Bettany, Paul 1971–

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Bettany, Paul 1971–

PERSONAL

Born May 27, 1971, in London, England; son of Thane Bettany (a dancer and actor) and Anne Kettle (a singer and actress); grandson of Olga Gwynne (an actress); married Jennifer Connelly (an actress), January 1, 2003; children: Stellan, Kai Dugan. Education: Studied acting at the Drama Centre, London, England. Avocational Interests: Playing the guitar.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Troika, 74 Clerkenwell Rd., Third Floor, London EC1 M52A, England. Manager—Melanie Greene Management and Productions, 425 North Robertson Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Publicist—Melanie Greene Management and Productions, 425 North Robertson Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Actor. Appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company for one year; busker on Westminster Bridge, London, England. Worked at a center for mentally handicapped people.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Awards, Honors:

British Independent Film Award nomination, best actor, 2000, and ALFS Award nomination, British newcomer of the year, London Critics Circle Film awards, 2001, both for Gangster No. 1; named a performer to watch, Daily Variety, 2001; Evening Standard British Film Award, best supporting actor, 2001, and ALFS Award, British supporting actor of the year, London Critics Circle Film awards, 2002, both for A Knight's Tale; Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, most promising performer, 2002; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by the cast of a theatrical motion picture, 2002, for A Beautiful Mind; Evening Standard British Film Award, best actor, 2004, for both The Heart of Me and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; ALFS Award, British actor of the year, London Critics Circle Film awards, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination, best supporting actor, all 2004, for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; MTV Movie Award nomination, best trans–Atlantic breakthrough performer, 2004; Elle Style Award, best actor, c. 2004, for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Dogville; Grace Award nomination, most inspiring movie acting, MovieGuide awards, 2005, for The Reckoning; Empire Award nomination, best British actor, 2005, for Wimbledon.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Captain, Bent, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Philip, The Land Girls (also known as Trois anglaises en campagne), Gramercy Pictures, 1998.

Steph, After the Rain, Capella International, 1999.

Jimmy, Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang), Offline Releasing/GAGA Communications, 2000.

Quentin, Dead Babies (also known as Mood Swingers), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2000.

Shaw, The Suicide Club (also known as Game of Death, Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Game of Death," and Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Suicide Club"), Concorde–New Horizons, 2000.

Young gangster, Gangster No. 1 (also known as Gangster Nr. 1), FilmFour, 2000, IFC Films, 2002.

Charles Herman, A Beautiful Mind, Universal, 2001.

Geoffrey Chaucer, A Knight's Tale, Columbia, 2001.

Ricky Masters, The Heart of Me, ThinkFilm, 2002.

Dr. Stephen Maturin, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Nicholas, The Reckoning (also known as Morality Play and El misterio de Wells), 2003, Paramount Classics, 2004.

Tom Edison, Dogville (also known as U—Der Film "Dogville" erzaehlt in neun Kapiteln und einem Prolog.), Egmont Film, 2003, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Peter Colt, Wimbledon (also known as La plus belle victoire), Universal, 2004.

Y, Euston Road (short film), HRH Productions, 2004, included in Stories of Lost Souls, American Video, 2005.

Bill Cox, Firewall (also known as The Wrong Element), Warner Bros., 2006.

Silas, The Da Vinci Code, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2006.

There for Me, Axiom Films/AV Pictures, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Prince William of Orange, Sharpe's Waterloo, Independent Television (England), 1997.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Joe Hunter, Killer Net (also known as Lynda La Plante's "Killer Net"), Channel 4 (England), 1998.

Rob, Every Woman Knows a Secret, [Great Britain], 1999.

James Steerforth, David Copperfield, TNT, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Edward Carey–Lewis, Coming Home (also known as Heimkehr and Rosamunde Pilcher—Heimkehr), Independent Television (England), 1998.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Making of "Wimbledon: The Movie," Tennis Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Orange British Academy Awards, 2002.

Presenter, The Ninth Annual Critics' Choice Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards, American Movie Classics, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ian Greaves, "Wycliffe and the Pea–Green Boat," Wycliffe, Independent Television (England), 1994.

Jake Connolly, "The Right Thing," The Bill, Independent Television, 1996.

Himself, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2003.

Himself, Tinseltown TV (also known as Tinseltown. TV), International Channel, 2003.

Himself, GMTV, Independent Television, 2003 (multiple episodes), 2004.

Himself, Friday Night with Jonathon Ross, BBC, 2003, 2004, 2006.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003, 2004, 2006 (multiple episodes).

Himself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2003, 2006.

Himself, Breakfast, BBC, 2004.

Himself, The Film Programme (also known as Film 2004), BBC, 2004 (multiple episodes).

Himself, Good Morning Australia (also known as G.M.A.), Ten Network (Australia), 2004.

Himself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2004.

Himself, McEnroe, CNBC, 2004.

Himself, Sen kvaell med Luuk, 2004.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004, 2006.

(In archive footage) Charles, Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya (TV3, Spain), 2005.

Himself, Caiga quien caiga, Telecino (Spain), 2006.

Himself, Corazon de …, Television Espanola (TVE, Spain), 2006 (multiple episodes).

(In archive footage) Himself, Corazon de …, Television Espanola, 2006 (multiple episodes).

Himself, Getaway (also known as United Travel Getaway), Nine Network (Australia), 2006.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

An Inspector Calls, London production, 1992.

Earl of Richmond, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford–upon–Avon, England, 1995, and Theatre Royal, Newcastle–upon–Tyne, England, 1996.

Paris, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1995, and Theatre Royal, 1996.

Strato, Julius Caesar, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1995, and Theatre Royal, 1996.

Drum major, Woyzeck, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford–upon–Avon, England, 1996.

One More Wasted Year, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1997.

Stranger's House, Royal Court Theatre, 1997.

Richie, Love and Understanding, Bush Theatre, London, 1997, and Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, New Haven, CT, 1998.