Balthazar Getty Biography
Balthazar Getty is an American actor, singer, and member of the Getty family. His acting debut was in Lord of the Flies (1990) as Ralph. Getty began his acting career in 1987, at the age of twelve. Getty is a member of the indie rock/electronic band Ringside and the producer of the rap duo The Wow.
Balthazar Getty Age
He was born Paul Balthazar Getty on 22 January 1975, in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Paul is 49 years old as of January 2024.
Balthazar Getty Height
Getty stands at a height of 6′ (1.83 m).
Balthazar Getty Family
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 Getty Oil and formerly one of the world’s richest men, and the namesake of the Getty Center museum. His mother, Gisela Getty (née Schmidt), is a German-born professional photographer and documentary filmmaker. His parents got divorced in 1993. Balthazar’s half-sister, Anna Getty, is his mother’s daughter who was adopted by Getty III during their marriage.
Balthazar Getty Married- Wife
In 2000, Getty married Rosetta Millington, a fashion designer. They had four children: three daughters, Grace, Violet, and June Catherine, and one son, Cassius Paul. Getty had a high-profile affair with English actress Sienna Miller in 2008, although he later reconciled with his wife.
Balthazar Getty Career
Getty began his acting career in 1987, at the age of twelve. He auditioned for the starring role in the film Lord of the Flies after being noticed by casting director Robin Joy Allan during his art class at school. During the 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared in the films Young Guns II, Natural Born Killers, Judge Dredd, Mr. Holland’s Opus, White Squall, Lost Highway, Big City Blues, The Center of the World, Deuces Wild, Ladder 49, Feast, and the television series Traffic. Getty appeared as Richard Montana, a male witch romantically involved with Paige Matthews, in the television series Charmed. He played Agent Thomas Grace in the television series Alias in its fifth season.
He co-starred with Alias costar Ron Rifkin in the ABC prime time drama Brothers & Sisters, which premiered in September 2006. Getty played Thomas “Tommy” Walker, the third of five Walker siblings. Getty began deejaying and creating electronic music at the age of fifteen. He is a member of the indie rock/electronic band Ringside and the producer of the rap duo The Wow. In 2013, he ran a record label named Purplehaus Records. He founded Purplehaus Productions in Los Angeles’ Fairfax and Melrose districts. Getty is on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organization that provides daily meals to township school pupils in Soweto, South Africa.
According to media sources in late 2008, Getty’s contract as a full-time series regular on Brothers & Sisters would not be renewed, owing to budgetary and narrative issues. Getty was still mentioned in the Season 4 opener as a principal cast member, but he did not appear. Getty returned to the series in the sixth episode of Season 4. Although he was no longer in every episode, he continued to appear on the show until it was cancelled.
Balthazar Getty Net Worth
Getty has an estimated net worth of 200 thousand dollars.
Balthazar Getty Movies
1989 Nightmare Classics
1997 The Hunger
2001–2002 Pasadena
2003–2004 Charmed
2004 Traffic
2005 Into the West
Ghost Whisperer
2005–2006 Alias
2006 Dirtbags
2006–2011 Brothers & Sisters
2010 Rizzoli & Isles
Hawaii Five-0
2014 House of Lies
2017 When We Rise
Twin Peaks