Jeremy Crutchley is a South African actor. 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).
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Personal life
In 1978, he graduated with a B.A.(Hons) degree in drama, from the University of Natal, RSA.
Career
Crutchley has had an extensive theater career spanning several decades. In 1985, he starred as "Alan Strang" in Pieter Toerien’s production of Equus at the Alhambra Theatre. In 1992, he played the role of "Dr. Frank-N-Furter" in South Africa's first production of The Rocky Horror Show. From 1998-1999, he worked with the Orange Tree Theatre Repertory Company in plays such as The Last Thrash and The Way of the World. He also performed as Dr. Drabble in the 2004 West End production of The Dice House. From 2009-2010, he played the role of "Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf" in the stage play I Am My Own Wife, which earned him the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards for Best Actor and Best Solo Performance. Apart from that, he performed for The Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-Upon-Avon in plays such as The Tempest and Sarcophagus.
Crutchley wrote and performed the music and lyrics for the plays Bloodbreath Anaesthetic (1978), Sloper (1983), and A Nightmare on Pretoria Street (1991). In 1984, he composed music, lyrics, and sound effects for the play Brothers of The Head produced by Brian Aldiss. In 2025, he released his first studio album, RELEASE under the name Jeremy Crutchley & The Standing Wave.
In the early 2000's, Crutchley appeared in films such as Red Water, The Poseidon Adventure, Supernova, and Doomsday, as well as the television miniseries Krakatoa: The Last Days and Lost City Raiders. In 2012, Crutchley played the role of "Psycho" in the direct-to-video movie Death Race 3: Inferno, directed by Roel Reiné. He received a nomination for the SAFTA Golden Horn for Best Actor in a Feature Film for his role as Alan Riley in the 2011 film Retribution, directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil.
He has appeared in many television shows and had recurring roles in Black Sails and Salem, among others.
In 2015 he starred as Jimmy Pond in the film Flytrap. For this performance, he received a nomination for Best Actor in Leading Role at Film Fest International, London. In 2017, he was nominated for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema Award for Best Actor for the same role. In 2017, he co-wrote and produced the short film Demus. In the film, he also composed and performed the original soundtrack music.
Crutchley is also a voice-over artist that has rendered his voice for film, commercials and animation such as Infinity Train on Cartoon Network.
