Biography
The British actor who made a brilliant career in Hollywood is equally good in various amplua. Paul Betthan is convincing both in love with a tennis player, and in the image of a religious fanatics. The actor virtuoso changes the masks, as the director and the multi-millionth army of artist fans know. He was born in the spring of 1971 in London in a creative family. Father - Actor of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Theater, choreographer and teacher of theatrical skill. Mom Ann Kettle is a pop singer. Olga Gwinn is the leading actress of the Phaseatrical stage of London the beginning of the twentieth century - accounted for half a grandmother.
But the beneficiary of the Bettany family was not: parents broke up after the death of the younger son Matthew, when Paul was a teenager. Young Bettany could not choose with whom from parents to stay. The guy left the house and earned the food and rental of the room, turning out guitar strings on London streets. His neighbors in the apartment were two girls of non-traditional sexual orientation.
The 19-year-old Paul Bettany, trying to escape from the chain hugs of depression, filed documents to the London Drama Center and suddenly came to everyone. The center taught the best British acting teachers. In the biography of the floor began a light strip. The acting genes of the two generations of Betthan showed up brightly: a talented young man was noticed and offered roles in performances on West End. Soon the floor of Bettany, as her father earlier, the audience of the Royal Theater applauded.
Films
On the screen, Paul Bettany made his debut in the mid-1990s. He was entrusted with real-terrain roles in the series "Weeklyph" and "Pure English Murder." In 1997, the drama "Leaning" and the costume tape "Waterloo Sharpe" came out, where the audience saw the young actor as Prince Orange. Projects did not bring Bettany Fame, but helped in terms of skill. The provisions and drama "Three Englishmen outside the city" and "Suicide Club", which came to the screens in the late 1990s did not change.
The fracture in the career of the actor happened in 2000. Paul Betthan played a young gangster in the criminal drama Paul McGigan "Gangster №1". The work in the film brought the artist to the British Cinematic Association award. The countries of Europe and America bought the rights to broadcast the English film, they learned about the existence of Bettini outside the ocean. In the same year, the American-Irish drama "David Kopperfield" was published, where the British had the role of James Stirfort - the best friend of the illusionist.
The breakthrough for the actor was the role of Jeffrey Chosera in the adventure melodrama "Knight's story", which was removed by the American film company Columbia Pictures. After the premiere of the picture of the floor of Bettany, the Hollywood Directors were falling asleep. Ron Howard offered London artist to play in the biographical melodrama "Mind Games". The picture brought the director two Oscars, and Bettany, which appeared on the screen in Russell Crowe, is famous in Hollywood.
For the "Games of the Mind" followed the Film Achievement "Dogville" Lars von Treier and "Master of the Seas: on the edge of the earth", in which Bettany met Crow again. In 2004, the premiere of the joint project of Britain, the USA and France is the Comedy Tape "Wimbledon", where Paul Bettany starred in a pair with Kirsten Dunst. To finally entrenched in the Hollywood niche, the Briton was able to starrant in the screening of the Roman Dan Brown "Da Vinci Code." Thriller directed by Ron Howard received excellent cash collections: under the budget of $ 125 million, he collected $ 758 million from the rental. Bettany played Silas; The main characters of the project Tom Hanks and Audrey Tuoy were at the height.
In 2008, the audience saw a British star in the family fantasy "ink heart", where the floor was played by Sage. Closed the Bettani for the first decade of 2000 Bayopics "Young Victoria", where Lord Melbourne played, and "Origin." In the last picture, Paul reincarnated in Charles Darwin, and the role of his wife played Jennifer Connelly. The world premiere of paintings took place in 2009 and brought generous cash receipses producers to producers, and artists glory. In 2010, fans saw a star in the Legion Thiller-Fantasy and the Melodrame "Tourist". In the last film, Betthan appeared in the star company Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.
In all films published in the 2000s, the key roles trusted the key roles. In 2005, the British Empire Awards called the actor as the best in Britain, and for the work in the financial thriller "Risk Limit" Actor was given the "Independent Spirit" award. The role in the postpocalyptic militant "Shepherd" became a new step to the world recognition of the native of London. In 2012, Paul Bettany pleased the fans with work in the fantastic militant "Avengers". Next year, another superhero fighter "Iron Man 3" was released on the screens, in which the actor voiced Jarvis.
The premiere of the fantastic thriller "superiority" took place in the spring of 2014. In Russia, the film was seen in the summer. Paul Bettany appeared on screens in Johnny Depp. This is their second joint work after the project "Tourist". But this film, like the following (criminal comedy "Mordekai" - the third project with Depp), film critics did not complain: the pictures received negative evaluations.
The superhero fighter "Avengers: Era Altron", based on the comics of the publishing house "Marvel Comiks", warmly accepted film critics, and spectators. Bettany voiced the robot android Vizhen. Spectators of Russia Adventure tape saw in April 2015. The project gathered $ 1.4 billion in the global box and became the 4th cash film film year and 7th in the world cinema.
Personal life
Growth of a fair-haired British 1.9 meters, weight 75 kilograms. High and slim actor millions of fans around the world; Hued behind His heart and colleagues actresses. The year of Bettany met with Laura Fraser, which met on the set of the project "Knight's History". But the handsome Blonde led another partner - Jennifer Connelly.
The couple met on the set of the paintings of the "Mind Games" and since then it does not part. Wedding took place in the Scottish Cathedral at a closed ceremony. In August 2003, the Star Pair had first-mentioned Stellan, who received a name in honor of Paul's friend - Stellan Scarcard. In 2011, Jennifer gave her husband to the daughter of Agnes Lark.
Paul Bettani now
In the spring of 2016, the fans saw a Hollywood star in the superhero militant "First Avenger: confrontation." This is the third film about the Hero of Comic Captain America from the Studio "Marvel". Chris Evans played by Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. Scarlett Johansson and Paul Betthan.
Elizabeth Olsen, who played Aluu Witch, told about the pleasant moments of collaboration with Bettany, because in the third film the relationship between the heroines of Olsen and the vibrant in the performance of the floor was improved.
On the first day of rental, the militant collected $ 75.5 million, and during the first day off - $ 179.1 million. For 2018, the premiere of Sicvel "Avengers: War of Infinity", where Paul Bettany will play Android Vizhen again. Presumably, the film will be released in May 2018. On the news from the life and work of the star, fans will learn on his page in "Instagram", where Bettany have 285 thousand subscribers.
Filmography
- 2000 - "Gangster number 1"
- 2001 - "Knight's Story"
- 2001 - "Mind Games"
- 2003 - "Dogville"
- 2003 - "Day of Reflection"
- 2003 - "The owner of the seas: on the edge of the earth"
- 2006 - "Fire Wall"
- 2008 - "Ink Heart"
- 2008 - "Young Victoria"
- 2010 - "Legion"
- 2010 - "Tourist"
- 2011 - "Shepherd"
- 2015 - "Mordekai"
- 2015 - "Legend"
- 2016 - "First Avenger: confrontation"