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Other Works:
Played Richie in "Love and Understanding" by
Joe Penhall - Bush Theatre, London/ Longwharf Theater, Connecticut (1997). conn?
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Publicity Listings:
5 Interviews
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7 Articles
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Height:
6' 3½" (1.92 m)
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Personal Quote:
[on "Charles Darwin", whom he plays in
Creation (2009)] - I couldn't believe the amount of violence that you can find on the Internet directed at a man who's been dead for a very long time. There's vicious diatribes full of hatred for Darwin. Actually, he was, by all accounts, one of the sweetest human beings you can possibly imagine. But there are still a lot of people who just can't accept his ...
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Trivia:
Writer/director
Brian Helgeland wrote the role of Chaucer in
A Knight's Tale (2001) specifically for Paul. He "refused" to do the movie without him. The production companies did not think Bettany was known well enough, Helgeland thought that if he backed down on his choice of Bettany, he would have to back down on everything else.
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Trademark:
Often plays secondary characters who are scene stealers
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