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Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

35 movies on Netflix

Biography

Billy Crudup is an American actor known for his work on stage and screen. Born in Manhasset, New York, he trained at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before making his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1994. His film debut came in Sleepers (1996), and he earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Jesus' Son (1999). He has appeared in films such as Almost Famous (2000), Big Fish (2003), Watchmen (2009), Spotlight (2015), Jackie (2016), and 20th Century Women (2016). On television, he won Primetime Emmy Awards for his role as a network executive in The Morning Show and played Timothy Geithner in Too Big to Fail (2011). On Broadway, he won a Tony Award for The Coast of Utopia and was nominated for The Elephant Man, The Pillowman, and Arcadia. He also starred in the West End production of Harry Clarke, earning an Olivier nomination.

58years old

Turns 59 on July 8in 240 days

  • Born Manhasset
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as William Gaither Crudup

Movie Career

Films
35
Career span
29 years1996 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Crudup's Broadway debut came in 1994, in the Lincoln Center Theater staging of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, a year after he finished at Tisch.

  2. A first

    Crudup voiced Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke, which was his first role in an animated feature, in the 1999 English release of the film.

Billy Crudup movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Watchmen2009 Action, Mystery, Sci-Fias Dr. Manhattan / Jon Osterman

    IMDb rating 7.6617K votes

  2. Almost Famous2000 Adventure, Comedy, Dramaas Russell Hammond

    IMDb rating 7.9318K votes

  3. Big Fish2003as Will Bloom

    IMDb rating 7.9480K votes

  4. Alien: Covenant2017as Oram

    IMDb rating 6.4349K votes

  5. Mission: Impossible III2006as John Musgrave

    IMDb rating 6.9429K votes

  6. Princess Mononoke1997as Ashitakavoice

    IMDb rating 8.3491K votes

  7. Public Enemies2009as J. Edgar Hoover

    IMDb rating 6.9337K votes

  8. Eat Pray Love2010as Stephen

    IMDb rating 5.9115K votes

Most often with

Bart Freundlich directed three of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Laurence Fishburne, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Laurence FishburneJulianne Moore, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Julianne MooreGreta Gerwig, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Greta GerwigRobert De Niro, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert De NiroJames Franco, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James FrancoPaul Giamatti, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Paul GiamattiBart FreundlichDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Bart Freundlich

Films together

Box office

What Billy Crudup's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.0 billion

26 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 26 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.

  • 26Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Mission: Impossible III2006as John Musgrave$398 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 86% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Mission: Impossible III2006as John Musgrave
    $398M20.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Alien: Covenant2017as Oram
    $241M12.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Public Enemies2009as J. Edgar Hoover
    $214M10.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Eat Pray Love2010as Stephen
    $205M10.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Watchmen2009as Dr. Manhattan / Jon Osterman
    $185M9.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Princess Mononoke1997as Ashitaka (voice)
    $177M8.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Sleepers1996as Tommy
    $166M8.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Big Fish2003as Will Bloom
    $123M6.2% of the total
The Good Shepherd (2006), $100 millionSpotlight (2015), $98.7 millionAlmost Famous (2000), $47.4 millionJackie (2016), $14.0 millionInventing the Abbotts (1997), $5.9 million20th Century Women (2016), $5.7 millionAfter the Wedding (2019), $2.8 millionJesus' Son (1999), $1.3 millionThin Ice (2011), $790,421Without Limits (1998), $777,423Stage Beauty (2004), $776,691Charlotte Gray (2001), $741,394The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), $643,557Waking the Dead (2000), $327,418The Hi-Lo Country (1998), $166,000Rudderless (2014), $58,293

$280 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 14% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1995 to 2024, two of them major.

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Billy Crudup's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2020Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Morning ShowWon
Tony Awards
2007Best Featured Actor in a PlayWon
Other honors
2024Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Supporting ActorWon
1995Theatre World AwardWon
Clarence Derwent AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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