Claim: Paul Bettany played a Marvel character.

Paul Bettany -LRB- born 27 May 1971 -RRB- is an English actor . He is known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , specifically the films Iron Man -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Iron Man 2 -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , The Avengers -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Iron Man 3 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and Avengers : Age of Ultron -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , in which he also portrayed the Vision , in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for which he garnered praise . He reprised his role as the Vision in Captain America : Civil War -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No. 1 -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , and director Brian Helgeland 's film A Knight 's Tale -LRB- 2001 -RRB- . He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films , including A Beautiful Mind -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Dogville -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Wimbledon -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , and the adaptation of the novel The Da Vinci Code -LRB- 2006 -RRB- .   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 .