Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany is an English actor. He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No., and director Brian Helgelands film A Knights Tale . He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films, including A Beautiful Mind , Master and Commander The Far Side of the World , Dogville , Wimbledon , and the adaptation of the novel The Da Vinci Code . He is also known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically the films Iron Man , Iron Man, The Avengers , Iron Man, and Avengers Age of Ultron , in which he also portrayed the Vision, for which he garnered praise. He reprised his role as the Vision in Captain America Civil War .

Bettany was born in Shepherds Bush, west London, the son of Anne , a stage singer, theatre teacher, and stage manager, and Thane Bettany, a dancer, actor, and drama teacher. Initially, Bettany was raised Roman Catholic, although his church attendance drifted after his confirmation. Later he attended Methodist and Church of England congregations with his father as the latter experimented with different Christian branches. Bettany later became an atheist. While his father taught at the allgirls boarding school Queenswood School near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, the family lived on the campus.

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