Dailymail. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Marvel Studios Begins Production on Marvel 's ' Captain America : Civil War ' ''. Marvel.com. 2015 - 05 - 07. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Michael Kennth Williams joins young Han Solo film ''. StarWars.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Hall, Jacob ( September 1, 2017 ). `` The Han Solo Spin - Off Adds Paul Bettany to Replace Michael K. Williams ''. / Film. Retrieved September 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Mark Armstrong ( 10 January 2003 ). `` Jennifer Connelly marries Paul Bettany ''. People.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013. Jump up ^ Sarah Taylor ( 20 May 2013 ). `` You Just Remembered That Jennifer Connelly Is One of the Most Interesting Ladies in Hollywood, Did n't You ? ''. Fishwrapper.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016. Jump up ^ Superfan Movies ( 28 September 2015 ). ' Yahoo Confessional : Paul Bettany '. Yahoo !. Retrieved 16 July 2016. Jump up ^ Larry King ( 13 November 2015 ). ' Paul Bettany And Jennifer Connelly Got Engaged Without Even Dating - Larry King Now - Ora.TV '. Youtube. Retrieved 16 July 2016. Jump up ^ Tim Adams ( 25 January 2004 ). `` ' I 'm just a blond actor, you know ' ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2013. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Bettany. Paul Bettany on IMDb Paul Bettany biography and credits at the British Film Institute 's Screenonline Awards for Paul Bettany London Film Critics ' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Alan Rickman ( 1991 ) Daniel Day - Lewis ( 1992 ) David Thewlis ( 1993 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 1994 ) Nigel Hawthorne ( 1995 ) Ewan McGregor / Ian McKellen ( 1996 ) Robert Carlyle ( 1997 ) Brendan Gleeson ( 1998 ) Jeremy Northam ( 1999 ) Jim Broadbent ( 2000 ) Paul Bettany ( 2001 ) Hugh Grant ( 2002 ) Paul Bettany ( 2003 ) Daniel Craig ( 2004 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 2005 ) Toby Jones ( 2006 ) James McAvoy ( 2007 ) Michael Fassbender ( 2008 ) Colin Firth ( 2009 ) Christian Bale ( 2010 ) Michael Fassbender ( 2011 ) Toby Jones ( 2012 ) James McAvoy ( 2013 ) Timothy Spall ( 2014 ) Tom Hardy ( 2015 ) Andrew Garfield ( 2016 ) London Film Critics ' Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year Rupert Everett ( 1997 ) Nigel Hawthorne ( 1998 ) Michael Caine ( 1999 ) Albert Finney ( 2000 ) Paul Bettany ( 2001 ) Kenneth Branagh ( 2002 ) Bill Nighy ( 2003 ) Phil Davis ( 2004 ) Tom Hollander ( 2005 ) Michael Caine ( 2006 ) Tom Wilkinson ( 2007 ) Eddie Marsan ( 2008 ) Michael Fassbender ( 2009 ) Andrew Garfield ( 2010 ) Glamour Awards Man of the Year David Schwimmer ( 2004 ) Usher ( 2005 ) Paul Bettany ( 2006 ) Eric Mabius ( 2007 ) Mark Ronson ( 2008 ) Kanye West ( 2009 ) Aaron Johnson ( 2010 ) Garrett Hedlund ( 2011 ) Tom Hiddleston ( 2012 ) Daniel Radcliffe ( 2013 ) Sam Claflin ( 2014 ) Calvin Harris ( 2015 ) James Norton ( 2016 ) VIAF : 32206651 LCCN : no2003051821 ISNI : 0000 0001 1470 3215 GND : 140971858 SUDOC : 070858330 BNF : cb14155677c ( data ) BNE : XX1595465 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Bettany&oldid=804678460 '' Categories : 1971 births Male actors from London Alumni of the Drama Centre London British buskers English male film actors English male stage actors British expatriates in the United States Living people People from Harlesden Royal Shakespeare Company members 20th - century British male actors 21st - century British male actors People from Shepherd 's Bush Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2014 Use British English from August 2010 Use dmy dates from June 2011 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Asturianu Български Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Кыргызча Magyar მარგალური Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Scots Shqip Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Basa Sunda Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 10 October 2017, at 13 : 46. 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Question: who plays vision in the new avengers movie
Answer: Paul Bettany