UNC alum Billy Crudup, the leading man who almost was, makes a character-actor leap

Posted Jan 23, 2017
For a brief period around the turn of the century, Billy Crudup stood on the cusp of stardom. As he was beginning to sneakily work his way into our brains as the voice of Mastercard, Crudup enjoyed a batch of potentially star-making turns. (Los Angeles Times)

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