Jeremy Crutchley

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Jeremy Crutchley
NationalitySouth African
British
Alma materUniversity of Natal
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Websitewww.jeremycrutchley.com

Jeremy Crutchley is a British-born South African actor and singer.[1][non-primary source needed] He played roles in the television series Salem, Black Sails, Leonardo, Constantine and Hannibal and several theatre and cinema works in a career spanning for more than four decades.

Personal life[]

In 1978, he graduated with a B.A.(Hons) degree in drama, from the University of Natal, RSA.[2][non-primary source needed]

Career[]

Crutchley's career began in the action comedy film Crazy Safari . Then in 1989, he played the role of "Billy Foul" in the film The Journey to the Center of the Earth. In the 1990s, he acted in Africa-based films such as A Good Man in Africa, Pride of Africa and two episodes of the television series Rhodes.[1] In 1978, he wrote and played the music and lyrics for plays Bloodbreath Anaesthetic, and Sloper. In 1984, he composed music for the play Brothers of The Head produced by Brian Aldiss. In 1992, he played the role as "Dr Frank’n’Furter" in the film The Rocky Horror Show. In 2010, he wrote and recorded his first studio album, Release. He owned a band called "The Standing Wave".[3][non-primary source needed]

In 1989, he played the role of "Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf" in the stage play I am My Own Wife and then in the "Broadway Hit" produced by Doug Wright, where he later won 2 Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards for Best Actor and Best Solo Performance for this performance. Apart from that, he performed for The Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-Upon-Avon in the plays: The Merchant of Venice, for which he won the Fleur Du Cap Best Actor Award. Then with Orange Tree Theatre, he played 8 roles in 11 productions such as The Dice House. In the 1980s, he performed as "Slim" in play Cowboy Mouth produced by Sam Shepard, at the Market Theatre, as "Alan Strang" in Equus produced by Peter Shaffer.[3][non-primary source needed]

After the millennium, he acted in the films Red Water, The Poseidon Attack, Supernova - When the sun explodes, A love in Saigon, The last days of Krakatau and Lost City Raiders. In 2008, he acted in the film Lord of War and Doomsday: day of vengeance. In 2012, Crutchley played the role of "Psychoin" in the home movie Death Race: Inferno directed by Roel Reiné. In 2011, he acted in the film Retribution, where he was nominated for the SAFTA Golden Horn for Best Actor: Feature Film at the South African Film and Television Awards.[4][unreliable source?][1][non-primary source needed]

In the television, he appeared as "Dr Stan Ginsburg" in Falling Water, "Doorhaus" in Blindspot, "Senator Buchanan" in Taken, "Puritan Magistrate Hathorne" in Salem and the "pirate Morley" in Black Sails. He also appeared in theatre works, where he performed as 'The Other’ in Sacred Elephant performed at the La MaMa Theatre.[3][non-primary source needed]

In 2015 he acted in the film Flytrap In 2016, he was nominated for the Festival Award for Best Actor in Leading Role at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema. In 2017 at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, he was nominated for the IIFC Award for Best Actor for the same role.[4][unreliable source?] In 2020, he co-wrote and produced the short film Demus, which is currently under post-productions. In the film, he also composed and performed the original soundtrack music.[5][failed verification]

