Billy Crudup Actor Wallpapers, Biography, Filmography, Photos
William Crudup (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor.
Crudup was born in Manhasset, New York, the grandson of Billy Gaither, a well-known Florida trial lawyer. His parents divorced during his childhood, and later remarried, before divorcing a second time.[1] Crudup has two brothers: Tommy, an executive producer, and Brooks, also a producer. He left New York with his family when he was about eight years old, first living in Texas, then in Florida.
Crudup attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received an undergraduate degree, and was a member of the Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He then studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he earned a Master in Fine Arts in 1994. A year after graduating, he started working on Broadway.
Crudup began acting in such films as 1996's Sleepers and 1997's Inventing the Abbotts. While he has appeared in many films, he regularly returns to the stage. His first role in an animated feature was in 1999's English release of Princess Mononoke, in which he starred as Ashitaka. He has also been the voice of MasterCard "Priceless" commercials in the US since 1997, making his first appearance in an ad in 2005.
Crudup starred in the production of The Pillowman, also starring Jeff Goldblum, on Broadway in New York, which closed on September 18, 2005.
FILMOGRAPHY
* The Good Shepherd (2006)
* Dedication (2006)
* Mission: Impossible III (2006) - IMF Operations Director Musgrave
* Trust the Man (2005)
* Stage Beauty (2004) - Ned Kynaston
* Big Fish (2003) - Will Bloom
* Birdseye (2002) - Unknown big role
* Charlotte Gray (2001) - Julien Levade
* World Traveler (2001) - Cal
* Almost Famous (2000) - Russell Hammond
* Waking the Dead (2000) - Fielding Pierce
* Jesus' Son (1999) - FH
* The Hi-Lo Country (1998) - Pete Calder
* Without Limits (1998) - Steve Prefontaine
* Snitch (1998) - Teddy
* Princess Mononoke (1997) - (voice: English version) Ashitaka
* Grind (1997) - Eddie Dolan
* Inventing the Abbotts (1997) - John Charles 'Jacey' Holt
* Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Ken
* Sleepers (1996) - Tommy Marcano