Paul Bettany is one of the popular names in the Hollywood for his appearance in Marvel’s superhero films. He is best known for his role, JARVIS/Vision in several MCU’s films like Iron Man Trilogy, The Avengers’ film series and Captain America: Civil War (2015).
He first rose to fame in the British film Gangster No. 1 (2000) and Hollywood film A Knight’s Tale (2001). In 2001, he played in a biopic film A Beautiful Mind- based on the life story of Noble Prize winner Economist John Nash.
Bettany has nominated in several awards and accolades for his two-decade-long contribution in the film industry.
He is a married man and shares three children with his wife Jennifer Connelly.
Early Life, Bio, And Education Of Paul Bettany
Bettany was born in the year 1971 on the 27th of May in London, England. At this age, there is nothing he has not achieved in his career as an actor and he is always striving for more, even after being so successful.
He was born in a place called Shepherd's Bush which lies in London in the United Kingdom. He belongs to the ethnicity white and his nationality is British. He has two siblings and their names are Sarah Bettany and Matthew Bettany.
He had the spark of becoming an actor from his early childhood and he really capitalized onto that to become one of the finest. He has played some outstanding roles in TV shows and movies and this has made him the star he is today.
Paul Bettany's Career
In 1990, she 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. He worked for numerous theater shows including some of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He played the role of Captain in a movie called Bent in the year 1997 and his amazing work took his fame to a new level. In the year 1998, he played the role of Edward Carey-Lewis in a TV movie called Coming Home and impressed everyone with his powerful screen presence and soulful acting. He also played the role of Jimmy in a movie called Kiss Kiss in the year 2000.
Bettany later signed a contract with Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and began appearing in several superhero films of MCU. In 2008, he voiced, Stark’s family A.I. butler, J.A.R.V.I.S in Iron Man starring alongside Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub and Gwyneth Paltrow in the mainstream roles. He reprised his role in two sequels of the films, Iron Man 2 (2012) and Iron Man 3 (2013).
In 2012, he also reprised his role in The Avengers’ first installment. In 2015, he appeared as J.A.R.V.I.S/Vision in the second part of the Avengers film series; The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
In 2015, he reprised his role of Vision in the Captain America: Civil War. In 2018, he reprised in The Avenger: Infinity War. He will reprise his role in the upcoming film Untitled Avengers film. The film will release in 2019.
Other movies to his credits till now are Iron Man, Broken Lines, The Heart of Me, Wimbledon, A Beautiful Mind, Iron Man 3, Shelter and The Avengers. He has been awarded many awards in the past which proves his worth as an actor. In the year 2001, he was awarded London Film Critics' Circle Award for the category of Supporting Actor of the Year for his extraordinary work in a movie called A Knight's Tale.
He has been rocking throughout his career and his fans love him for that.
Paul Bettany's Net Worth, Income Sources And Charity
Hollywood actor Paul Bettany is one of the few actors whose films have earned over $5 billion at the Box Office. He has an estimated net worth of $20 million as per the Celebrity Net Worth as of September 2018.
He has acc u mulated this fortune with his several highest grossing films. His wife Jennifer Connelly’s net worth is $20 million as of 2018. Bettany’s annual salary is $20 million.
|
Year |
Films |
Box Office Collection |
|
2001 |
A Beautiful Mind |
$313 million |
|
2004 |
Wimbledon |
$41.5 million |
|
2006 |
The Vinci Code |
$758.2 million |
|
2008 |
Iron Man |
$585.2 million |
|
2010 |
Iron Man 2 |
$623.9 million |
|
2012 |
The Avengers |
$1.519 billion |
|
2013 |
Iron Man 3 |
$1.215 billion |
|
2015 |
Avengers: Age of Ultron |
$1.405 billion |
|
2018 |
Avengers: Infinity War |
$2.046 billion |
Bettany and his wife bought a $15.5 million Brooklyn Heights townhouse in 2018. The couple bought this house after selling their Tribeca penthouse for $9 million. The home is one of the neighborhood’s more secluded blocks. The 800-square-foot spread in a stone’s throw from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The couple also owns numerous lavishes cars.
He also involved in several charity works and movements to date. He and his wife supported homeless people in the past. Bettany also part of Marvel’s new charity campaign.
Paul Bettany's Personal Life, Married, Wife, Children
Paul Bettanny is a married man. He is married to Jennifer Connelly since 2003. The couple first met while filming A Beautiful Mind in 2001. Then, they began dating and dated almost two years. Connelly was his childhood crush since he first her as a teenager in the film Labyrinth.
The couple got married on 1 January 2003 and till now their relationship as husband and wife is going very well. As the couple is going so fine with their relationship, there is almost no chance of a divorce to occur in their lives.
The couple shares three children Kai Dugan, Agnes Lark Bettany, and Stellan Bettany together. Their first child was Stellan Bettany was born on August 5, 2003. In 2011, they welcomed their second child, a daughter named Agnes on 31 May 2011.
CAPTION: Paul Bettany's Personal Life, Married, Wife, Children SOURCE: His wife has also a son Kai Dugan with her former boyfriend David Dugan. After marrying Bettany, he has fathered him. The family of five now resides in New York. They appear in award functions and film premiere events with their parents.
Bettany is an atheist and does not believe in god.
Body Measurements
- Height: He stands at 6 feet 3 in.
- Weight: He weighs 75 kg.
- Chest size: 40 in.
- Waist size: 32 in.
- Biceps size: 14 in.
- Eye color: Blue.
by sanjeet, 24 Jul, 2015
