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Billy Crudup

Acting 57 years old Manhasset, New York, USA ★ 2.2
Born: July 8, 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 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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Filmography

Acting Credits (66)

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

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