Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

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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🎬 Movies Featuring Billy Crudup

Megadoc

Megadoc (2025)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Justice League

Justice League (2017)

as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Jackie

Jackie (2016)

as The Journalist
Spotlight

Spotlight (2015)

as Eric Macleish
Rudderless

Rudderless (2014)

as Sam Manning
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail (2011)

as Timothy Geithner
Public Enemies

Public Enemies (2009)

as J. Edgar Hoover
Watchmen

Watchmen (2009)

as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Pretty Bird

Pretty Bird (2008)

as Curtis Prentiss
The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd (2006)

as Archibald Cummings
Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty (2004)

as Ned Kynaston
Big Fish

Big Fish (2003)

as Will Bloom
Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray (2001)

as Julien Levade
Almost Famous

Almost Famous (2000)

as Russell Hammond
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead (2000)

as Fielding Pierce
Without Limits

Without Limits (1998)

as Steve Prefontaine
Sleepers

Sleepers (1996)

as Tommy Marcano
No Image

The Auction (N/A)

as Scuba Diver #1