Billy Crudup

Acting

Billy Crudup

Born July 8, 1968Manhasset, New York, USA66 credits

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Filmography

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2027The Auction
as Scuba Diver #1Movie
Jay Kelly
2025Jay Kelly
as TimothyMovie
Megadoc
2025Megadoc
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
2025American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Hello Tomorrow!
2023Hello Tomorrow!
as Jack BillingsTV
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Henry Allen (uncredited)Movie
The Morning Show
2019The Morning Show
as Cory EllisonTV
Justice League
2017Justice League
as Henry Allen (uncredited)Movie
Gypsy
2017Gypsy
as Michael HollowayTV
1 Mile To You
20171 Mile To You
as Coach KMovie
Youth in Oregon
2017Youth in Oregon
as Brian GleasonMovie
20th Century Women
201620th Century Women
as WilliamMovie
Jackie
2016Jackie
as The JournalistMovie
Spotlight
2015Spotlight
as Eric MacleishMovie
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015The Stanford Prison Experiment
as Dr. Philip ZimbardoMovie
Rudderless
2014Rudderless
as Sam ManningMovie
The Longest Week
2014The Longest Week
as Dylan TateMovie
Glass Chin
2014Glass Chin
as J.J. CookMovie
Blood Ties
2013Blood Ties
as FrankMovie
The Watch
2012The Watch
as NeighborMovie
Thin Ice
2012Thin Ice
as RandyMovie
Too Big to Fail
2011Too Big to Fail
as Timothy GeithnerMovie
Eat Pray Love
2010Eat Pray Love
as StevenMovie
Public Enemies
2009Public Enemies
as J. Edgar HooverMovie
Watchmen
2009Watchmen
as Jon Osterman / Dr. ManhattanMovie
Pretty Bird
2008Pretty Bird
as Curtis PrentissMovie
Dedication
2007Dedication
as Henry RothMovie
The Good Shepherd
2006The Good Shepherd
as Archibald CummingsMovie
Trust the Man
2005Trust the Man
as TobeyMovie
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2004The Tony Danza Show
as Self - GuestTV
Stage Beauty
2004Stage Beauty
as Ned KynastonMovie
Big Fish
2003Big Fish
as Will BloomMovie
Charlotte Gray
2001Charlotte Gray
as Julien LevadeMovie
Almost Famous
2000Almost Famous
as Russell HammondMovie
Jesus' Son
2000Jesus' Son
as FHMovie
Waking the Dead
2000Waking the Dead
as Fielding PierceMovie
The Hi-Lo Country
1998The Hi-Lo Country
as Pete CalderMovie
Monument Ave.
1998Monument Ave.
as TeddyMovie
Without Limits
1998Without Limits
as Steve PrefontaineMovie
Grind
1997Grind
as EddieMovie
Inventing the Abbotts
1997Inventing the Abbotts
as Jacey HoltMovie
Sleepers
1996Sleepers
as TommyMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeTV