Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con

Paul Bettany is an English actor. Born in 1971, he had his breakout role as a naked Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale, which is probably saying something, and has since starred in a wide variety of movies where he usually steals all the scenes he's in. He's married to actress Jennifer Connelly.

Paul Bettany has performed in the following roles:

• Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale
• Russell Crowes Imaginary Friend in A Beautiful Mind
• Dr. Stephen Maturin, Russell Crowe's not-so-imaginary friend, in Master and Commander
• Silas in The Da Vinci Code
• Dustfinger in Inkheart
• Archangel Michael in Legion
• Charles Darwin in Creation
• Inspector John Acheson in The Tourist
• Priest in Priest
• For several movies he was the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, but as of the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, he is now playing The Vision.

Paul Bettany provides examples of the following tropes:

• Blue Eyes: The piercing, stare into you soul kind.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Went to the gym for six months while filming Legion. He hated it.
• Happily Married: With two kids to boot.
• Money, Dear Boy: Averted. He states he does all his action films like Legion and Priest because he enjoys them just as much as the dramatic, artsy films.
• Mr. Fanservice: His directors seem well aware of his appeal.
• Romance on the Set: Met Jennifer Connelly while filming A Beautiful Mind.
• What Could Have Been: Was offered the part of the king in The King's Speech, but didn't take it.