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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 (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.
After the events of the Avengers, Tony Stark's health deteriorates due to his alcoholism and PTSD from the battle of New York. As Stark Industries struggles, Tony recklessly spirals, straining his relationships with Pepper Potts and James "Rhodey" Rhodes. Meanwhile, Anton Vanko, a vengeful man whose family was killed by Stark weapons years ago, creates his own arc reactor technology and attacks Tony at a Monaco racetrack, under the alias Crimson Dynamo. Tony narrowly defeats him, but Vanko's expertise catches the attention of Obadiah Stane who is now Stark’s business rival. Stane hires Vanko to develop a line of weaponized suits to rival Iron Man. Rhodey takes one of Tony’s suits, modified into the War Machine by the military, and confronts Tony, who’s eventually inspired to improve his arc reactor technology after uncovering hidden plans from his father. With a new element powering his reactor, Tony revitalizes his health and takes up the fight against Stane and Vanko. Vanko unleashes an army of drones at the Stark Expo, leading to a climactic showdown. Tony and Rhodey team up to destroy the drones and defeat Vanko, who has suited up in a second version of the crimson dynamo suit. Tony and Rhodey win, Pepper is made Stark industries' ceo, with Tony becoming a full time superhero.
