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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.
The second installment in China Miéville's Bas-Lag Cycle. The Scar is set in the floating pirate city of Armada, where the crew and passengers of captured ships are press-ganged into lifelong, compulsory citizenship. When the prisoner transport Terpsichoria is captured by Armadan pirates, the survivors must learn to adapt to life in this new city. For Remade prisoner Tanner Sack, this capture means rescue from a life of slavery. For passenger Bellis Coldwine, it means permanent exile from her home, New Crobuzon. For Bellis, the key to freedom may be found in the twisted politics of the pirate city, where secret plans hinge upon mysterious entities from the furthest depths.
