Born 1968 (age 57) · Manhasset, New York, USA
Appears in 65 titles

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Filmography

Justice League
6.1
Justice League
2017
as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.1
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Henry Allen (uncredited)
Watchmen
7.4
Watchmen
2009
as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Alien: Covenant
6.2
Alien: Covenant
2017
as Oram
Spotlight
7.8
Spotlight
2015
as Eric Macleish
Big Fish
7.8
Big Fish
2003
as Will Bloom
Mission: Impossible III
6.8
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Musgrave
Public Enemies
6.7
Public Enemies
2009
as J. Edgar Hoover
Sleepers
7.6
Sleepers
1996
as Tommy
Almost Famous
7.5
Almost Famous
2000
as Russell Hammond
Eat Pray Love
6.2
Eat Pray Love
2010
as Steven
The Watch
5.6
The Watch
2012
as Neighbor
Jackie
6.5
Jackie
2016
as The Journalist
The Good Shepherd
6.4
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Archibald Cummings
20th Century Women
7.3
20th Century Women
2016
as William
The Stanford Prison Experiment
6.8
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
as Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6.6
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Elgie
Everyone Says I Love You
6.5
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
as Ken
Blood Ties
6.1
Blood Ties
2013
as Frank
Jay Kelly
6.2
Jay Kelly
2025
as Timothy