William Gaither Crudup (/ˈkruË dÉ™p/ 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 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. He has been nominated for an Independent Spirit
Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Jesus' Son, and
received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as part of an
ensemble cast for Almost Famous and Spotlight, winning for the
latter.Crudup starred in the Netflix original series Gypsy in 2017. In
2019, he began playing Cory Ellison in the Apple TV+ drama series The
Morning Show, which earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award
for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.Crudup was
born in Manhasset, New York. His parents, Georgann (née Gaither) and
Thomas Henry Crudup III, divorced during his childhood, and later
remarried, before divorcing a second time. On his father's side, he is
a descendant of Congressman Josiah Crudup of North Carolina. His
maternal grandfather was William Cotter "Billy" Gaither, Jr., a
well-known Florida trial lawyer, and his maternal grandmother later
remarried to Episcopal bishop James Duncan. Born second of three boys,
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. He graduated
from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in
1986.
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 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. He has been nominated for an Independent Spirit
Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Jesus' Son, and
received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as part of an
ensemble cast for Almost Famous and Spotlight, winning for the
latter.Crudup starred in the Netflix original series Gypsy in 2017. In
2019, he began playing Cory Ellison in the Apple TV+ drama series The
Morning Show, which earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award
for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.Crudup was
born in Manhasset, New York. His parents, Georgann (née Gaither) and
Thomas Henry Crudup III, divorced during his childhood, and later
remarried, before divorcing a second time. On his father's side, he is
a descendant of Congressman Josiah Crudup of North Carolina. His
maternal grandfather was William Cotter "Billy" Gaither, Jr., a
well-known Florida trial lawyer, and his maternal grandmother later
remarried to Episcopal bishop James Duncan. Born second of three boys,
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. He graduated
from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in
1986.
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