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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Jay Kelly
Character:Timothy
Release Date:14/11/2025
Megadoc
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:19/09/2025
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/06/2025
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Character:Henry Allen (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/2021
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Character:Elgie
Release Date:16/08/2019
After the Wedding
Character:Oscar
Release Date:09/08/2019
More Human Than Human
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/2018
Justice League
Character:Henry Allen (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/2017
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Character:Oram
Release Date:19/07/2017
Alien: Covenant
Character:Oram
Release Date:09/05/2017
Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
Character:Oram
Release Date:17/04/2017
1 Mile To You
Character:Coach K
Release Date:07/04/2017
From Jackie to Camelot
Character:Self
Release Date:07/03/2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Character:Christopher Oram
Release Date:22/02/2017
Youth in Oregon
Character:Brian Gleason
Release Date:11/01/2017
20th Century Women
Character:William
Release Date:28/12/2016
Jackie
Character:The Journalist
Release Date:02/12/2016
Spotlight
Character:Eric Macleish
Release Date:06/11/2015
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Character:Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Release Date:17/07/2015
Rudderless
Character:Sam Manning
Release Date:17/10/2014
The Longest Week
Character:Dylan Tate
Release Date:05/09/2014
Glass Chin
Character:J.J. Cook
Release Date:19/04/2014
Blood Ties
Character:Frank
Release Date:22/08/2013
The Watch
Character:Neighbor
Release Date:26/07/2012
Thin Ice
Character:Randy
Release Date:17/02/2012
Too Big to Fail
Character:Timothy Geithner
Release Date:25/11/2011
Eat Pray Love
Character:Steven
Release Date:12/08/2010
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
Character:Self
Release Date:21/07/2009
Public Enemies
Character:J. Edgar Hoover
Release Date:01/07/2009
Watchmen
Character:Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Release Date:04/03/2009
Pretty Bird
Character:Curtis
Release Date:08/08/2008
Dedication
Character:Henry Roth
Release Date:24/08/2007
The Good Shepherd
Character:Archibald Cummings
Release Date:11/12/2006
Mission: Impossible III
Character:Musgrave
Release Date:25/04/2006
Trust the Man
Character:Tobey
Release Date:01/09/2005
Stage Beauty
Character:Ned Kynaston
Release Date:03/09/2004
Big Fish
Character:Will Bloom
Release Date:04/12/2003
World Traveler
Character:Cal
Release Date:19/04/2002
Charlotte Gray
Character:Julien Levade
Release Date:28/12/2001
Almost Famous
Character:Russell Hammond
Release Date:15/09/2000
Jesus' Son
Character:FH
Release Date:16/06/2000
Waking the Dead
Character:Fielding Pierce
Release Date:24/03/2000
The Hi-Lo Country
Character:Pete Calder
Release Date:30/12/1998
Monument Ave.
Character:Teddy
Release Date:25/09/1998
Without Limits
Character:Steve Prefontaine
Release Date:11/09/1998
Grind
Character:Eddie
Release Date:11/04/1997
Inventing the Abbotts
Character:Jacey Holt
Release Date:04/04/1997
Everyone Says I Love You
Character:Ken
Release Date:06/12/1996
Sleepers
Character:Tommy Marcano
Release Date:18/10/1996
Television Appearances
Hello Tomorrow!
Character:Jack Billings
The Last Movie Stars
Character:Self
The Last Movie Stars
Character:James Goldstone (voice)
The Morning Show
Character:Cory Ellison
Gypsy
Character:Michael Holloway
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Warren the Ape
Character:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
The Sarah Silverman Program.
Character:Self
Rachael Ray
Character:
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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