Billy Crudup is an actor who is known for his demanding roles. He does not like to embody the images of ideal heroes. This person favors characters who make mistakes and correct them. Almost Famous, Big Fish, English Beauty, Out of Control, Watchmen are just some of his popular films. What can you tell about an American?
Billy Crudup: the beginning of the journey
The actor was born in Manhasset (New York). It happened in July 1968. Billy Crudup was born into an ordinary family, there were no movie stars among his relatives. This did not prevent the boy from falling in love with the world of dramatic art at an early age. Billy was a regular star of the school plays, he also liked to arrange family concerts and entertain friends by imitating mutual acquaintances.
Crudup started taking acting lessons as a teenager. After graduation, he continued his education at the University of NorthCarolina, then entered the Tisch School of the Arts.
First successes
For the first time, Billy Crudup was able to demonstrate his talent thanks to the Broadway production of "Three Sisters". This was followed by bright roles in the plays of Stoppard, Miller, Chekhov. The actor had the first fans who dreamed of getting to the performances with his participation, but it was not the theater that gave him fame at all.
Billy Crudup first appeared on the set in 1994, he made his debut in the film "Wheel of Fate". The hero of the aspiring actor was a race car driver who ended up in prison due to drunk driving. The film was presented to the audience only three years after the completion of work on it.
90s Movies
In 1996, the actor embodied the image of Tommy in the crime thriller Sleepers. The filmography of Billy Crudup has acquired a picture that tells about the everyday life of the inhabitants of the criminal New York quarter. Many stars became his colleagues on the set, including Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric.
Billy played his first major role in the melodrama The Fictional Life of the Abbots. The film tells the story of two brothers from an average family who dream of becoming friends with the daughters of an influential aristocrat. Crudup embodied the image of one of the young people who are desperately fighting for the attention of rich heirs.
The main role went to Crudup in the sports drama "No Limit". He reincarnated intorecord holder, living legend and idol of millions Steve Prefontaine. The film tells the life story of a sports star. In "The Land of Hills and Valleys," the actor brilliantly played the former soldier Pete, who falls in love with someone else's wife and intends to leave his soulmate. Also in the late nineties, Billy starred in the films Everyone Says I Love You, Informer, Son of Jesus.
New Age
In the new century, Billy Crudup continued to actively act in films. Films with his participation were released one after another. The actor played prominent roles in the films Waking the Dead, Almost Famous, Wanderer, Charlotte Grey, Big Fish. In the drama English Beauty, he brilliantly played the handsome bisexual Ned, the star of the London stage and the insidious seducer who suddenly loses his job and fans. In the film "Trust a Man", his hero is an abandoned husband who is ready to do anything for the return of his beloved wife.
Mission: Impossible 3, False Temptation, Initiation, Birdy, Watchmen, Johnny D., Eat Pray Love, Thin Ice - in the new age there were many noteworthy pictures with the participation of the actor. He played interesting roles in the films Blood Ties, Out of Control, Glass Jaw, The Longest Week, Stanford Prison Experiment, Spotlight. New tapes with his participation - "Jackie", "Youth in Oregon", "Women of the 20th century", "Life at these speeds", "Alien: Covenant".
Private life
Billy Crudup's personal life occupies his fans no less thanroles played. In 1996, he began a relationship with actress Mary-Louise Parker. This union broke up in 2003, even the woman's pregnancy did not save him. In 2004, Mary-Louise gave birth to a son, William, in whose life the actor takes an active part.
At the moment, Billy is focused on his career and is in no hurry to leave his bachelor life. It is impossible to say for sure whether his heart is free, since the actor refuses to answer this question during an interview.
