Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany was born on 27th May 1971 in London, England. He was born into a theatre family. His father, Thane, is still an actor. His mother has retired from acting. He was marriage with Jennifer Connelly on 1st January 2003. From her ha has 1 child.

For the first nine years of his life, the family would reside in Harlesden, north-west London, then would move to Potter's Bar, just outside the M25 London orbital. As a kid, Paul says he was wholly uninspired by his teachers, so much so that he didn't actually complete a book until he was 19. He did fare a little better in the Sea Cadets, where his father placed him in the hope that it might teach the boy a thing or two about life.

Leaving school at the earliest possible opportunity, he took his guitar into London and became a busker, often setting up on Westminster Bridge.

The offer of his first leading role, in Paul McGuigan's Gangster Number One. His next release was that David Copperfield series. A US TV production, this bumped up its American appeal with Sally Field as Aunt Betsy Trotwood and Michael Richards playing Mr Micawber just like his Kramer character in Seinfeld. Paul would appear as James Steerforth, Copperfield's school pal who eventually does the dirty on him and elopes with his beloved Emily.

He got the nomination in BAFTA awards.