(Born July 08, 1968) Billy Crudup is an American actor. He began acting in films such as 1996's Sleepers and 1997's Inventing the Abbotts. Since then, he has been in many films but regularly returns to stage acting. Billy Crudup starred in the production of The Pillowman, also starring Jeff Goldblum, on Broadway in New York, which closed on September 18 2005.