Billy Crudup

Though he always had the potential to be one of the bigger movie stars of his day, actor Billy Crudup eschewed the limelight for focus on playing complex characters in moody independent films. In fact, Crudup's intensity and his ability to disappear into character marked him as a highly gifted actor, though this same ability often played against the conventional wisdom for his becoming a movie star. So when he turned in strong and potentially star-making turns in more conventional features like “Without Limits” (1998) and “The Hi-Lo Country” (1998), Crudup was still relegated to dark horse