Billy Crudup was first seen in the 1996 American legal crime drama film ‘Sleepers’ directed by Barry Levinson. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $165.6 million on a $44 million budget. That same year, he also played the role of ‘Ken Risley’ in the Woody Allen-directed American musical film ‘Everyone Says I Love You.’ The film was well-received by critics but failed to perform at the box office. He next starred in films like ‘Inventing the Abbotts’ (1997), ‘Monument Ave.’ (1998), ‘Without Limits’ (1998), ‘Jesus' Son’ (1999), ‘Waking the Dead’ (2000), ‘Almost Famous’ (2000), ‘World Traveler’ (2001), ‘Charlotte Gray’ (2001), ‘Big Fish’ (2003), ‘Stage Beauty’ (2003), and ‘Trust the Man’ (2005). In 2006, he starred as ‘John Musgrave’ in the American action spy film ‘Mission: Impossible III’ directed by J. J. Abrams. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $398.5 million on a budget of $150 million. The same year, he also appeared in yet another American spy film ‘The Good Shepherd’ directed by Robert De Niro. The film opened to a mixed critical reception and grossed over $100 million on an $80 million budget.
In 2007, he played the role of ‘Henry Roth’ in the Justin Theroux-directed American comedy-drama film, ‘Dedication.’ The film received a mixed response from critics and received a 40% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in films like ‘Pretty Bird’ (2008), ‘Watchmen’ (2009), ‘Public Enemies’ (2009), ‘Eat Pray Love’ (2010), ‘Thin Ice’ (2011), ‘Blood Ties’ (2013), ‘Rudderless’ (2014), ‘The Longest Week’ (2014), ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment’ (2015), ‘Spotlight’ (2015), ‘Youth in Oregon’ (2016), ‘Jackie’ (2016), ‘Alien: Covenant’ (2017), ‘Justice League’ (2017), ‘After the Wedding’ (2019), ‘Where'd You Go, Bernadette’ (2019), and ‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’ (2021). He last appeared in the 2021 American romantic crime thriller film ‘Die in a Gunfight’ directed by Collin Schiffli. The film saw mostly negative reviews upon release and received a 20% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.