Jeremy Crutchley

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Jeremy Crutchley
Born (1961-07-27) 27 July 1961 (age 63)
Cape Town, South Africa
Alma mater University of Natal
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Website www.jeremycrutchley.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Jeremy Crutchley is a South African actor. [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.

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He also voiced the narrator of the space opera comedy podcast series Mission to Zyxx (2017-2022). [2]

Personal life

In 1978, he graduated with a B.A.(Hons) degree in drama, from the University of Natal, RSA. [3] [ 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". [4] [ 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. [4] [ 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. [5] [ 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. [4] [ 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. [5] [ 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. [6] [ 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. [7] [8]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1980MacbethExtraTV film
1982Safari 3000French Team
1983Hamlet: Prince of DenmarkGravedigger TwoTV film
1986Death of a Teddy BearTV film
1987The Merchant of VeniceSalerioTV film
1988 Journey to the Center of the Earth Billy Foul
1991Au PairWalter Clarke
1994Jock: A True Tale of FriendshipHunter #2
1994Trigger FastJeb Mallick
1994A Good Man in AfricaDalmire
1995 The Mangler Pictureman / Mortician
1995Tales of Mystery and ImaginationRoderick Usher
1997Pride of AfricaJulian Stodd-WicksTV film
2000Angels in a CageCharl, Script editor
2003Red WaterShark ExpertTV film
2004ForgivenessFather Dalton
2005Eine Liebe in SaigonTV film
2005SupernovaDr. Joseph ChenislavTV film
2005Lord of WarArms Fair Salesman
2005The Poseidon AdventureCyrus CopelandTV film
2005Out on a LimbRamsey Harrison
2006 Ask the Dust Solomon
2006Krakatoa: Volcano of DestructionJansenTV film
2006Opération Rainbow WarriorDormanTV film
2007FloodBullman
2008The DealIan Chadwick
2008DoomsdayRichter
2008 The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior BaldoDirect-to-video film
2008Lost City RaidersFather GiacopettiTV film
2009DiamondsMichael Sloane
2010 Spud The Glock - Mr. Glockenshpeel
2011RetributionAlan Riley
2013 Death Race: Inferno PsychoDirect-to-video film
2013 Spud 2: The Madness Continues The Glock
2015FlytrapJimmy, Co-producer
2020SaiigoCo-writerShort film
TBDDemusActor, writer, ProducerShort film

Television

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1991TruckingJunior IsaacsTV series
1993Tropical HeatCecilTV series
1996 Rhodes Philip 'Flippy' JourdanTV Miniseries
2000Dirty WorkJeff WoodcockTV series
2000City CentralMarcusTV series
2005Charlie JadeMancuso KeyesTV series
2005The TriangleBalsamTV Miniseries
2008SkinHugh Johnston
2008CrusoeWill Atkins
2008 The Devil's Whore ToopTV Miniseries
2011Kidnap and RansomTom GallagherTV series
2011Women in LoveRobertTV Miniseries
2011The RunawayHodgesTV Miniseries
2012LeonardoSignor Da VinciTV series
2013MarpleIan FlemingTV series
2014 Black Sails MorleyTV series
2014 The Tom and Jerry Show CatesTV series
2015 Constantine Stanley GibsonTV series
2015 Hannibal Dr. Roman FellTV series
2016 Infinity Train Glad-One (voice)TV Pilot
2016 Gotham AntonTV series
2017 Salem HathorneTV series
2017We Bare BearsNarratorTV series
2017 Blindspot Leslie DoorhausTV series
2018Falling WaterDr. Stan GinsburgTV series
2018TakenSenator BuchananTV series
2019 The Blacklist Thelonius PrackettTV series
2019 Infinity Train Glad-One / Sad-One / MonsterTV series
2021 Prodigal Son Izzy CollinsTV series
2021 American Gods MaximillianTV series
2021 MacGyver Dr. Silas MercerTV series
2021 Infinity Train Glad-One / One / The DeanTV series
2021 Summer Camp Island Frog Guitarrist / TheoTV series
2021 Blue Bloods Kenny CookTV series
2022 Primal Lord Darlington/Bertie (voice)TV series; episode: "The Primal Theory"
2023 Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Merlin (voice)TV series

Other

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2014 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series Denner FrostfingerVideo game
2015Star Wars: UprisingBrother Cyst / Imperial Male / Male Imperial Officer (voice)Video game
2016Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal ThroneLord Dramath / Freight Handler / Tragus Rova (voice)Video game
2017-2022 Mission to Zyxx Opening narration (voice)Podcast

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jeremy Crutchley". MLASA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mission to Zyxx - About". Mission to Zyxx official website. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jeremy Crutchley resume" (PDF). jeremycrutchley.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jeremy Crutchley Biography". Jeremy Crutchley. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Jeremy Crutchley accolades". IMDb. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Filmstarts. "Filmografie von Jeremy Crutchley". FILMSTARTS.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ↑ 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 ]
  8. ↑ "HBO Max Highlights - August 2020". Warner Media. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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