Paul Bettany, a British actor, had already proved himself as a talented performer before landing the role of Vision in the hit film Vision. Paul Bettany was best known for a supporting role in all of your favorite movies until he started portraying one of the most intriguing Avengers in the Marvel Universe.
He started performing as a youth before entering the Drama Centre in London, where he was born into a theatre family. He was immediately cast in theatre parts.
Paul Bettany has portrayed a range of parts in his very limited cinematic career, including tennis pro, famed writer, albino hermit, and the voice of a supercomputer, to mention a few.
Here is a list of ‘Must Watch Paul Bettany Movies & Series:
Uncle Frank
2020 | Drama/Comedy
It’s the 1970s, and Beth Bledsoe’s Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany), a college professor in New York, is the one person she looks up to in her family. When she unexpectedly shows up at his apartment, she learns that her uncle is gay and lives with his lover, a fact he had kept hidden from the rest of the family.
The uncle-niece combo set off on a road trip back home after learning of a family loss, a voyage that ultimately impacts all of their lives significantly, for better or worse.
Manhunt: Deadly Games
The Hollywood Reporter2017 | 1 Season | Drama
This anthology series examines a variety of huge acts of terrorism as well as the perpetrators. The first season follows Ted Kaczynski, dubbed the “Unabomber” by the media, who masterminded a series of bombs across the United States in the late 1990s.
It features Paul Bettany as the Unabomber and Sam Worthington as FBI agent Jim Fitzgerald, who helped bring the terrorist down, in a dramatically fictionalized rendition of the true events.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Entertainment Weekly2015 | Action/Sci-Fi
JARVIS didn’t become the personality imbedded in Vision until this film, giving him to existence in his very own actual body and giving his career a kick start by being one of the Avengers’ most powerful teammates.
The film follows Tony Stark as he works with Bruce Banner to create Ultron, an artificial intelligence system. When the sentient Ultron plots to exterminate humanity, the Avengers are dispatched to stop him.
In a genre rife with sentient technology, the character may just be another talking robot. However, Bettany’s performance in the part elevates Vision to a new level.
He comes with a plethora of understanding of the world and people in general due to the nature of who he is. In reality, as a sentient entity, the first thing he must do is decide whether or not he loves human people enough just to fight for them.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)2008 | Drama/Adaptation
In a film full of very tough scenes to watch, Paul Bettany’s child-abusing figure in The Secret Life of Bees has an unsettling resonance. The story revolves around a little daughter who is forced to evacuate her violent father (played by Bettany) and finds refuge in the Black community.
Once again, Bettany has found a way to convert a potentially uninteresting, one-note character into a chance to illustrate the richness of life experiences. For good or worse, he tackles the negative underbelly of power relations and how they end up affecting the Black based in the United States terribly severely.
Journey’s End
The Northern Echo2017 | War/Drama
The drama Journey’s End, written by R. C. Sherriff, depicts the life of a troop of soldiers in World War I and their harrowing experiences, particularly with trench warfare.
Since its publication in 1928, the play has been turned into five films, the most recent becoming the 2017 movie featuring Paul Bettany, Asa Butterfield, and Sam Claflin from Peaky Blinders.
Wimbledon
2004 | Romance/Comedy
Wimbledon, from 2004, is a bit of an oddity in Paul Bettany’s filmography. He’s a man who thrives in supporting roles and finds ways to transform problematic characters into accessible, albeit off-color, heroes. That’s why his transition into lead actor roles in this otherwise basic romantic comedy was unexpected.
Bettany portrays Peter Colt, a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom who is fast losing his previous grandeur.
The plot is a conventional rom-com about a man who, just in time for everybody to receive what they desire, overcomes his personal selfishness and learns to love. By just being someone worth adoring, Bettany’s avatar wins over the viewers and — his romantic lead.
Captain America: Civil War
2017 | Action/Adventure
The heroes were divided into two teams during the 2016 Civil War, with Captain America and Iron Man fighting on opposing sides. Both parties were battling for what they felt was right, and while the introduction of Black Panther and Spider-Man to the MCU was fantastic, the happenings of the film had some huge detrimental consequences.
Vision is still getting the hang of being a corporeal person in the film, but he is involved in a fight and compelled to fight against individuals who are meant to be his allies.
WandaVision
CinemaBlend2021 | 1 Season | Sitcom
WandaVision wasn’t the first TV program based in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it did have a clear connection to the happenings of the movie in a manner that the previous shows didn’t. More significantly, it gave two Avengers members some much-deserved recognition.
The teasers and videos hinted at something very special, and it delivered on that promise. Despite the fact that Vision was killed in Infinity War, he was technically reborn for WandaVision and then died again, he continues to live on in the form of “White Vision,” hence Paul Bettany may be anticipated to resurface in future MCU movies.
There isn’t any confirmation for season 2 yet as fans eagerly wait for the new season.
