Paul Bettany is an English actor. Paul Bettany has been nominated for BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the son of Anne and Thane, a dancer, actor, and drama teacher.

Paul Bettany has an older sister and had a younger brother. The family lived on the campus. Paul left home and went to live on his own in London.

He lived in a small flat and earned money by playing his guitar in the streets as a busker. After a while, Bettany found a new job in a home for the elderly.