In the movie Fracture , the character William Beachum is played by Ryan Gosling .
However , William Beachum ( Brad Pitt ) is a determined lawyer bound to prove his guilt. Theodore `` Ted '' Crawford ( Anthony Hopkins ) , a wealthy and talented Aeronautical engineer , discovers his wife Jennifer ( Embeth Davidtz ) is having an affair with police detective Rob Nunally ( Billy Burke ) .
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