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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-07-08 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhasset, New York, USA

Billy Crudup

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

The Auction as Scuba Diver #1

2023

Hello Tomorrow! as Jack Billings

2022

The Last Movie Stars as James Goldstone (voice)

2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League as Henry Allen (uncredited)

2019

2018

2017

Youth in Oregon as Brian Gleason
1 Mile To You as Coach K
Justice League as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Gypsy as Michael Holloway

2016

Jackie as The Journalist

2015

The Stanford Prison Experiment as Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Spotlight as Eric Macleish

2014

2013

Blood Ties as Frank

2012

The Watch as Neighbor
Thin Ice as Randy

2011

Too Big to Fail as Timothy Geithner

2010

2009

Public Enemies as J. Edgar Hoover
Watchmen as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan

2008

Pretty Bird as Curtis

2007

2006

2005

Trust the Man as Tobey

2004

Stage Beauty as Ned Kynaston
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest

2003

Big Fish as Will Bloom

2002

2001

Charlotte Gray as Julien Levade

2000

Almost Famous as Russell Hammond
Waking the Dead as Fielding Pierce

1998

The Hi-Lo Country as Pete Calder
Monument Ave. as Teddy
Without Limits as Steve Prefontaine

1997

Inventing the Abbotts as Jacey Holt
Grind as Eddie

1996

Sleepers as Tommy Marcano

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

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Crew

2014

Take Care as Thanks

Production

2023

Hello Tomorrow! as Executive Producer