Discovered in his teens, Getty burst onto the big screen as the de facto leader of a group of stranded military cadets in the 1990 drama
Lord of the Flies. His intense performance was well-received and his career kicked off with roles in
Young Guns II (1990),
Natural Born Killers (1994),
Judge Dredd (1995),
White Squall (1996), David Lynch's
Lost Highway (1997) and
Big City Blues (1999). As his career gained momentum, he encountered off-screen drama when he battled a drug addiction like his father once did. Fortunately, he kicked the habit and continued to obtain movie roles and pursue music on the side. In 2000, he married fashion designer Rosetta Millington and she gave birth to the first of their four children. Now a family man, he continued to maintain his acting career. After portraying an addict in the flick
Shadow Hours (2000), he was cast on the Fox series
Pasadena. Throughout the '00s, he continued to appear on the silver screen and on the small screen. He wooed audiences as a sexy male witch on
Charmed, made an impression as an agent on the final season of the ABC hit
Alias, played a businessman in the USA Network's
Traffic: The Miniseries and appeared briefly in the acclaimed TNT miniseries
Into the West. In 2006, he became a member of the drama-filled Walkers on ABC's
Brothers & Sisters and the series proved to be a hit. Two years later, his personal life experienced a setback when reports of extramarital dalliances with Sienna Miller surfaced. Subsequently, ABC reduced his screen time and he appeared in a handful of episodes in the fourth season of the show.
Balthazar Getty Fast Facts:
- Great-grandson of tycoon J. Paul Getty.
- His father, J. Paul Getty III, was kidnapped while on vacation in 1973. Although his family initially refused to pay the hefty ransom, the gangsters convinced them to do so by slicing off his right ear and sending it to a newspaper.
- Fell out of a tree and broke both arms shortly before filming his 1990 breakthrough role in Lord of the Flies; his injuries were worked into the movie.
- Founded production company called 5150.
- Formed the band Ringside with friend Scott Thomas, releasing a self-titled debut album in 2005.
- Appeared in pal David Arquette’s directorial debut The Tripper (2007).
- Balthazar Getty Relationships:
- Aileen Getty - Aunt
- Anna Getty - Half Sister
- Ariadne Getty Williams - Aunt
- Cassius Paul Getty - Son
- Gail Harris Getty - Grandmother
- Gisela Getty - Mother
- J. Paul Getty II - Grandfather
- J. Paul Getty III - Father
- Mark Getty - Uncle
- Rosetta Millington - Wife
- Grace Getty - Daughter
- Violet Getty - Daughter
- June Catherine Getty - Daughter
- Sienna Miller - Ex-significant Other