Billy Crudup

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 8, 1968 (57 yrs)

place of birth

Manhasset, New York, USA

also known as

William Crudup · William Gaither Crudup · Μπίλι Κράνταπ

total credits

47 movies

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

Filmography

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Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.1

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Alien: Covenant
6.2

Alien: Covenant

2017as Oram
Justice League
6.1

Justice League

2017as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Watchmen
7.4

Watchmen

2009as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Sleepers
7.6

Sleepers

1996as Tommy
Mission: Impossible III
6.8

Mission: Impossible III

2006as Musgrave
Big Fish
7.8

Big Fish

2003as Will Bloom
Spotlight
7.8

Spotlight

2015as Eric Macleish
Eat Pray Love
6.2

Eat Pray Love

2010as Steven
Almost Famous
7.5

Almost Famous

2000as Russell Hammond
Public Enemies
6.7

Public Enemies

2009as J. Edgar Hoover
Jay Kelly
6.2

Jay Kelly

2025as Timothy
The Watch
5.6

The Watch

2012as Neighbor
The Good Shepherd
6.4

The Good Shepherd

2006as Archibald Cummings
20th Century Women
7.3

20th Century Women

2016as William
Blood Ties
6.1

Blood Ties

2013as Frank
Inventing the Abbotts
6.3

Inventing the Abbotts

1997as Jacey Holt
Jackie
6.5

Jackie

2016as The Journalist
The Stanford Prison Experiment
6.8

The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015as Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6.6

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019as Elgie
Everyone Says I Love You
6.5

Everyone Says I Love You

1996as Ken
Too Big to Fail
6.9

Too Big to Fail

2011as Timothy Geithner
Charlotte Gray
6.2

Charlotte Gray

2001as Julien Levade
Thin Ice
6.5

Thin Ice

2012as Randy
Rudderless
7.2

Rudderless

2014as Sam Manning
Waking the Dead
6.1

Waking the Dead

2000as Fielding Pierce
Stage Beauty
6.6

Stage Beauty

2004as Ned Kynaston
Megadoc
6.5

Megadoc

2025as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Longest Week
5.1

The Longest Week

2014as Dylan Tate
After the Wedding
6.4

After the Wedding

2019as Oscar
Without Limits
6.6

Without Limits

1998as Steve Prefontaine
The Hi-Lo Country
6.0

The Hi-Lo Country

1998as Pete Calder
Trust the Man
5.2

Trust the Man

2005as Tobey
Jesus' Son
6.2

Jesus' Son

2000as FH
Dedication
6.4

Dedication

2007as Henry Roth
Glass Chin
5.0

Glass Chin

2014as J.J. Cook
1 Mile To You
6.5

1 Mile To You

2017as Coach K
Pretty Bird
4.9

Pretty Bird

2008as Curtis Prentiss
World Traveler
4.1

World Traveler

2002as Cal
Monument Ave.
5.8

Monument Ave.

1998as Teddy
Youth in Oregon
6.1

Youth in Oregon

2017as Brian Gleason
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
6.6

American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans

2025as Self - Narrator (voice)
Grind
5.0

Grind

1997as Eddie
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
7.5

The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

2009
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
7.0

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

2017as Oram
More Human Than Human
5.2

More Human Than Human

2018as Self
From Jackie to Camelot
7.9

From Jackie to Camelot

2017as Self