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Billy Crudup

Born: 1968

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 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. He has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Jesus' Son, and received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as part of an ensemble cast for Almost Famous and Spotlight, winning for the latter. Crudup starred in the streaming television series Gypsy (2017) and The Morning Show (2019), the latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Manhasset, New York, USA

Resources

Movies

Big Fish

Will Bloom in Big Fish

Almost Famous

Russell Hammond in Almost Famous

Sleepers

Tommy Marcano in Sleepers

Mission: Impossible III

John Musgrave in Mission: Impossible III

The Good Shepherd

Arch Cummings in The Good Shepherd

The Hi-Lo Country

Pete Calder in The Hi-Lo Country

Monument Ave.

Teddy in Monument Ave.

Public Enemies

J. Edgar Hoover in Public Enemies

Without Limits

Steve Prefontaine in Without Limits

Jesus' Son

FH in Jesus' Son

Stage Beauty

Ned Kynaston in Stage Beauty

Charlotte Gray

Julien Levade in Charlotte Gray

Inventing the Abbotts

Jacey Holt in Inventing the Abbotts

Everyone Says I Love You

Ken in Everyone Says I Love You

Watchmen

Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan in Watchmen

Pretty Bird

Curtis in Pretty Bird

Trust the Man

Tobey in Trust the Man

Dedication

Henry Roth in Dedication

Waking the Dead

Fielding Pierce in Waking the Dead

Eat Pray Love

Steven in Eat Pray Love

Too Big to Fail

Timothy Geithner in Too Big to Fail

The Watch

Neighbor in The Watch

Thin Ice

Randy in Thin Ice

World Traveler

Cal in World Traveler

Grind

Eddie in Grind

Blood Ties

Frank in Blood Ties

The Longest Week

Dylan Tate in The Longest Week

Rudderless

Sam Manning in Rudderless

Glass Chin

J.J. Cook in Glass Chin

Spotlight

Eric Macleish in Spotlight

The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

Self in The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

20th Century Women

William in 20th Century Women

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Dr. Philip Zimbardo in The Stanford Prison Experiment

Youth in Oregon

Brian Gleason in Youth in Oregon

Jackie

The Journalist in Jackie

1 Mile To You

Coach K in 1 Mile To You

Alien: Covenant

Christopher Oram in Alien: Covenant

Justice League

Henry Allen (uncredited) in Justice League

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

Christopher Oram in Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Elgie in Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

Christopher Oram in Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

After the Wedding

Oscar in After the Wedding

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages

Oram in Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages

More Human Than Human

Himself in More Human Than Human

From Jackie to Camelot

Self in From Jackie to Camelot

Zack Snyder's Justice League

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

Jay Kelly

in Jay Kelly

TV Shows