Balthazar Getty

Paul Balthazar Getty (/ˈɡɛti/; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. A member of the Getty family, his acting debut was in Lord of the Flies (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in Lost Highway (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in Charmed (2003–04), Thomas Grace on the American action drama Alias (2005–06) and Tommy Walker on the American drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–11), the latter two of which have aired on ABC.

Balthazar Getty
Born
Paul Balthazar Getty

(1975-01-22) January 22, 1975
Tarzana, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, musician
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
Rosetta Millington
(
m. after 2000)
Children4
Parent(s)John Paul Getty III
Gisela Martine Zacher (née Schmidt)
RelativesMark Getty (uncle)
Sir John Paul Getty (grandfather)
Jean Paul Getty (great-grandfather)
Ann Rork Light (great-grandmother)
George Getty (great-great-grandfather)
Sam E. Rork (great-great-grandfather)

As a musician, Getty is a member of the indie rock/electronic band Ringside, and is the producer for rap duo The Wow.[1]

Early life

Paul Balthazar Getty was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles, and raised in San Francisco before being educated in Scotland at Gordonstoun. He was born to father John Paul Getty III and is a descendant of grandfather Sir John Paul Getty and great-grandfather J. Paul Getty, founder of Getty Oil, and at one time one of the richest men in the world. His mother, Gisela (née Schmidt), is a German-born professional photographer and documentary filmmaker.[2] His parents divorced in 1993. His sister Anna (born 1972) was the daughter of his mother and later adopted by his father.[3][4]

Career

Getty began his acting career at age 14 in 1989. He auditioned for the lead role in the movie Lord of the Flies after being spotted by a casting director, Robin Joy Allan, in his art class at school. During the 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared in the films Young Guns II, Natural Born Killers, Judge Dredd, Mr. Holland's Opus, White Squall, Lost Highway, Big City Blues, The Center of the World, Deuces Wild, Ladder 49, Feast, and the television miniseries Traffic.

Getty guest-starred on the television series Charmed as Richard Montana, a male witch romantically linked with Paige Matthews. He appeared in the fifth season of the television show Alias as Agent Thomas Grace. He starred, alongside Alias costar Ron Rifkin, in the ABC prime time drama Brothers & Sisters, which first aired in September 2006. Getty played the role of Thomas "Tommy" Walker, third-born of the five Walker siblings.

In late 2008, media reports indicated Getty's contract as a full-time series regular in Brothers & Sisters would not be renewed due, in part, to budgetary and storyline considerations.[5] In the Season 4 premiere, Getty was still listed in the principal cast, but he did not appear. Getty made his return to the series in the sixth episode of Season 4. Although he no longer appeared in every episode, he continued to make appearances on the show until its cancellation.

Personal life

In 2000, Getty married fashion designer Rosetta Millington. They have three daughters: Grace, Violet, and June Catherine, and a son, Cassius Paul.[6][7] He had a highly publicized affair with English actress Sienna Miller, but later reconciled with his wife.[8]

Social initiatives

Getty is on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organization providing daily meals to township school students in Soweto, South Africa.[9]

Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
1990 Lord of the Flies Ralph Young Artist Award Nominated for Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture
Young Guns II Tom O'Folliard Alternative title: Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory
1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Jud, Jolie's Son
The Pope Must Die Joe Don Dante Alternative title: The Pope Must Diet
December Allister Gibbs
1992 Halfway House
Where the Day Takes You Little J
1993 Red Hot Alexi Alternative title: Fièvre Rouge
1994 Cityscrapes: Los Angeles Leader
Dead Beat Rudy Alternative title: The Phony Perfector
Natural Born Killers Gas Station Attendant
Don't Do It Jake
1995 Toughguy Chad's Friend Alternative titles: Evil Never Sleeps and Terrified
Judge Dredd Olmeyer
Mr. Holland's Opus Stadler
1996 White Squall Tod Johnstone
1997 Lost Highway Pete Dayton
Habitat Andreas Symes
1998 Fait Accompli A.J. Merchant Alternative title: Voodoo Dawn
1999 Big City Blues Walter
Out in Fifty Lefty
2000 Shadow Hours Michael Holloway
Four Dogs Playing Poker Julian Alternative title: 4 Dogs Playing Poker
Shadow Hours
-
 Co-producer
2001 Sol Goode Sol Goode
MacArthur Park Steve
The Center of the World Brian Pivano Alternative title: The Centre of the World
Sluts & Losers
-
 Co-executive producer
2002 Hard Cash Eddie Alternative title: Run for the Money
Deuces Wild Jimmy Pockets
2004 Ladder 49 Ray Gauquin
2005 Slingshot Taylor
Feast Bozo
2006 The Tripper Jimmy
2008 West of Brooklyn Man at door
Struggle Jack
2012 Big Sur Michael McClure
2014 The Judge Deputy Hanson
2015 Unity[10] Narrator Documentary
Horror Harry Cox
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Nightmare Classics Miles 1 episode
1997 The Hunger James Chandler 1 episode
2001–2002 Pasadena Nate Greeley 13 episodes
2003–2004 Charmed Richard Montana 6 episodes
2004 Traffic Ben Edmonds Miniseries
2005 Into the West David Wheeler 1 episode
Ghost Whisperer Michael Adams 1 episode
2005–2006 Alias Thomas Grace Main cast (Season 5): 15 episodes
2006 Dirtbags Scotty Television movie
2006–2011 Brothers & Sisters Tommy Walker Main cast (Season 1–4)
Guest (Season 5): 72 episodes
2010 Rizzoli & Isles Tom Garvin 1 episode
Hawaii Five-0 Walton Dawkins 1 episode
2014 House of Lies Zaninno 1 episode
2017 When We Rise David 2 episodes
Twin Peaks Red 3 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Award Result Category Film
1991 Young Artist Award[11] Nominated Best Young Actor Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Lord of the Flies
1991 Nominated Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for Lord of the Flies
gollark: That is a good question. "I think therefore I am" and all, but that really only implies that in some form "I" am running on some kind of processing hardware which can do consciousness, whether it is my foolish mortal brain in a universe with quarks and everything or a simulation of that on, I don't know, some kind of massive cellular automaton.
gollark: Well, the computer and jar have to physically exist in some form.
gollark: Besides that, the bee-image is quite clearly distinguishable from a bee in many ways.
gollark: The simplest and most sensible explanation is the non-jar thing.
gollark: ↑ deployed.

References
  1. Moss, Corey. "Ringside". mtv.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  2. "Rosetta & Balthazar Getty: A Fashionable Life". September 20, 2010.
  3. "John Paul Getty III".
  4. "What Happened to John Paul Getty III After Kidnapping in 'All the Money in the World'?". TheWrap. January 2, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. "Is Brothers Disowning Balthazar Getty?" Archived January 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine The Ausiello Files, December 29, 2008.
  6. Ingrassia, Lisa (March 30, 2007). "Balthazar Getty, Wife Rosetta Expecting Baby No. 4". people.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  7. "Balthazar Getty and His Wife Welcome a Girl". October 6, 2007.
  8. "Balthazar Getty: My Affair With Sienna Miller Made My Marriage Stronger - X17 Online". Archived from the original on June 24, 2018.
  9. http://thelunchboxfund.org/our-team/
  10. Dave McNary (April 22, 2015). "Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  11. 12th Annual Young Artist Award results (Retrieved March 6, 2009)
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