Greg Cruttwell


Gregory Jasper Cruttwell is an English football consultant and former actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He is the son of actress Geraldine McEwan and Hugh Cruttwell, former principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Biography

Cruttwell attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Before branching out as a writer, director and producer, Cruttwell performed in over 20 theatre productions throughout Great Britain. In 1990, he wrote and starred in the play Waiting for Sir Larry, which won a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival.
He made his film debut in Mike Leigh's Naked and had a leading role in John Herzfeld's 2 Days in the Valley, starring alongside Danny Aiello, James Spader and Jeff Daniels. His last acting role to date was in the box office success George of the Jungle.
Cruttwell has been seen in numerous British television productions, Murder Most Horrid, French & Saunders, and Birds of a Feather. In the United States, he guest starred in episodes of Murder, She Wrote and The Marshal.
In 2000 he wrote and directed the feature film, Chunky Monkey, starring David Threlfall and Alison Steadman, which had a limited release in the UK.
In 2002 he co-founded production company Head Gear Films with Phil Hunt and Compton Ross and in 2007 co-founded international sales and film finance company Bankside Films.
In 2001, Cruttwell founded Balham Blazers Football Club. In 2011, the club was voted South East England Charter Standard Community Club of the Year, becoming a full-time senior outfit in Balham F.C. in the process, and in 2012 Cruttwell won the London FA Award for Outstanding Contribution To Football In The Community.