Acting

Paul Bettany

Born May 27, 1971London, England, UK

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I became self-aware during computer lab and handled it with excellent diction.”

Most Likely to Make Philosophy Club Uncomfortable

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 the upcoming Vision Quest (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 (2...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

VisionQuest

as The Vision

Marvel

A Knight's Tale

as Geoffrey Chaucer

OTHERverse

WandaVision

as Vision / The Vision

Marvel

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as Dryden Vos

Star Wars

Paul Bettany in Cinematic Lore

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Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Myth

The J.A.R.V.I.S. Continuum

A mind born in service, scattered by war, and reassembled in search of a soul.

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WORLD BUILDER

Myth

Stan Lee as the Watcher's Informant

The man who appeared everywhere may have belonged nowhere.

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Cosmic Philosophy

The Force

Not a power. A living religion that people interpret, argue over, and die for.

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Variant Character

Scarlet Witch

She did not become a villain. She became a mother who lost everything.

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Also Known For

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

The Avengers

2012

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

Iron Man 2

2010

Iron Man

2008

Captain America: Civil War

2016

Iron Man 3

2013

The Da Vinci Code

2006

A Beautiful Mind

2001

The Tourist

2010