Billy Crudup
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1968-07-08 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Manhasset, New York, USA
- Also known as
- William Crudup · William Gaither Crudup · Μπίλι Κράνταπ
Biography
William Gaither Crudup (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. He is a four-time Tony Award nominee, winning once for his performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Coast of Utopia in 2007. He has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead (along with several other awards nominations) for his performance in Jesus' Son. He received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as part of an ensemble cast for Almost Famous and Spotlight, winning for the latter - as well as winning the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award for the same. He earned two Primetime Emmy Awards (nominated three times); two Critics' Choice Television Awards; a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film; and three nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on the series The Morning Show (2019).
He has starred in numerous high-profile films, including Without Limits, Princess Mononoke, Almost Famous, Big Fish, Mission: Impossible III, Watchmen, Public Enemies, Spotlight, Jackie, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Justice League, and Alien: Covenant, in both lead and supporting roles.
From 1996 to November 2003, he was in a relationship with actress Mary-Louise Parker. She was seven months pregnant with their son, William Atticus Parker born in January 2004, when he ended their relationship and began dating actress Claire Danes, their relationship ended in 2006.
In 2017, he began dating actress Naomi Watts, after the two met on the set of the Netflix drama series Gypsy. They married in New York City in June 2023.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Morning Show
2019
as Cory Ellison
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Self
Rachael Ray
2006
Hello Tomorrow!
2023
as Jack Billings
Gypsy
2017
as Michael Holloway
The Last Movie Stars
2022
as James Goldstone (voice) / Self
Skip Intro
2026
as Self - Guest
Warren the Ape
2010
Movies (49)
Alien: Covenant
2017
as Oram
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Justice League
2017
as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Sleepers
1996
as Tommy
Big Fish
2003
as Will Bloom
Watchmen
2009
as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Musgrave
Spotlight
2015
as Eric Macleish
Public Enemies
2009
as J. Edgar Hoover
Almost Famous
2000
as Russell Hammond
Eat Pray Love
2010
as Steven
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Archibald Cummings
Jay Kelly
2025
as Timothy
The Watch
2012
as Neighbor
Inventing the Abbotts
1997
as Jacey Holt
20th Century Women
2016
as William
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Elgie
Blood Ties
2013
as Frank
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Timothy Geithner
Jackie
2016
as The Journalist
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
as Ken
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
as Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Jesus' Son
2000
as FH
Thin Ice
2012
as Randy
The Longest Week
2014
as Dylan Tate
Rudderless
2014
as Sam Manning
Charlotte Gray
2001
as Julien Levade
Megadoc
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
After the Wedding
2019
as Oscar
Waking the Dead
2000
as Fielding Pierce
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Pete Calder
Trust the Man
2005
as Tobey
World Traveler
2002
as Cal
Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
2017
as Oram
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
2017
as Oram
The Auction
2027
as Scuba Diver #1
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Stage Beauty
2004
as Ned Kynaston
1 Mile To You
2017
as Coach K
Without Limits
1998
as Steve Prefontaine
Youth in Oregon
2017
as Brian Gleason
More Human Than Human
2018
as Self
Grind
1997
as Eddie
Pretty Bird
2008
as Curtis Prentiss
From Jackie to Camelot
2017
as Self
Glass Chin
2014
as J.J. Cook
Monument Ave.
1998
as Teddy
Dedication
2007
as Henry Roth
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
2009
About Billy Crudup
William Gaither Crudup (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. He is a four-time Tony Award nominee, winning once for his performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Coast of Utopia in 2007. He has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead (along with several other awards nominations) for his performance in Jesus' Son. He received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as part of an ensemble cast for Almost Famous and Spotlight, winning for the latter - as well as winning the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award for t… With 66 credits spanning from 1956 to 2027, Billy Crudup has appeared in 49 films and 17 TV shows.
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- Alien: Covenant (2017) — as Oram
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — as Henry Allen (uncredited)
- Justice League (2017) — as Henry Allen (uncredited)
- Sleepers (1996) — as Tommy
- Big Fish (2003) — as Will Bloom
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