Billy Crudup

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2.658

Gender

Male

Birthday

08-Jul-1968

Age

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhasset, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • William Crudup
  • William Gaither Crudup
  • Μπίλι Κράνταπ

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.


Credits

Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages (2017) Character: Oram
Before entering hypersleep aboard the USCSS Covenant, several members of the crew record final messages for their loved ones at home. Daniels tells her father how excited she is to be colonizing a distant planet; Oram talks religiously about their responsibility in creating a new world; Rosie expresses her loneliness at the thought of being out in deep space; Lopé makes a businesslike final status report, expressing his concern that a six–strong squad may not be adequate protection for the mission, and Tennessee shares a drink with his younger brother and comes clean to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation about his felony record, of which they were previously unaware.
From Jackie to Camelot From Jackie to Camelot (2017) Character: Self
An intimate documentary charting the production of Jackie, from ideation through execution.
Zack Snyder's Justice League Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Character: Henry Allen (uncredited)
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Character: Ken
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Justice League Justice League (2017) Character: Henry Allen (uncredited)
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
The Longest Week The Longest Week (2014) Character: Dylan Tate
Left broke and homeless by his wealthy parents' divorce, a young man moves in with an old friend and finally meets the woman of his dreams -- only to discover she's already dating his friend.
The Stanford Prison Experiment The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) Character: Dr. Philip Zimbardo
In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.
Spotlight Spotlight (2015) Character: Eric Macleish
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Megadoc Megadoc (2025) Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Presenting a behind-the-scenes account of a visionary at work. From Oscar-nominated Mike Figgis, Megadoc gives audiences an unfiltered and intimate look at the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic sci-fi drama Megalopolis.
Trust the Man Trust the Man (2005) Character: Tobey
Overachieving actress Rebecca must come to grips with her failing marriage to stay-at-home dad Tom. While Rebecca's slacker brother Tobey can't seem to commit to his aspiring-novelist girlfriend, Elaine. As both relationships spin out of control, the two couples embark on a quest to rediscover the magic and romance of falling in love in New York.
Dedication Dedication (2007) Character: Henry Roth
A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to take a gamble at life to find love.
Grind Grind (1997) Character: Eddie
When a drag-racing, hard-luck parolee moves in with his brother in hopes of that ever-elusive fresh start in life, he's sure to be warm for the form of his brother's bored young wife. Things only get worse when he tries to turn a quick buck in a one-time insurance fraud operation.
Rudderless Rudderless (2014) Character: Sam Manning
A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.
Big Fish Big Fish (2003) Character: Will Bloom
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Mission: Impossible III Mission: Impossible III (2006) Character: Musgrave
Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.
Youth in Oregon Youth in Oregon (2017) Character: Brian Gleason
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
World Traveler World Traveler (2002) Character: Cal
After hitting the road a man encounters characters that make him realize the importance of family.
The Hi-Lo Country The Hi-Lo Country (1998) Character: Pete Calder
An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans (2025) Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
The documentary follows Hendrick Motorsports and NASCAR’s journey to compete with a NASCAR car in the 2023, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race’s centennial. The film explores the technical challenges, preparation and public reaction to NASCAR’s participation in the iconic European endurance race.
Jesus' Son Jesus' Son (2000) Character: FH
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Eat Pray Love Eat Pray Love (2010) Character: Steven
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy, the power of prayer in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.
Stage Beauty Stage Beauty (2004) Character: Ned Kynaston
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
Watchmen Watchmen (2009) Character: Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
Without Limits Without Limits (1998) Character: Steve Prefontaine
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
Monument Ave. Monument Ave. (1998) Character: Teddy
Bobby O'Grady is a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty to him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even from their and Teddy's relatives.
The Watch The Watch (2012) Character: Neighbor
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
Alien: Covenant Alien: Covenant (2017) Character: Oram
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
Glass Chin Glass Chin (2014) Character: J.J. Cook
After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his aspirations.
The Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd (2006) Character: Archibald Cummings
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
Jackie Jackie (2016) Character: The Journalist
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper (2017) Character: Christopher Oram
The official prologue to Alien: Covenant introduces the crew of the mission as they gather for a final meal before entering cryosleep. Set aboard the Covenant, a colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement, the main crew (all couples) and their android, Walter, enjoy their final meal together before cryosleep.
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics (2009) Character: Self
The history and impact of the graphic novel Watchmen.
Charlotte Gray Charlotte Gray (2001) Character: Julien Levade
This is a drama set in Nazi-occupied France at the height of World War II. Charlotte Gray tells the compelling story of a young Scottish woman working with the French Resistance in the hope of rescuing her lover, a missing RAF pilot. Based on the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks.
More Human Than Human More Human Than Human (2018) Character: Self
Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”. Inspired by Brian Christian’s study The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive, the filmmakers set out on an international investigation highlighting the effects of AI - scenes from our daily lives destructive and constructive.
After the Wedding After the Wedding (2019) Character: Oscar
Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet Theresa, a wealthy benefactor. An invitation to attend a wedding ignites a series of events in which the past collides with the present while mysteries unravel.
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos (2017) Character: Oram
A darkly twisted psychological drama, ‘Phobos’ is a short film set before the events of ‘Alien: Covenant’. The film follows the crew of the ill-fated colony ship Covenant, on what amounts to a highly unorthodox job ‘interview’ for their upcoming mission, masterminded by their employer, the Weyland Yutani Corporation.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) Character: Elgie
When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter, Bee, goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her.
Too Big to Fail Too Big to Fail (2011) Character: Timothy Geithner
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
Pretty Bird Pretty Bird (2008) Character: Curtis
A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of American dreams and delusions.
Thin Ice Thin Ice (2012) Character: Randy
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Public Enemies Public Enemies (2009) Character: J. Edgar Hoover
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Inventing the Abbotts Inventing the Abbotts (1997) Character: Jacey Holt
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott (2017) Character: Self
An in-depth look at the making of Alien: Covenant and broken into four parts that can be watched separately (i.e Story, Characters, Setting and Creatures). This piece features a host of cast and crew interviews interspersed with tons of BTS footage, viewers can learn a great deal on the director's creative style and approach to the plot, the characters, the visual effects and the shooting location.
1 Mile To You 1 Mile To You (2017) Character: Coach K
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
Sleepers Sleepers (1996) Character: Tommy Marcano
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Blood Ties Blood Ties (2013) Character: Frank
Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
Jay Kelly Jay Kelly (2025) Character: Timothy
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.
Waking the Dead Waking the Dead (2000) Character: Fielding Pierce
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
20th Century Women 20th Century Women (2016) Character: William
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Almost Famous Almost Famous (2000) Character: Russell Hammond
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.



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