Apart from acting, he is also a voice-over artist that rendered his voice for film, commercials and animation such as Infinity Train on Cartoon Network.[6][7]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1980 Macbeth Extra TV Movie
1982 Safari 3000 French Team Film
1983 Hamlet: Prince of Denmark Gravedigger Two TV Movie
1986 Death of a Teddy Bear TV Movie
1987 The Merchant of Venice Salerio TV Movie
1988 Journey to the Center of the Earth Billy Foul Film
1991 Trucking Junior Isaacs TV Series
1991 Au Pair Walter Clarke Film
1993 Tropical Heat Cecil TV Series
1994 Jock: A True Tale of Friendship Hunter #2 Film
1994 Trigger Fast Jeb Mallick Film
1994 A Good Man in Africa Dalmire Film
1995 The Mangler Pictureman / Mortician Film
1995 Tales of Mystery and Imagination Roderick Usher Film
1996 Rhodes Philip 'Flippy' Jourdan TV Mini Series
1997 Pride of Africa Julian Stodd-Wicks TV Movie
2000 Dirty Work Jeff Woodcock TV Series
2000 City Central Marcus TV Series
2000 Angels in a Cage Charl, Script editor Film
2003 Red Water Shark Expert TV Movie
2004 Forgiveness Father Dalton Film
2005 Charlie Jade Mancuso Keyes TV Series
2005 Eine Liebe in Saigon TV Movie
2005 Supernova Dr. Joseph Chenislav TV Movie
2005 Lord of War Arms Fair Salesman Film
2005 The Poseidon Adventure Cyrus Copeland TV Movie
2005 Out on a Limb Ramsey Harrison Film
2005 The Triangle Balsam TV Mini Series
2006 Ask the Dust Solomon Film
2006 Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction Jansen TV Movie
2006 Opération Rainbow Warrior Dorman TV Movie
2007 Flood Bullman Film
2008 The Deal Ian Chadwick Film
2008 Doomsday Richter Film
2008 The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior Baldo Video
2008 Skin Hugh Johnston Film
2008 Lost City Raiders Father Giacopetti TV Movie
2008 Crusoe Will Atkins Film
2008 The Devil's Whore Toop TV Mini Series
2009 Diamonds Michael Sloane Film
2010 Spud The Glock - Mr. Glockenshpeel Film
2011 Kidnap and Ransom Tom Gallagher TV Series
2011 Women in Love Robert TV Mini Series
2011 The Runaway Hodges TV Mini Series
2011 Retribution Alan Riley Film
2012 Leonardo Signor Da Vinci TV Series
2013 Death Race: Inferno Psycho Video
2013 Spud 2: The Madness Continues The Glock Film
2013 Marple Ian Fleming TV Series
2014 Black Sails Morley TV Series
2014 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series Denner Frostfinger Video game
2014 The Tom and Jerry Show Cates TV Series
2015 Constantine Stanley Gibson TV Series
2015 Flytrap Jimmy, Co-producer Film
2015 Hannibal Dr. Roman Fell TV Series
2015 Star Wars: Uprising Brother Cyst / Imperial Male / Male Imperial Officer (voice) Video Game
2016 Infinity Train Glad-One (voice) TV Short
2016 Gotham Anton TV Series
2016 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne Lord Dramath / Freight Handler / Tragus Rova (voice) Video Game
2017 Salem Hathorne TV Series
2017 We Bare Bears Narrator TV Series
2017 Blindspot Leslie Doorhaus TV Series
2018 Falling Water Dr. Stan Ginsburg TV Series
2018 Taken Senator Buchanan TV Series
2019 The Blacklist Thelonius Prackett TV Series
2019 Infinity Train Glad-One / Sad-One / Monster TV Series
2020 Saiigo Co-writer Short film
2021 Prodigal Son Izzy Collins TV Series
2021 American Gods Maximillian TV Series
2021 MacGyver Dr. Silas Mercer TV Series
2021 Infinity Train Glad-One / One / The Dean TV Series
2021 Summer Camp Island Frog Guitarrist / Theo TV Series
2021 Blue Bloods Kenny Cook TV Series
TBD Demus Actor, Writer, Producer Short film

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Jeremy Crutchley". MLASA. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Crutchley resume" (PDF). jeremycrutchley.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Jeremy Crutchley Biography". Jeremy Crutchley. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Jeremy Crutchley accolades". IMDb. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ Filmstarts. "Filmografie von Jeremy Crutchley". FILMSTARTS.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ Owen Dennis [@OweeeeenDennis] (24 November 2019). "#infinitytrain is an animated anthology series, all set in the same universe, with different protagonists for different stories. The first story is called Infinity Train: Book One - The Perennial Child. The second story is called Infinity Train: Book Two - Cracked Reflection" (Tweet) – via Twitter.[dead link]
  7. ^ "HBO Max Highlights - August 2020". Warner Media. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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