Chase Alexander Crawford is an American actor and film producer from Monroe, Ohio. He best known for his roles in independent films such as Goat and In the Radiant City.
Early life
Crawford was born in New Bern, North Carolina to Susan Willoughby and Ray Crawford. He attended and graduated from Monroe High School and D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center in 2014. He landed his first commercial role in August 2013 and graduated high school early to focus on his acting career. Crawford also played soccer, baseball and ran track during high school.
Career
2015-2019
After appearing in the 2016 Sundance Film Festival selection Goat alongside James Franco and Nick Jonas, he appeared in 2016 Toronto International Film Festival selection In the Radiant City. In 2016, he played in various films including Joel Moss Levinson's Boy Band alongside Questlove, Steve Agee, Jerry O'Connell and Gilbert Gottfried, and the film adaption of the Newbery Medal award-winning book Walk Two Moons, which has been renamed The Marriage Bed. Crawford produced Life Backstage, a show that offered an inside look of artists such as Waka Flocka Flame, Cheat Codes and Louis the Child. Following the success of Life Backstage, Crawford produced his first feature film, Alan and the Fullness of Time, alongside childhood friend Markus Cook in 2017. In 2018, Crawford went on to produce Cooper Flannigan's musical comedy Moondance in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He also appeared in a handful of films including Johnny Chechitelli's Worst. Christmas. Ever and Andrew Paul Davis' Palace. Crawford launched his podcast, According to the Internet, in June 2018. The podcast debuted at No. 186 in the Apple Podcasts Top 200. The format of the show is described as "pop culture banter" and each episode features a different guest.He is also very bad at the video game NHL 20. In 2019, he served as a producer on the psychological thriller The Clearing, documentary feature The Land Beyond and Zach Daulton's Looking Back. In August 2019, Crawford was cast as the lead opposite Dean Cain in the faith-based drama Dispatched. The actor and producer also ventured into directing working on music videos with Cal Scruby and "Rhythm + Flow" alum Caleb Colossus.
2020-present
Crawford kicked off 2020 by executive producing Joe Chrest's dark comedyThe Cran. The film was shot in and around Bowling Green, Ohio. March 13th, 2020 marked Crawford's first theatrical release as he saw Moondance release in 18 cities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, several theatres had to cancel screenings, leading the producer to pen an article for Medium titled "I produced the lowest-earning new release film in the worstbox office week in 20 years… A Recap". The article went viral and was a top post on Reddit and several other message boards.
Crawford married his high school sweetheart, Alexandra, shortly after the two began taking classes at Miami University. The two eventually transferred and graduated from the University of Cincinnati. The couple lives in Cincinnati and they have two daughters, Cambrie and Carter.
