Jeremy Crutchley (born July 27, 1961) is a British-born South African actor and singer.[1] 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.
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]
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 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]
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]
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 "Psycho" 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]
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]
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] 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]
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[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Macbeth | Extra | Television film |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 | French Team | |
| 1983 | Hamlet: Prince of Denmark | Gravedigger #2 | Television film |
| 1986 | Death of a Teddy Bear | Unknown | |
| 1987 | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | |
| 1989 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Billy Foul | |
| 1991 | Au Pair | Walter Clarke | |
| 1994 | Jock: A True Tale of Friendship | Hunter #2 | |
| Trigger Fast | Jeb Mallick | ||
| A Good Man in Africa | Dalmire | ||
| 1995 | The Mangler | Pictureman / Mortician | |
| Tales of Mystery and Imagination | Roderick Usher | ||
| 1997 | Pride of Africa | Julian Stodd-Wicks | Television film |
| 2000 | Angels in a Cage | Charl, Script editor | |
| 2003 | Red Water | Shark Expert | Television film |
| 2004 | Forgiveness | Father Dalton | |
| 2005 | Eine Liebe in Saigon | Unknown | Television film |
| Supernova | Dr. Joseph Chenislav | ||
| Lord of War | Arms Fair Salesman | ||
| The Poseidon Adventure | Cyrus Copeland | Television film | |
| Out on a Limb | Ramsey Harrison | ||
| The Triangle | Balsam | Television miniseries | |
| 2006 | Ask the Dust | Solomon | |
| Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction | Jansen | Television film | |
| Opération Rainbow Warrior | Dorman | ||
| 2007 | Flood | Bullman | |
| 2008 | The Deal | Ian Chadwick | |
| Doomsday | Richter | ||
| The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | Baldo | Video | |
| Skin | Hugh Johnston | ||
| Lost City Raiders | Father Giacopetti | Television film | |
| Crusoe | Will Atkins | ||
| The Devil's Mistress | Toop | Television miniseries | |
| 2009 | Diamonds | Michael Sloane | |
| 2010 | Spud | Mr. "The Glock" Glockenshpeel | |
| 2011 | Women in Love | Robert | Television miniseries |
| Retribution | Alan Riley | ||
| 2013 | Death Race 3: Inferno | Psycho | Video |
| Spud 2: The Madness Continues | Mr. "The Glock" Glockenshpeel | ||
| 2015 | Flytrap | Jimmy | Co-producer |
| 2017 | Demus | Demus | Short film |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Trucking | Junior Isaacs | |
| 1993 | Tropical Heat | Cecil | Episode: "Katie's Secret" |
| 1995 | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | Roderick Usher | Episode: "The Fall of the House of Usher" |
| 1996 | Rhodes | Philip "Flippy" Jourdan | 6 episodes |
| 2000 | Dirty Work | Jeff Woodcock | Episode: "Love Is the Drug" |
| City Central | Marcus | Episode: "Death Becomes Her" | |
| 2005 | Charlie Jade | Mancuso Keyes | Episode: "Devotion" |
| 2011 | Kidnap and Ransom | Tom Gallagher | 1 episode |
| The Runaway | Hodges | ||
| 2012 | Leonardo | Signor Da Vinci | Episode: "Stupid Cupid" |
| 2013 | Marple | Ian Fleming | Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery" |
| 2014 | Black Sails | Morley | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Constantine | Stanley Gibson | Episode: "The Saint of Last Resorts, Part 2" |
| Hannibal | Dr. Roman Fell | Episode: "Antipasto" | |
| 2015–2017 | Salem | Hathorne | 21 episodes |
| 2016 | Infinity Train | Glad-One | Voice; TV Short |
| Gotham | Anton | Episode: "The Executioner" | |
| 2017 | We Bare Bears | Narrator | Episode: "Planet Bears" |
| Blindspot | Leslie Doorhaus | Episode: "Back to the Grind" | |
| 2018 | Falling Water | Dr. Stan Ginsburg | 2 episodes |
| Taken | Senator Buchanan | Episode: "Viceroy" | |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Thelonius Prackett | Episode: "Les Fleurs du Mal" |
| The Tom and Jerry Show | Cates | 2 episodes | |
| Infinity Train: The Train Documentaries | Glad-One / Sad-One / Monster | 8 episodes | |
| 2019–2021 | Infinity Train: The Series | Glad-One / Mask Monster / The Dean / One | 15 episodes |
| 2021 | Prodigal Son | Izzy Collins | Episode: "It's All in the Execution" |
| American Gods | Maximillian | Episode: "Sister Rising" | |
| MacGyver | Dr. Silas Mercer | Episode: "C8H7CIO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games" | |
| Blue Bloods | Kenny Cook | 2 episodes | |
| The Fungies! | Sir Shrimpy / Guard #2 | Voice; episode: "The Lord and the Layabout" | |
| 2022 | Primal | Lord Darlington / Bertie | Voice; episode: "The Primal Theory" |
| Law & Order | Chef Victor Bernini | Episode: "Benefit of the Doubt" | |
| 2023 | Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Merlin / Priest / Lawrence / Gwylfred / Passenger #1 / Doctor | 6 episodes |
| Summer Camp Island | Frog Guitarist / Theo | Episode: "Weather Your Weather" |
Podcasts[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2022 | Mission to Zyxx | Narrator | Voice; 96 episodes |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series | Denner Frostfinger | Voice |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Uprising | Brother Cyst / Imperial Male / Male Imperial Officer / Noble Male | |
| 2016 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne | Lord Dramath / Freight Handler / Tragus Rova | |
| 2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Additional voices |
Roles[]
(The Tom and Jerry Show)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeremy Crutchley. MLASA. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved on October 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Mission to Zyxx - About". Mission to Zyxx official website. Retrieved on June 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Jeremy Crutchley resume". JeremyCrutchley.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jeremy Crutchley Biography". Jeremy Crutchley. Retrieved on October 12, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jeremy Crutchley accolades". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on October 12, 2021.
- ↑ Filmstarts. "Filmografie von Jeremy Crutchley" (de). FILMSTARTS.de. Retrieved on October 12, 2021.
- ↑ Dennis, Owen (November 24, 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.. Twitter. Archived from the original on November 24, 2019.
- ↑ HBO Max Highlights - August 2020. Warner Media. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved on July 21, 2020.
External links[]
- Jeremy Crutchley at Death Race Wiki
- Jeremy Crutchley at Spud Wiki
- Jeremy Crutchley at Tom and Jerry Wiki
Jeremy Crutchley at the Internet Movie Database
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