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Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Actor, also producer, writer and director · Born May 27, 1971 (55) · London, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021) and  VisionQuest (2026), the former of which garnered him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Bettany first gained popularity for appearing in the films Gangster No. 1 (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Stephen Maturin in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). Other films in which Bettany has appeared include Dogville (2003), Wimbledon (2004), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Tourist (2010), Margin Call (2011), Legend (2015) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He made his directorial debut with the film Shelter (2014), which he also wrote and co-produced. In television and theatre, Bettany has portrayed Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll in the series A Very British Scandal and Andy Warhol in the play The Collaboration in the West End, which later came to Broadway. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Bettany, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 27, 1971 (55)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer and director
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Paul Bettany's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
21%
Morality
19%
Survival
14%
Ideas
10%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 15

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 30
Mentor
6 of 30
Shadow
5 of 30
Shapeshifter
3 of 30
Ally
3 of 30
Trickster
2 of 30
Herald
1 of 30
Threshold guardian
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
17
Dread
10
Hopeful
11
Thrilling
8
Other
39

How their films linger

Bittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Bettany's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Bettany's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • VisionQuest(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Vision

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Amadeus(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Antonio Salieri

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Here(2024)

    as Al

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Funny or Die's High Science(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dr. Oh (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Very British Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ian Campbell

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Vision / White Vision (archive footage)

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Jarvis (voice) · as Vision (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • WandaVision(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Vision / The Vision

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as J.A.R.V.I.S. (voice )(archive footage) (uncredited) · as Vision (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Uncle Frank(2020)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018)

    as Dryden Vos

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Vision

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Journey's End(2017)

    as Osborne

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ted Kaczynski

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as Vision

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Legend(2015)

    as Charlie Richardson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    as Jarvis / Vision

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mortdecai(2015)

    as Jock Strapp

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Shelter(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Transcendence(2014)

    as Max Waters

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 3(2013)

    as Jarvis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Blood(2012)

    as Joe Fairburn

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(2012)

    as Jarvis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Talking Dead(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Margin Call(2011)

    as Will Emerson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Priest(2011)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Tourist(2010)

    as Inspector John Acheson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 2(2010)

    as Jarvis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Legion(2010)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Creation(2009)

    as Charles Darwin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Young Victoria(2009)

    as Lord Melbourne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Inkheart(2008)

    as Dustfinger

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Bees(2008)

    as T. Ray Owens

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Broken Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Chester

  • Iron Man(2008)

    as Jarvis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Da Vinci Code(2006)

    as Silas

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Firewall(2006)

    as Bill Cox

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Stories of Lost Souls(2005)

    as Y

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Wimbledon(2004)

    as Peter Colt

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Reckoning(2003)

    as Nicholas

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Heart of Me(2002)

    as Rickie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Euston Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Y

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003)

    as Dr. Stephen Maturin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dogville(2003)

    as Tom Edison

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield(2000)

    as James Steerforth

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    as Charles Herman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2001)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Knight's Tale(2001)

    as Geoffrey Chaucer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as James Steerforth

  • Dead Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Quentin

  • Gangster No. 1(2000)

    as Younger Gangster

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Suicide Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Shaw

  • After the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Steph Oosthuizen

  • Every Woman Knows a Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rob

  • The Land Girls(1998)

    as Philip

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Killer Net(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joe Hunter

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Coming Home(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Edward Carey-Lewis

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Coming Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Edward Carey-Lewis

  • Bent(1997)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sharpe: The Legend(1997)

    as Prince of Orange

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sharpe's Waterloo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Prince William of Orange

  • Wycliffe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian Greaves

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Prince William of Orange

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Cry to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Harvest Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer · Actor

  • The Collaboration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Andy Warhol

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 64 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Iron Man 3 (2013)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

VisionQuest (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19922026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1997Screen debut· Sharpe's Waterloo
  • 2000First top-billed film· Gangster No. 1
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· A Beautiful Mind
  • 2010Career best· Legion
  • 2011Independent Spirit Award win· Margin Call
  • 2021Career best· WandaVision

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 67: 61 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting1 of 67: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 67: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 67: 0 only producing, 6 with another role

67 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s12 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 18% of 38 roles
9702071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 7 major nominations, 2002–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  3. 2012
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  4. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  5. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Paul Bettany's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor, producer

Funny or Die's High Science (2023)

91st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Paul Bettany's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore26 titles29–84 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles10–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity26 titles26–75 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles17–57 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles20–85 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Paul Bettany work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Bettany's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Favreau shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles