
Billy Crudup
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1968-07-08 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Manhasset, New York, USA
- Also known as
- William Crudup · William Gaither Crudup · Μπίλι Κράνταπ
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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Known For
TV Shows (17)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

The Morning Show
2019
as Cory Ellison

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest

The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Self

Rachael Ray
2006

Hello Tomorrow!
2023
as Jack Billings

The Last Movie Stars
2022
as James Goldstone (voice) / Self

Gypsy
2017
as Michael Holloway

Warren the Ape
2010

Skip Intro
2026
as Self - Guest
Movies (48)

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Henry Allen (uncredited)

Alien: Covenant
2017
as Oram

Justice League
2017
as Henry Allen (uncredited)

Watchmen
2009
as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan

Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Musgrave

Sleepers
1996
as Tommy

Big Fish
2003
as Will Bloom

Eat Pray Love
2010
as Steven

Spotlight
2015
as Eric Macleish

Public Enemies
2009
as J. Edgar Hoover

Almost Famous
2000
as Russell Hammond

Jay Kelly
2025
as Timothy

The Watch
2012
as Neighbor

The Good Shepherd
2006
as Archibald Cummings

Jackie
2016
as The Journalist

Inventing the Abbotts
1997
as Jacey Holt

The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
as Dr. Philip Zimbardo

Too Big to Fail
2011
as Timothy Geithner

Stage Beauty
2004
as Ned Kynaston

Blood Ties
2013
as Frank

20th Century Women
2016
as William

Thin Ice
2012
as Randy

Megadoc
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Elgie

Rudderless
2014
as Sam Manning

Everyone Says I Love You
1996
as Ken

Pretty Bird
2008
as Curtis Prentiss

Charlotte Gray
2001
as Julien Levade

The Longest Week
2014
as Dylan Tate
The Auction
2027
as Scuba Diver #1

The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Pete Calder

After the Wedding
2019
as Oscar

Glass Chin
2014
as J.J. Cook

Without Limits
1998
as Steve Prefontaine

Trust the Man
2005
as Tobey

Dedication
2007
as Henry Roth

Waking the Dead
2000
as Fielding Pierce

Jesus' Son
2000
as FH

1 Mile To You
2017
as Coach K

The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
2009

Monument Ave.
1998
as Teddy

World Traveler
2002
as Cal

Youth in Oregon
2017
as Brian Gleason

Grind
1997
as Eddie

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
2017
as Oram

American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)

From Jackie to Camelot
2017
as Self

More Human Than Human
2018
as Self
About Billy Crudup
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 t… With 65 credits spanning from 1956 to 2027, Billy Crudup has appeared in 48 films and 17 TV shows.
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- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — as Henry Allen (uncredited)
- Alien: Covenant (2017) — as Oram
- Justice League (2017) — as Henry Allen (uncredited)
- Watchmen (2009) — as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) — as Musgrave
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