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Paul Bettany

About: A versatile performer comfortable with both light comedic and darker, more nuanced roles, Paul Bettany was born May 27, 1971, in London to a theater family headed by Thane Bettany, a respected British actor. After several years as a street corner musician, Bettany studied with the Drama Centre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.Good notices for his stage work in "An Inspector Calls" and "Love and Understanding" led to his film debut in Bent (1997) and acclaimed performances in Gangster No. 1 and A Knight's Tale (2001, as Geoffrey Chaucer). Bettany's U.S. breakthrough came as Russell's Crowe's imaginary friend in A Beautiful Mind (2001). They reteamed successfully for Master and Commander in 2003.Bettany's subsequent films have included Wimbledon (in his first leading-man movie role), Dogville and The Da Vinci Code (2006). He married his Beautiful Mind co-star Jennifer Connelly in 2003.

A Beautiful Mind

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) was a brilliant economist -- when his mind was clear. But life changed forever with the revelation that he was a schizophrenic. Nash's brilliance persisted amidst the anguish his mental illness caused for him and his wife (Jennifer Connolly), and 40 years after his diagnosis, he won the Nobel Prize for economics. Connolly's acting and Ron Howard's direction won Oscars, and the film was named Best Picture.
URL: A Beautiful Mind

A Knight's Tale

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: Rock 'n' roll meets The Canterbury Tales when a squire (Heath Ledger) befriends an aspiring writer and persuades him to forge documents that will pass off the squire as a knight of noble birth. With his new "history" in hand, the erstwhile squire finds romance and enters jousting competitions far and wide -- all set to the infectious beat of contemporary pop tunes.
URL: A Knight's Tale

Every Woman Knows a Secret

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1999

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About: Divorced mother Jess (Siobhan Redmond), distraught over her son's violent death in a fiery car crash, finds passion and companionship from the unlikeliest of people: Rob (Paul Bettany), the young drunken driver responsible for killing her son. Facing her family's shock and outrage over the affair, Jess must also cope with her young daughter's blossoming relationship with a much older man.
URL: Every Woman Knows a Secret

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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About: Based on the novels by Patrick O'Brian, this dramatic thriller pits "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe), captain of the HMS Surprise, and his crew against a privateer equipped with better weapons. This Oscar-winning adventure co-stars Paul Bettany (as ship doctor Stephen Maturin), Billy Boyd and James D'Arcy, and as the two vessels command the high seas during the Napoleonic Wars, the maritime chase continues to claim victims.
URL: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

The Da Vinci Code

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2006