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 Name: William CrudupDate of Birth: July 8th, 1968
Place of Birth: Manhasset, New York, USA
Nationality: American
Profession: Actor
Equally successful on the stage and screen, Billy Crudup (Musgrave) most recently starred in the 2005 Broadway production of Martin McDonagh's “The Pillowman,” for which he received a Tony nomination. Crudup just wrapped filming “The Good Shepherd” opposite Robert DeNiro, Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie. His most recent film is “Trust the Man,” in which he stars with Julianne Moore; the film will be released this year.
Crudup was seen in “Big Fish,” Columbia Pictures' comic fantasy from director Tim Burton. He also starred in “Charlotte Gray” opposite Cate Blanchett and “World Traveler” with Julianne Moore. Prior to that, he starred in the critically acclaimed “Jesus' Son,” opposite Samantha Morton, Holly Hunter, and Denis Leary, which earned him a Best Actor Award from the Paris Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. He was also seen in Cameron Crowe's Academy Award-winning “Almost Famous” with Frances McDormand and Kate Hudson and in the acclaimed “Waking the Dead” with Jennifer Connelly.
He made his motion picture debut in Barry Levinson's “Sleepers,” opposite Robert DeNiro, Brad Pitt, and Jason Patric. He was featured in Woody Allen's “Everyone Says I Love You” and starred in Pat O'Connor's “Inventing the Abbotts.” He also played the leading role in critically acclaimed “Without Limits,” the story of legendary long distance runner Steven Prefontaine; he won the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year for his performance.
Crudup starred in “The Elephant Man” at the Royale Theater, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for best performance by a leading actor in a play. He made his Broadway debut as Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's “Arcadia,” directed by Trevor Nunn, which won him several awards, including the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Debut of an Actor and a Theater World Award. He was also honored with the Clarence Derwent Award from Actors' Equity for Outstanding Broadway Debut.
Crudup has appeared on Broadway in William Inge's “Bus Stop” and in the Roundabout Theatre's production of “Three Sisters,” witch earned him a Drama Desk nomination. Crudup also appeared in “Oedipus” with Frances McDormand, starred in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of “Measure for Measure” at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, and starred in the off-Broadway run of “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” opposite Al Pacino and Steve Buscemi.
Crudup received his Masters of Fine Arts from New York University and also attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He resides in New York City.
 Career Milestones1994 Filmed first feature role in "Grind" (released 1997)
1995 Broadway debut as the Byronic tutor of a female mathematics genius in Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia"
1996 Appeared in small role in Woody Allen's musical "Everyone Says I Love You"; made screen singing debut
1996 Co-starred with Mary-Louise Parker in Broadway revival of William Inge's "Bus Stop"
1996 Had co-starring role as one of the boys who grows up to be a murderer in "Sleepers", directed by Barry Levinson
1997 Had featured role as the charming and sexy Jacey Holt in "Inventing the Abbotts"
1997 Portrayed Solyoni in Broadway revival of Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters"
1998 Acted opposite Frances McDormand in Off-Broadway staging of "Oedipus Rex"; had title role
1998 Co-starred with Woody Harrelson as post-war ranchers in the American Southwest in "The Hi-Lo Country", helmed by Stephen Frears
1998 First Hollywood lead, the role of runner Steve Prefontaine in Robert Towne's "Without Limits"
1998 Played a stoned Irish gangster in Ted Demme's "Monument Ave."
1999 Cast as a drug addicted drifter in "Jesus' Son"; screened at film festivals; released theatrically in 2000
1999 Provided the voice for the hero Ashitaka in the English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke"
2000 Had leading role as the charismatic guitarist in a band called Stillwater in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous", a semi-autobiographical drama about a teenage journalist
2000 Starred as Kennedy-esque political figure in Keith Gordon's "Waking the Dead"
2001 Acted opposite Julianne Moore in "World Traveler"; screened at Toronto Film Festival
2001 Had lead in the New York Shakespeare Festival staging of "Measure for Measure" in Central Park (June-July)
2001 Starred opposite Cate Blanchett in Gillian Armstrong's "Charlotte Gray", a love story set during WWII
2002 Headlined a Broadway revival of the award-winning play "The Elephant Man"
2003 Featured as Albert Finney's son in "Big Fish", which also starred Ewan McGregor
2004 Cast opposite Claire Danes in "Stage Beauty" based on the play by Jeffrey Hatcher
2005 Co-starred on Broadway in "The Pillowman," with Jeff Goldblum; earned a Tony nomination for his performance
Born in Manhasset, New York
Raised in south Florida and Texas
Set to join Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible 3" directed by J.J Abrams (lensed 2005)
Turned down the role of Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho"
Will co-star with Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie in Robert De Niro's "Good Shepherd" (lensed 2005)
FilmographyActor Credits
Mission: Impossible III (2006) John Musgrave
Trust the Man (2006) Tobey
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Stage Beauty (2004) Ned Kynaston
Big Fish (2003) William Bloom
World Traveler (2002) Cal
Charlotte Gray (2001) Julien Levade
Almost Famous (2000) Russell Hammond
Jesus' Son (2000) FH
Waking the Dead (2000) Fielding Pierce
Princess Mononoke (1999) Voice of of Ashitaka
Monument Ave. (1998) Teddy
Without Limits (1998) Steve Prefontaine
The Hi-Lo Country (1998) Pete
Grind (1997) Eddie
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) Jacey Holt
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Ken
Sleepers (1996) Tommy
Music Credits
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Song Performer ("Cuddle Up a Little Closer")
Other Credits
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Special Thanks
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