Billy Crudup | |
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Born | William Gaither Crudup July 8, 1968 Manhasset, New York, U.S. |
Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | |
Partner(s) | Mary-Louise Parker (1996–2003) Claire Danes (2003–2006) |
Children | 1 |
William Gaither Crudup (/ˈkruːdəp/; born July 8, 1968)[1] is an American actor. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Jesus' Son (1999). He went on to star in numerous high-profile films, including Almost Famous (2000), Big Fish (2003), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Watchmen (2009), Public Enemies (2009), The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Jackie (2016), and Alien: Covenant (2017), in both lead and supporting roles.
Crudup 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 also starred in the streaming television series Gypsy (2017), The Morning Show (2019-present), which earned him 2020 and 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2020 and 2024 Critics' Choice Television Awards,[2] and Hello Tomorrow! (2023). In June 2023, he married British actress Naomi Watts.[3]
Actor Billy Crudup is 54.