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Creator: Paul Bettany

The blue eyes really stand out, don't you think?

Paul Bettany is an English actor. Born in 1971, he had his breakout role as a naked Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale, which is probably saying something, and has since starred in a wide variety of movies where he usually steals all the scenes he's in. He's married to actress Jennifer Connelly.

Some of his more notable roles include:

Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale
Russell Crowe's imaginary friend in A Beautiful Mind
Dr. Stephen Maturin, Russell Crowe's not-so-imaginary friend, in Master and Commander
Silas in The Da Vinci Code
Dustfinger in Inkheart
Archangel Michael in Legion
Charles Darwin in Creation
Inspector John Acheson in The Tourist
Priest in Priest
J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

Examples concerning this actor:

Dyeing For Your Art: Went to the gym for six months while filming Legion. He hated it.
- His hair was dyed brunette for Master and Commander.
Happily Married: With three kids to boot.
Money, Dear Boy: He admits that his performances as JARVIS are mainly for this, and he doesn't even watch the movies.
- Awesome, Dear Boy: But Bettany states he does all his action films like Legion and Priest because he enjoys them just as much as the dramatic, artsy films.
Mr. Fanservice: His directors seem well aware of his appeal.
Old Shame: Actively discourages anybody from trying to watch Dead Babies.
Romance on the Set: Met Jennifer Connelly while filming A Beautiful Mind. They later acted together as husband and wife in Creation.
What Could Have Been: Was offered the part of the king in The King's Speech, but didn't take it.