Billy Crudup
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 8, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Manhasset, New York, USA
- Credits
- 66
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
Justice League
2017Movie
Henry Allen (uncredited)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021Movie
Henry Allen (uncredited)
Watchmen
2009Movie
Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Alien: Covenant
2017Movie
Oram
Spotlight
2015Movie
Eric Macleish
Big Fish
2003Movie
Will Bloom
Filmography
The Auction
2027Movie
Scuba Diver #1
Skip Intro
2026TV
Self - Guest
Jay Kelly
2025Movie
Timothy
Megadoc
2025Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
2025Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hello Tomorrow!
2023TV
Jack Billings
The Last Movie Stars
2022TV
Self, James Goldstone (voice)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021Movie
Henry Allen (uncredited)
The Morning Show
2019TV
Cory Ellison
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019Movie
Elgie
After the Wedding
2019Movie
Oscar
More Human Than Human
2018Movie
Self
Justice League
2017Movie
Henry Allen (uncredited)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
2017Movie
Oram
Gypsy
2017TV
Michael Holloway
Alien: Covenant
2017Movie
Oram
Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages
2017Movie
Oram
1 Mile To You
2017Movie
Coach K
From Jackie to Camelot
2017Movie
Self
Youth in Oregon
2017Movie
Brian
20th Century Women
2016Movie
William
Jackie
2016Movie
The Journalist
Spotlight
2015Movie
Eric Macleish
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015Movie
Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Rudderless
2014Movie
Sam Manning
The Longest Week
2014Movie
Dylan Tate
Glass Chin
2014Movie
J.J. Cook
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014TV
Self
Blood Ties
2013Movie
Frank
The Watch
2012Movie
Neighbor
Thin Ice
2012Movie
Randy
Too Big to Fail
2011Movie
Timothy Geithner
Eat Pray Love
2010Movie
Steven
Warren the Ape
2010TV
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
2009Movie
Public Enemies
2009Movie
J. Edgar Hoover
Watchmen
2009Movie
Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009TV
Self - Guest
Pretty Bird
2008Movie
Curtis Prentiss
Dedication
2007Movie
Henry Roth
The Sarah Silverman Program
2007TV
Self
The Good Shepherd
2006Movie
Archibald Cummings
Rachael Ray
2006TV
Mission: Impossible III
2006Movie
Musgrave
Trust the Man
2005Movie
Tobey
The Tony Danza Show
2004TV
Self - Guest
Stage Beauty
2004Movie
Ned Kynaston
Big Fish
2003Movie
Will Bloom
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self
World Traveler
2002Movie
Cal
Charlotte Gray
2001Movie
Julien Levade
Almost Famous
2000Movie
Russell Hammond
Jesus' Son
2000Movie
FH
Waking the Dead
2000Movie
Fielding Pierce
The Hi-Lo Country
1998Movie
Pete Calder
Monument Ave.
1998Movie
Teddy
Without Limits
1998Movie
Steve Prefontaine
Grind
1997Movie
Eddie
Inventing the Abbotts
1997Movie
Jacey Holt
Everyone Says I Love You
1996Movie
Ken
Sleepers
1996Movie
Tommy
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee