Trivia

He was the second choice for the role of Russell in Presque célèbre (2000). The first choice, Brad Pitt decided instead to appear in the more financially successful film Fight Club (1999).

Has a son, William Atticus (born 7 January 2004), with actress Mary-Louise Parker.

Once worked as an historical interpreter at Roanoke Island Festival Park, in Manteo, NC.

Has a Master's in Fine Arts.

His parents divorced when Billy was in junior high school, and then remarried -- each other -- when he was in high school.

Has been the voice of the acclaimed MasterCard "Priceless" commercials (airing in America) since 1997, but first appeared on-camera in one of these spots in 2005.

Though it is commonly mispronounced, his last name is actually pronounced, "croo-dup.".

He screen tested and was considered for the title role in Batman Begins (2005).

Graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Speech Communication.

He was offered the role of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000) but turned it down.

He is able to turn down many jobs because he makes millions of dollars each year using his voice to sell products as a voice-over actor.

Declined an offer to play Bruce Banner in Hulk (2003).

He and his Watchmen : Les Gardiens (2009) co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan both have been in pretty tumultuous relationships with Mary-Louise Parker. Crudup's and Parker's relationship ended when he left her to be with Claire Danes when Parker was seven months pregnant with Crudup's son. Morgan started dating Parker in 2007; they broke up in June the same year, then they got back together and became engaged, but eventually broke up for good in 2008.

Grew up in Dallas, Texas, and has two brothers.

Won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in "The Coast of Utopia". (2007)

Was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for portraying the title character of John Merrick in a revival of "The Elephant Man". (2002)

In 1998, he joined a theatre group called, "The Lab!" at UNC Chapel Hill and performed the role of Schroeder in the musical "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown!".

Paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Josiah Crudup, was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1821 to 1823.

While attending the University of North Carolina, he starred in a student-produced, university access-channel TV soap opera called General College.

MFA in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. (1994)

Nominated for Best Actor in a Play at the Tony Awards for his part in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. (2005)

Won Outer Critics Circle award for outstanding newcomer for his work on the New York stage-Arcadia and Bus Stop.

Attended St. Thomas Aquinas HS in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for undergraduate work.

He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry.

Appeared uncredited in the theatrical cut of Justice League as Henry Allen, as well as in the Snyder's Cut.

On Broadway playing Vissarion Belinsky in Tom Stoppard's "Coast of Utopia" trilogy. (December 2006)

In Off-Broadway production of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" (2002)

Was "replaced" by actor Michael Hayden in the Lincoln Center Theatre production of "Henry IV". (2003)

Loves to play golf, and often partners director Bart Freundlich.

Nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a play for Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters.". (1997)

Won the Theatre World Award for his role in Arcadia.

Brother is a publicist.

Brother-in-law of Ben Watts.