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Billy Crudup (William Gaither Crudup) was born on 8 July, 1968 in Manhasset, New York, U.S., is an American actor (born 1968). Discover Billy Crudup's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

Popular As William Gaither Crudup
Occupation Actor
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 8 July, 1968
Birthday 8 July
Birthplace Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Billy Crudup Height, Weight & Measurements

At 55 years old, Billy Crudup height is 5′ 9″ .

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Who Is Billy Crudup's Wife?

His wife is Naomi Watts (m. 2023)

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Wife Naomi Watts (m. 2023)
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Billy Crudup Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Billy Crudup worth at the age of 55 years old? Billy Crudup’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Billy Crudup's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
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1968

William Gaither Crudup (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor.

1986

He graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1986.

Crudup attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received an undergraduate degree, and he continued his passion for acting with the undergraduate acting company, LAB!

Theatre.

He also acted for UNC-STV's most popular show, General College.

He was a member of the Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon.

1994

He then studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts graduate acting program, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1994.

1996

Crudup began acting in films such as 1996's Sleepers, 1997's Inventing the Abbotts, and 1998's Without Limits, where he played the role of running legend and Olympian Steve Prefontaine.

1998

From 1998 to 2005, Crudup was the narrator for the U.S. television ad campaign "Priceless" for Mastercard.

In the ads, the narrator (Crudup) lists the prices of two goods or services, then lists some third, intangible benefit gained from those purchases and concludes, "priceless".

1999

He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Jesus' Son (1999).

His first role in an animated feature was in 1999's English release of Princess Mononoke, in which he starred as Ashitaka.

2000

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.

He then played lead guitarist Russell Hammond from Stillwater, the fictional band at the center of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000).

2005

Crudup has spoken of his late father, who died in 2005, as an "incessant gambler and hustler salesman" who continuously sought "to hit the jackpot" throughout his life.

On his father's side, he is a descendant of Congressman Josiah Crudup of North Carolina.

His maternal grandfather was William Cotter "Billy" Gaither, Jr., a well-known Florida trial lawyer, and his maternal grandmother later remarried to Episcopal bishop James Duncan.

The middle-born of three brothers, Crudup's brothers, Tommy and Brooks, are both producers.

He left New York with his family when he was about eight years old, first living in Texas, then in Florida.

Crudup received a 2002 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as the title character in The Elephant Man on Broadway, as well as a 2005 nomination for his role as Katurian in the Broadway production of The Pillowman, also starring Jeff Goldblum, which closed on September 18, 2005.

2006

In 2006's The Good Shepherd, he played British spy Arch Cummings, a stand-in for Kim Philby.

The same year, he played a supporting role in Mission: Impossible III.

From October 2006 through May 2007, he was featured in the first two parts of The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard at Lincoln Center, playing literary critic Vissarion Belinsky, for which he received a 2007 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

2007

Crudup is a four-time Tony Award nominee, winning once for his performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Coast of Utopia in 2007.

In 2007, he played the leading role of Henry Roth in the film Dedication.

Crudup completed filming Watchmen with director Zack Snyder in Vancouver, British Columbia.

He portrayed the superhero Doctor Manhattan.

2008

He portrayed former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner in a TV film about 2008's financial crisis, Too Big to Fail (2011).

2010

He starred in The Metal Children, an off-Broadway play written and directed by Adam Rapp in 2010.

2011

In 2011, Crudup received a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the Broadway revival of Arcadia.

2013

In August 2013, he co-starred with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the Harold Pinter play No Man's Land as well as in Waiting for Godot at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

2014

The shows transferred to The Cort Theatre in New York City, where they ran in repertory until March 2014.

2017

He has also starred in the streaming television series Gypsy (2017), The Morning Show (2019), which earned him a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award and a 2024 Critics' Choice Television Award, and Hello Tomorrow! (2023).

In June 2023, he married British actress Naomi Watts.

Crudup was born in Manhasset, New York.

His parents, Georgann (née Gaither) and Thomas Henry Crudup III divorced during his childhood, and later remarried, before divorcing a second time.

In November 2017, he starred in the world premiere of David Cale's one-man play Harry Clarke at Vineyard Theatre.

It moved to the Minetta Lane Theatre the following spring.

2020

Crudup stars in the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2020, and a Critics' Choice Television Award in both 2020 and 2023.

A year after graduating from Tisch, Crudup made his debut on Broadway in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.