Appearing in a wide variety of films, he has been nominated for BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Bettany was raised Roman Catholic. He lived in a small flat and earned money by playing his guitar in the streets as a busker. After appearing in the finale of Sean Bean’s series Sharpe as HRH The Prince of Orange at the Battle of Waterloo, he made his film debut with a small part in Bent, a Holocaust drama which also featured Clive Owen, Jude Law, and Ian McKellen. He had roles in the television productions Killer Net and Coming Home, during which he met and dated Emily Mortimer. He received critical acclaim for A Knight’s Tale, including winning the London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Supporting Actor. Dogville and The Reckoning were released in limited cinemas in 2004. The couple’s own son, Stellan (named for actor Stellan Skarsgård) was born on 5 August 2003.
Paul Bettany Cast Opposite Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables Movie! And the inspired casting just keeps on coming!We reported last week that Hugh Jackman was in negotiations to star in director Tom Hooper’s upcoming musical adaptation of Les Misérables as protagonist Jean Valjean, and now, we’ve gotten word that Paul Bettany may be taking on the role of the film’s villain, Inspector Javert!Sources close to [...] [link]
