Billy Crudup
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William Gaither Crudup 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 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.
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- Born
- 1968
- Works
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1968
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Key facts
- Born
- William Gaither Crudup , ( 1968-07-08 ) July 8, 1968 (age 57) , Manhasset, New York , U.S.
- Education
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ( BA ), New York University ( MFA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Naomi Watts ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2023 )
- Partner s
- Mary-Louise Parker , (1996–2003), Claire Danes , (2003–2006)
- Children
- William Atticus Parker
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Encyclopedic overview
William Gaither Crudup (/ˈkruːdəp/; born July 8, 1968) 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 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 the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 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), and The Morning Show (2019–present), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and Hello Tomorrow! (2023). In June 2023, he married British actress Naomi Watts.
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