Paul Balthazar Getty (; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. His acting debut was in ''

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'' (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in '' Lost Highway'' (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in ''

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'' (2003–04), Thomas Grace on the American action drama ''

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'' (2005–06), and Tommy Walker on the American drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–11), the latter two of which have aired on ABC. As a musician, Getty is a member of the indie rock/electronic band

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, and is the producer for rap duo The Wow.

Early life

Paul Balthazar Getty was born in

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, and brought up in

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before being educated in the United Kingdom at

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, Scotland. He was born to father John Paul Getty III and is a descendant of grandfather Sir John Paul Getty and great-grandfather J. Paul Getty, founder of

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, and at one time one of the richest men in the world, namesake for the

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museum. His mother,

Gisela Getty Gisela Martine Getty (née Schmidt; born 3 April 1949) is a German photographer, film director, designer, and author. She and her late sister, Jutta Winkelmann, are known in Germany as high-profile representatives of what German historiography ...

(née Schmidt), is a German-born professional photographer and documentary filmmaker. His parents divorced in 1993. His sister Anna (born 1972) is the daughter of his mother and his father adopted her.

Film career

Getty began his acting career at age 12 in 1987. He auditioned for the lead role in the movie ''

'' after being spotted by a casting director Robin Joy Allan, in his art class at school. During the 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared in the films ''

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'', '' Natural Born Killers'', ''

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'', '' Mr. Holland's Opus'', ''

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'', '' Lost Highway'', '' Big City Blues'', ''

The Center of the World ''The Center of the World'' is a 2001 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and shot on digital video. It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper ( Molly Parker) to stay with him in Las Vegas for three ...

'', '' Deuces Wild'', '' Ladder 49'', ''

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'', and the television miniseries ''

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''. Getty guest-starred on the television series ''

'' as Richard Montana, a male witch romantically linked with

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. He appeared in the fifth season of the television show ''

'' as Agent Thomas Grace. He starred, alongside ''Alias'' costar

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, in the ABC prime time drama '' Brothers & Sisters'', which first aired in September 2006. Getty played the role of Thomas "Tommy" Walker, third-born of the five Walker siblings. In late 2008, media reports indicated Getty's contract as a full-time series regular in ''Brothers & Sisters'' would not be renewed due, in part, to budgetary and storyline considerations. In the Season 4 premiere, Getty was still listed in the principal cast, but he did not appear. Getty made his return to the series in the sixth episode of Season 4. Although he no longer appeared in every episode, he continued to make appearances on the show until its cancellation.

Music career

Getty started deejaying and making electronic music at age 15. He is a member of the indie rock/electronic band

, and is the producer for rap duo The Wow. In 2013, he operated a

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called Purplehaus Records. He started Purplehaus Productions in the Fairfax and Melrose district in Los Angeles.

Personal life

In 2000, Getty married fashion designer Rosetta Millington. They have four children, daughters: Grace, Violet, and June Catherine, and a son, Cassius Paul. Cassius's godfather is Getty's close friend and fellow actor Eric Dane. Getty had a highly publicized affair with English actress

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in 2008, but later reconciled with his wife.

Social initiatives

Getty is on the board of directors for

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, a non-profit organization providing daily meals to township school students in

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, South Africa.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Getty, Balthazar 1975 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American film producers American indie rock musicians American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Scotch-Irish descent Balthazar Living people Male actors from California Male actors from San Francisco People educated at Gordonstoun People from Tarzana, Los Angeles