Despite movie star looks and charisma, Billy Crudup is an actor first and a star incidentally, choosing challenging roles in films such as Inventing the Abbots that may or may not end up box office hits.Born July 8, 1968, in Manhasset, N.Y., Crudup moved often growing up, honing his class clown shtick to gain acceptance. In the process, he discovered an affinity for acting. After earning his master's degree in fine arts from New York University, Crudup took to the New York stage, receiving accolades for his performance in Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" (1995). A year later, he would make his film debut in Everyone Says I Love You.
Critically acclaimed turns in films such as Without Limits and Jesus' Son followed, but it was Crudup's portrayal of a '70s rocker in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous that propelled him to stardom. Recent films include Big Fish (2003) and Mission: Impossible III.
Charlotte GrayA Scottish woman (Cate Blanchett) searching for her missing pilot boyfriend during World War II must choose between finding her lost love and taking a stand when she meets a local farmer (Michael Gambon) and his son (Billy Crudup), a leader in the resistance who's harboring two Jewish children.... Read More
Almost FamousIn this enchanting coming-of-age story based on director Cameron Crowe's own experiences, teenage writer William Miller (Patrick Fugit) cajoles a Rolling Stone editor into handing him a plum assignment to cover the band Stillwater on a cross-country tour. Kate Hudson earned an Academy Award... Read More
Trust the ManThis intimate look at modern relationships follows the romantic lives of two siblings who are struggling with love: Rebecca is picking up the pieces of her crumbling marriage, while her brother is missing the spark he once had with his girlfriend. Read More
Stage BeautyEdward "Ned" Kynaston (Billy Crudup), England's most celebrated leading "lady," becomes a nonentity practically overnight when Charles II allows women to tread the boards, decreeing that men may no longer play women's parts. Ned built his career by making the greatest female roles his own. But to... Read More
Without LimitsThis biopic stars Billy Crudup as Steve "Pre" Prefontaine, the Olympic runner who overcame a physical abnormality to become the top American runner in the early 1970s. The film follows Prefontaine from his early years at the University of Oregon under the tutelage of Coach Bill Bowerman (Donald... Read More
Thin Ice (2011) | R | |
Too Big to Fail (2011) | NR | |
Eat Pray Love (2010) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Watchmen (2009) | R | |
Pretty Bird (2008) | R | |
Dedication (2007) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
Trust the Man (2005) | R | |
Stage Beauty (2004) | R | |
Big Fish (2003) | PG-13 | |
World Traveler (2002) | R | |
Charlotte Gray (2001) | PG-13 | |
Almost Famous (2000) | R | |
Jesus' Son (1999) | R | |
Waking the Dead (1999) | R | |
Monument Ave. (1998) | R | |
Without Limits (1998) | PG-13 | |
Princess Mononoke (1997) | PG-13 | |
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) | R | |
Grind (1997) | NR | |
Sleepers (1996) | R | |
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