Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor who has starred as a wide range of characters in several diverse film genres. He has been nominated for BAFTA- and Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as numerous critics and film circle awards.
Bettany was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, the son of Anne (née Kettle), a stage singer, theatre teacher, stage manager, and Thane Bettany, a dancer, actor and drama teacher. He has an older sister, Sar...
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Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor who has starred as a wide range of characters in several diverse film genres. He has been nominated for BAFTA- and Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as numerous critics and film circle awards.
Bettany was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, the son of Anne (née Kettle), a stage singer, theatre teacher, stage manager, and Thane Bettany, a dancer, actor and drama teacher. He has an older sister, Sarah, and had a younger brother (now deceased), Matthew. While Thane taught at the all-girls boarding school Queenswood School in Hertfordshire, the family lived on the campus. Matthew Bettany died after a fall at Queenswood when he was eight years old. Soon after, Paul left home and went to live on his own in London and his parents later divorced. He lived in a small flat and earned money by playing his guitar in the streets as a busker. After two years, he found a new job in a home for the elderly.
When Bettany was 19, he decided to be an...
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