Paul Bettany
Director, Actor
Filmography (All Films)
Gangster No. 1 (2000)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany
- Ageing gangster Malcolm McDowell recalls his ascendance in the 70s to London’s underworld throne at the expense of the ‘Butcher of Mayfair’,…
Knight's Tale, A (2001)
- Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany
- Surprisingly satisfying medieval comedy slam–bang, that wears its mindlessness on its chain–mail sleeve, while Geoffrey Chaucer’s…
Heart of Me, The (2002)
- Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Paul Bettany, Olivia Williams
- A moody, though slightly outmoded period drama set in London between the wars in which two sisters become involved with the same man, as wife and…
Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World (2003)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy
- Vivid sea–chase yarn, set during the Napoleonic Wars, with Crowe commanding the screen as the sympathetic captain of a British frigate…
Dogville (2003)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall…
- This fierce parable of hypocrisy, exploitation and revenge set on a “soundstage” version of 1930s America is a brilliant conception of dir. Lars…
Reckoning, The (2003)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Vincent Cassel…
- A sober minded recreation of plague–blasted England of the Middle Ages, with Bettany cowling–up as a monk on the run who falls in with a…
Wimbledon (2004)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst, Robert Lindsay…
- The producers of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL et al replay the Anglo–American romance formula, appealingly set in the world of professional…
Firewall (2005)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen…
- Bank security expert Harrison Ford is forced into a tight corner when his family home is invaded by gun–toting criminals, led by a…
Da Vinci Code, The (2006)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen…
- Adapted from Dan Brown's blockbusting novel, this rollicking, if over–weighty adventure has an American historian (Hanks) getting dragged into…
Inkheart (2008)
- Dir. Iain Softley
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Paul Bettany…
- An under–rated, imaginative rendering of German author Cornelia Funke's novel about a young girl and her father who have the ability to bring…
Young Victoria, The (2009)
- Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany…
- Emily Blunt radiates in this elegant if corseted biopic of Queen Victoria's early years as she deals with royal power struggles while being wooed by…
Creation (2009)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Jeremy Northam…
- Paul Bettany adds another fine role to his resume in this big screen interpretation of the challenges faced by Charles Darwin as he struggles to…
Legion (2010)
- Dir. Scott Charles Stewart
Feat. Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black…
- Enjoyable apocalyptic hokum with diner patrons caught in a crossfire between gun–toting celestials on the eve of Armageddon. Paul Bettany plays…
Tourist, The (2010)
- Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Feat. Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany…
- Vacationing in Venice, Johnny Depp is drawn into the web of a beautiful woman (Angelina Jolie) in this intriguing international thriller from the…
Priest (2011)
- Dir. Scott Charles Stewart
Feat. Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q…
- Priests battle vampires in this post–apocalyptic fantasy based on the popular graphic novel.
Margin Call (2011)
- Dir. J.C. Chandor
Feat. Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany…
- Something of a coup d'etat for its first time feature writer–director, this is a staggeringly assured drama that details white–collar…
Blood (2012)
- Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Brian Cox…
- Though fairly derivative, this overcast thriller about a family of policemen who struggle to cover up the death of a murder suspect they've also been…
Transcendence (2014)
- Dir. Wally Pfister
Feat. Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany…
- Johnny Depp plays an innovator in the field of artificial intelligence whose consciousness is absorbed into a computer mainframe. The directorial…
Shelter (2014)
- Dir. Paul Bettany
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Mackie, Amy Hargreaves…
- Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie star in this worthy drama about the redemptive relationship between two homeless people on the streets of New…
Mortdecai (2015)
- Dir. David Koepp
Feat. Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor…
- Caper comedy with Johnny Depp as a debonair art dealer racing to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost Nazi gold.
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo…
- More Marvel mayhem has the team forced to reassemble after Tony Stark and Bruce Banner awaken a long dormant peacekeeping program.
Legend (2015)
- Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton…
- Tom Hardy flexes his acting muscle as the identical twin gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray in this otherwise unremarkable drama that charts the rise…
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Feat. Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jnr., Scarlett Johansson…
- Action spectacular as superheroes turn on each other after political interference causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
Journey's End (2017)
- Dir. Saul Dibb
Feat. Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Paul Bettany…
- Adaptation of the 1928 play by war veteran R.C. Sheriff, set in the trenches in Aisne during WWI, where British officers face tensions, terror,…
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo…
- Bombastic Marvel Universe blockbuster teaming The Avengers with the Guardians of the Galaxy (and many more!) against the villain Thanos, who wants to…
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany…
- Han Solo gets his own movie in this stand–alone Star Wars anthology film, taking place a decade prior to the events of A New Hope, where Han…