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Billy Crudup

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Billy Crudup

Born July 8, 1968 in Manhasset, New York, USA44 films

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).

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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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Zack Snyder's Justice League posterFirst watchZack Snyder's Justice League20218.1as 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…View film

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Spotlight poster7.8Spotlight2015Big Fish poster7.7Big Fish2003Watchmen poster7.4Watchmen2009Sleepers poster7.6Sleepers1996Mission: Impossible III poster6.8Mission: Impossible III2006Almost Famous poster7.5Almost Famous2000Justice League poster6.1Justice League2017Public Enemies poster6.7Public Enemies2009

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. 2027The AuctionScuba Diver #1
  2. 2025Jay KellyTimothy
  3. 2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueHenry Allen (uncredited)
  4. 2019Where'd You Go, BernadetteElgie
  5. 2019After the WeddingOscar
  6. 2017Justice LeagueHenry Allen (uncredited)
  7. 2017Alien: Covenant - Prologue: PhobosOram
  8. 2017Alien: CovenantOram
  9. 2017Alien: Covenant – Crew MessagesOram
  10. 20171 Mile To YouCoach K
  11. 2017Youth in OregonBrian
  12. 201620th Century WomenWilliam
  13. 2016JackieThe Journalist
  14. 2015SpotlightEric Macleish
  15. 2015The Stanford Prison ExperimentDr. Philip Zimbardo
  16. 2014RudderlessSam Manning
  17. 2014The Longest WeekDylan Tate
  18. 2014Glass ChinJ.J. Cook
  19. 2013Blood TiesFrank
  20. 2012The WatchNeighbor
  21. 2012Thin IceRandy
  22. 2011Too Big to FailTimothy Geithner
  23. 2010Eat Pray LoveSteven
  24. 2009Public EnemiesJ. Edgar Hoover
  25. 2009WatchmenJon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
  26. 2008Pretty BirdCurtis Prentiss
  27. 2007DedicationHenry Roth
  28. 2006The Good ShepherdArchibald Cummings
  29. 2006Mission: Impossible IIIMusgrave
  30. 2005Trust the ManTobey
  31. 2004Stage BeautyNed Kynaston
  32. 2003Big FishWill Bloom
  33. 2002World TravelerCal
  34. 2001Charlotte GrayJulien Levade
  35. 2000Almost FamousRussell Hammond
  36. 2000Jesus' SonFH
  37. 2000Waking the DeadFielding Pierce
  38. 1998The Hi-Lo CountryPete Calder
  39. 1998Monument Ave.Teddy
  40. 1998Without LimitsSteve Prefontaine
  41. 1997GrindEddie
  42. 1997Inventing the AbbottsJacey Holt
  43. 1996Everyone Says I Love YouKen
  44. 1996SleepersTommy