• Name: Billy Crudup
  
• Birth Name: William Crudup
  
• Height: 5' 7"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: July 8, 1968
  
• Birth Place: Manhasset, New York, USA
  
• Profession: actor
  
• Education: University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC
  
•   : Tisch School of the Arts, NYU in New York, NY (majored in Acting; MFA; 1994)
  
• Relationship: Claire Danes (actress; born on April 12, 1979), Mary-Louise Parker (actress; born on August 2, 1964; met while appearing together onstage in Bus Stop - 1996)
  
• Brother: Brooks Crudup (born in 1971) and Thomas Crudup (publicist; born in 1967)
  

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• "I think I'm a good actor because I try really hard. That also means that when I suck, I aggressively suck. That probably happens as much as it doesn't, but at least I'm always in search of the moment where I can do something I haven't done before."
• When asked who has been the biggest influence on his career, he says, "Mary Louise (Parker, his girlfriend and fellow actor) is a tremendous influence on me. She has incredible discipline. She takes the time day-to-day to watch people, to listen to people. To understand why people do things. And to me, a great actor is someone who's incredibly compassionate. To me, that's really it as far as an actor is concerned".
• On his career: "Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit."
• "I wish I could say that when I didn't agree with a director I defer to him, but I think sometimes I'm a little self-righteous."
• "I think I'm a good actor because I try really hard. That also means that when I suck, I aggressively suck. That probably happens as much as it doesn't, but at least I'm always in search of the moment where I can do something I haven't done before."

• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, ALMOST FAMOUS (2001)
• Paris Film Festival: Best Actor, JESUS' SON (2000)
• Western Heritage Awards: Theatrical Motion Picture, THE HI-LO COUNTRY (1999)
• National Board of Review: Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor, THE HI-LO COUNTRY (1998)
• Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Debut of an Actor for his role in ARCADIA (1995)
• Theatre World Award: ARCADIA (1995)
• Clarence Derwent Award: ARCADIA (1995)

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