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Billy Crudup

Acting
57 years oldManhasset, New York, USA

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Personal Details

Born
July 8, 1968
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Manhasset, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

William Crudup
William Gaither Crudup
Μπίλι Κράνταπ

Movies (39)

Jay Kelly
6.1

Jay Kelly

as Timothy

2025

Megadoc
6.9

Megadoc

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025

American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
6.6

American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2025

Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.1

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Henry Allen (uncredited)

2021

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6.6

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

as Elgie

2019

After the Wedding
6.4

After the Wedding

as Oscar

2019

More Human Than Human
5.2

More Human Than Human

as Self

2018

Justice League
6.1

Justice League

as Henry Allen (uncredited)

2017

Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott

Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott

as Self

2017

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
7.0

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

as Oram

2017

Alien: Covenant
6.2

Alien: Covenant

as Oram

2017

Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
9.5

Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages

as Oram

2017

1 Mile To You
6.5

1 Mile To You

as Coach K

2017

From Jackie to Camelot
7.9

From Jackie to Camelot

as Self

2017

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
6.6

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

as Christopher Oram

2017

Youth in Oregon
6.0

Youth in Oregon

as Brian Gleason

2017

20th Century Women
7.3

20th Century Women

as William

2016

Jackie
6.5

Jackie

as The Journalist

2016

Spotlight
7.8

Spotlight

as Eric Macleish

2015

The Stanford Prison Experiment
6.8

The Stanford Prison Experiment

as Dr. Philip Zimbardo

2015

Rudderless
7.2

Rudderless

as Sam Manning

2014

The Longest Week
5.1

The Longest Week

as Dylan Tate

2014

Glass Chin
5.0

Glass Chin

as J.J. Cook

2014

Take Care
6.0

Take Care

Thanks (Crew)

2014

Blood Ties
6.1

Blood Ties

as Frank

2013

The Watch
5.6

The Watch

as Neighbor

2012

Thin Ice
6.5

Thin Ice

as Randy

2012

Too Big to Fail
7.0

Too Big to Fail

as Timothy Geithner

2011

Eat Pray Love
6.2

Eat Pray Love

as Steven

2010

The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
7.5

The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

as Self

2009

Public Enemies
6.7

Public Enemies

as J. Edgar Hoover

2009

Watchmen
7.3

Watchmen

as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan

2009

Pretty Bird
4.9

Pretty Bird

as Curtis

2008

Dedication
6.3

Dedication

as Henry Roth

2007

The Good Shepherd
6.4

The Good Shepherd

as Archibald Cummings

2006

Mission: Impossible III
6.8

Mission: Impossible III

as Musgrave

2006

Trust the Man
5.1

Trust the Man

as Tobey

2005

Stage Beauty
6.6

Stage Beauty

as Ned Kynaston

2004

Big Fish
7.8

Big Fish

as Will Bloom

2003

TV Shows (11)