William "Billy" Gaiter Crudup is an American theater, film, and television actor. He became interested in art in childhood and dreamed of an acting career. Krudap began his creative biography on the theater stage, where he played in classical plays. The actor was best known for his roles in the films: Sleeping, Big Fish, Guardians, Mission Impossible 3, Alien: Testament.
Krudap is very sensitive to the choice of roles. It is not important for him to be in the center of the picture, but it is important that the character is interesting to him. Most of his heroes are not perfect, but they are ready to do their best to correct mistakes.
Today, Billy is actively working on new projects. He has already accounted for more than forty roles in films and TV shows. In 2019, several paintings with his participation will appear on the screens.
early years
Billy's biography began in the United States, where he was born in the summer of 1968, in a family of ordinary employees. He spent the first years of his life in Texas, and then his parents and their three children moved to Florida.
From childhood, Billy wanted to be in the spotlight, because he often arranged various performances at home and organized concerts. Passion for the theater did not disappear in school years. Billy participated in all theatrical productions and almost always played major roles in performances. Gradually, his passion grew into a desire to devote his life to creativity, so Krudap began to take individual acting lessons.
After graduating from school, Billy goes to North Carolina, where he enters the university, and then continues his education at the art school. After receiving professional acting education, the young man is invited to the troupe of one of the theaters, where he performs on stage for several years.
His first play, Three Sisters, staged on Broadway, was a great success. And soon they began to talk about Billy in theatrical circles as a talented young actor. Work in the theater brought the young man great pleasure, but he achieved fame only after he was on the set.
Film career
Krudap got into the cinema in 1994. He was offered a small role in the film "Wheel of Fate", where he played a race car driver, who was in prison. The film appeared on the screens only three years later and did not bring the actor either success or fame.
Two years later, he again starred in a new project. This time it was the crime drama Sleeping. Billy was on the set with famous actors D. Hoffman, R. De Niro, B. Pitt.
Krudap received his first major role in the film "The Fictional Life of the Abbots, " where Joaquin Phoenix became his partner on the set. The film tells the story of the life of two brothers from an ordinary family, trying to join the aristocratic society.
A year later, Krudap was invited to a role in the film "Country of Hills and Valleys." The film was well received by the audience and film critics and received a prize for directing at the Berlin Film Festival.
His next works were roles in films: "Without Limit", "Scammer", "Awakening the Dead", "Almost Famous". Krudap embodied the beautiful image on the screen in the film "Beauty in English", where he played an actor who plays all the main roles in the London theater and who lost his job after the decree of the king, allowing not only men but also women to perform on stage.
Among Krudap’s works, his role in the paintings deserves special attention: Tim Burton’s Big Fish, Robert De Niro’s False Temptation, Trust this Guy, Mission Impossible 3, Eat, Pray, Love, Guardians, Johnny D., Alien: Testament, Gypsy.
