Paul Bettany is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer British born on 27 may 1971 at Shepherd's Bush (United-kingdom)
Paul Bettany
Paul Bettany participated to
45 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
6 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
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Directed by Ron HowardOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
CrimeThemes Peinture,
Films about religionActors Tom Hanks,
Audrey Tautou,
Ian McKellen,
Alfred Molina,
Jürgen Prochnow,
Paul BettanyRoles Silas
Rating66%
A man revealed to be Jacques Saunière is being pursued by a mysterious hooded character known as Silas (Paul Bettany) through the Grand Gallery in the Louvre in Paris. Silas demands the location of the Priory's clef de voûte or "keystone." Under threat of death, Saunière finally confesses the keystone is kept in the sacristy of Church of Saint-Sulpice, "beneath the Rose." Silas thanks him, and then shoots him in the stomach. Meanwhile, American symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), who is in Paris as a guest lecturer on symbols and the sacred feminine, is contacted by the French police, and summoned to the Louvre to view the crime scene. He discovers the dying Saunière has created an intricate display using black light ink and his own body and blood. Captain Bezu Fache (Jean Reno) asks him for his interpretation of the puzzling scene., 2h15
Directed by Ron HowardOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
RomanceThemes Films about education,
Medical-themed films,
Films about mathematics,
Psychologie,
Films about psychiatryActors Russell Crowe,
Ed Harris,
Jennifer Connelly,
Paul Bettany,
Christopher Plummer,
Josh LucasRoles Charles Herman
Rating81%
In 1947, John Nash (Crowe) arrives at Princeton University. He is co-recipient, with Martin Hansen (Lucas), of the prestigious Carnegie Scholarship for mathematics. At a reception, he meets a group of other promising math and science graduate students, Richard Sol (Goldberg), Ainsley (Jason Gray-Stanford), and Bender (Rapp). He also meets his roommate Charles Herman (Bettany), a literature student., 1h39
Directed by Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Romantic comedy,
Action,
Crime,
RomanceActors Angelina Jolie,
Johnny Depp,
Paul Bettany,
Timothy Dalton,
Steven Berkoff,
Rufus SewellRoles Inspector John Acheson
Rating60%
An English woman, Elise Clifton-Ward (Angelina Jolie), is being followed by French Police who are working with Scotland Yard under the direction of Inspector John Acheson (Paul Bettany). Acheson has spent years hunting Alexander Pearce, a lover of Elise, who owes £744 million in back taxes, and is believed to have received plastic surgery to alter his appearance. At a Parisian cafe, Elise receives written instructions from Pearce: Board the train to Venice; pick out a man; let the police believe that he is Pearce. Elise burns the note, evades the police and boards the train., 2h18
Directed by Peter WeirOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Films about anarchism,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Political films,
Children's films,
Histoire de France,
Napoleonic Wars films,
French Revolution filmsActors Russell Crowe,
Paul Bettany,
Billy Boyd,
James D'Arcy,
Edward Woodall,
Max PirkisRoles Dr. Stephen Maturin
Rating74%
The film takes place in May of 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars. Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey of HMS Surprise is ordered to pursue the French privateer Acheron, and "Sink, Burn, or take her as a Prize." As the film opens, the British warship is ambushed by Acheron; Surprise is heavily damaged, while its own cannon fire does not penetrate the enemy ship's hull. Using smaller boats, the crew of Surprise tow the ship into a fog bank and evade pursuit. Aubrey learns from a crewman who saw Acheron being built that it is heavier and faster than Surprise, and the senior officers consider the ship out of their class. Aubrey notes that such a ship could tip the balance of power in Napoleon's favour if allowed to plunder the British whaling fleet at will. He orders pursuit of Acheron, rather than returning to port for repairs. Acheron again ambushes Surprise, but Aubrey slips away in the night by using a clever decoy buoy and ships lamps., 1h42
Directed by Jean-Marc ValléeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Political films,
Films about royaltyActors Emily Blunt,
Rupert Friend,
Paul Bettany,
Miranda Richardson,
Jim Broadbent,
Mark StrongRoles Lord Melbourne
Rating71%
Princess Victoria of Kent is the heiress presumptive to the throne during the last years of the reign of her uncle King William IV. She is brought up under a strict set of rules devised by her mother (her father having died when Victoria was a baby), the Duchess of Kent, along with the comptroller of the Duchess's household, Sir John Conroy, who calls it the "Kensington System." Conroy hopes that William IV will die while Victoria is still a minor, which would mean that the Duchess would be appointed Regent, and he would be the power behind the throne through his considerable control of the Duchess. Victoria grows rebellious and resentful of her mother and Conroy's oppressive control of her every move. During an illness, her mother and Conroy attempt to force Victoria to sign papers that would make Conroy her personal secretary upon her majority. Although weak and ill, Victoria is strong enough to vehemently refuse this ploy, throwing the papers on the floor., 1h49
Directed by J. C. ChandorOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ThrillerActors Kevin Spacey,
Paul Bettany,
Jeremy Irons,
Zachary Quinto,
Penn Badgley,
Simon BakerRoles Will Emerson
Rating70%
Junior risk analyst Seth Bregman (Penn Badgley), his more senior colleague Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto), and trading desk head Will Emerson (Paul Bettany) watch as human resources staff of their (never-named) firm, along with building security, conduct an unannounced mass layoff right on their trading floor, at the start of an otherwise normal business day. One of the fired employees is Peter and Seth's boss, Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci), head of risk management on the floor. Dale attempts to tell his now former employer that the firm should look into what he has been working on, but the contracted human resources staff have no interest other than him quickly leaving the building. While Dale is being escorted out, he gives Peter a USB memory stick with a project he had been working on, telling him to "be careful" just as he boards the elevator.