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Jeremy Crutchley is an international actor, musician and songwriter with over 40 years’ experience on Stage and Screen. He has performed in London’s West-End, for the Royal Shakespeare Company and On Broadway. Born, raised and educated in the U.K., he has also lived & worked for many years in South Africa and is based in the U.S.A.
His early work with the renowned Market Theatre Company in the ‘80s, ranging from Slim in Cowboy Mouth to Pentheus in The Bacchae, built a growing reputation for creating compelling offbeat characters and led to rôles such as Alan Strang in Equus, Bessmertny The Immortal in Sarcophagus, gaining recognition as one of South Africa’s most versatile and acclaimed leading actors. He has received the highest awards for such vastly contrasting performances as Shylock in The Merchant Of Venice and as Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf in Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winner I Am My Own Wife. His unique solo performance as The Other in Sacred Elephant, received public & critical acclaim in Cape Town, Los Angeles and Off-Broadway at The 1st Floor, La Mama in New York. He has also appeared in the West End in The Dice House and made his Broadway debut in 2022 in Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen. His extensive Film credits include: Skin; A Good Man in Africa; Stephen King’s The Mangler; Flytrap; Lord Of War; Forgiveness; Retribution; the indie short film Demus as lead actor, co‑writer & producer, also contributing original soundtrack music. TV Series in the UK & USA includes: City Central; DirtyWork; The Blacklist; MacGyver; Law & Order; Salem; Black Sails; Evil; and American Gods. Please see IMDB Pro. For full TV & Film performance credits. |
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A highly experienced Voice Artist, Jeremy has a proven track record in commercial Advertising with a long list of major clients such as RED BULL.
Video Games include GAME Of THRONES and CALL OF DUTY. In the world of Animation, he's created diverse roles for PRIMAL, UNICORN:Warriors Eternal and INFINITY TRAIN for Cartoon Network.
As the slightly off-kilter Epic Narrator in the Sci-Fi cult comedy podcast MISSION to ZYXX, Jeremy delivered an epic 96 episodes culminating in an uproarious live broadcast from The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.
For full Credits see VOICE
Video Games include GAME Of THRONES and CALL OF DUTY. In the world of Animation, he's created diverse roles for PRIMAL, UNICORN:Warriors Eternal and INFINITY TRAIN for Cartoon Network.
As the slightly off-kilter Epic Narrator in the Sci-Fi cult comedy podcast MISSION to ZYXX, Jeremy delivered an epic 96 episodes culminating in an uproarious live broadcast from The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.
For full Credits see VOICE
As a musician and songwriter Crutchley has travelled a more ‘underground’ route, yet from the outset to the present this continues to be a vital ingredient of his artistic spirit.
A self-taught guitarist, he created a gothic/surreal Rock-Theatre work titled Bloodbreath Anaesthetic (1978) which won the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal’s Art Achievement Award. He then drew public and professional attention early on with a breakout performance as Slim in Sam Shepard’s Cowboy Mouth, (featuring two electric guitar numbers) to standing ovations at the legendary Market Theatre in Johannesburg, S.A.
He went on to create music & lyrics for an edgy, bi-lingual collaboration as a band (and show) called SLOPER - The Demolisher (’82/’83). In 1984 he was invited to compose original music plus additional lyrics, playing Tom Howe (one of the conjoined twins) for a unique Theatre production of Brothers Of The Head - the first time author Brian Aldiss had granted the dramatic licence.
Still interweaving his rock music aspirations into the demands of his full-time acting career, Jeremy also later played rhythm guitar on ‘Jabulani’ for P.J.Powers (on The Prophets Of The City version). Notably he led the original cast of The Rocky Horror Show as (a blonde) Dr Frank’n’Furter when it finally hit South Africa in the 90’s in a sold-out run. More recently in the USA, he also contributed soundtrack music to his co-written short film Demus.
His first studio album, titled RELEASE by Jeremy Crutchley & The Standing Wave, is a collection of 12 self-penned songs and for which he also conceived & directed his first music video. This was finally made available for worldwide online distribution in October 2025.
A self-taught guitarist, he created a gothic/surreal Rock-Theatre work titled Bloodbreath Anaesthetic (1978) which won the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal’s Art Achievement Award. He then drew public and professional attention early on with a breakout performance as Slim in Sam Shepard’s Cowboy Mouth, (featuring two electric guitar numbers) to standing ovations at the legendary Market Theatre in Johannesburg, S.A.
He went on to create music & lyrics for an edgy, bi-lingual collaboration as a band (and show) called SLOPER - The Demolisher (’82/’83). In 1984 he was invited to compose original music plus additional lyrics, playing Tom Howe (one of the conjoined twins) for a unique Theatre production of Brothers Of The Head - the first time author Brian Aldiss had granted the dramatic licence.
Still interweaving his rock music aspirations into the demands of his full-time acting career, Jeremy also later played rhythm guitar on ‘Jabulani’ for P.J.Powers (on The Prophets Of The City version). Notably he led the original cast of The Rocky Horror Show as (a blonde) Dr Frank’n’Furter when it finally hit South Africa in the 90’s in a sold-out run. More recently in the USA, he also contributed soundtrack music to his co-written short film Demus.
His first studio album, titled RELEASE by Jeremy Crutchley & The Standing Wave, is a collection of 12 self-penned songs and for which he also conceived & directed his first music video. This was finally made available for worldwide online distribution in October 2025.
