Greg Cruttwell

Filmmaker

Birthday March 22, 1960

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace London, England

Age 63 years old

Nationality London, England

Height 1.93 m

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1960

Gregory Jasper Cruttwell (born 22 March 1960) is an English filmmaker, former actor and the founder of football club, Balham F.C. He is the son of actress Geraldine McEwan and Hugh Cruttwell, former principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

1978

Cruttwell attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1978-1981.

Before branching out as a writer, director and producer, Cruttwell performed in over 20 theatre productions throughout Great Britain.

1990

In 1990, he wrote and starred in the play Waiting for Sir Larry, which won a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival.

1993

He made his film debut in Mike Leigh's Naked (1993) and had a leading role in John Herzfeld's 2 Days in the Valley (1996), starring alongside Danny Aiello, James Spader, and Jeff Daniels.

1997

His last acting role to date was in the box office success George of the Jungle (1997).

Cruttwell has been seen in numerous British television productions, including Murder Most Horrid, and Birds of a Feather.

In the United States, he guest starred in episodes of Murder, She Wrote and The Marshal.

2000

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.

2001

In 2001, Cruttwell founded Balham Blazers Football Club.

2002

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.

2011

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.

Since its formation the club has won over 600 league and cup trophies.

It is also a three-time winner of the London F.A. Charter Standard Community Club of the Year Award and a four-time winner of the Wandsworth Sports Club of the Year Award.

In addition to founding the club and coaching many age group teams, Cruttwell, now Club President, held the roles of Chairman, Director of Football and First Team Manager between 2011 and 2022.

2018

In 2018, having won five promotions in six years to reach Step 5 on the Football League ladder, the club, nicknamed The Blazers, made its first appearance in the FA Cup and won the London Senior Cup, having won the London Senior Trophy in 2017.

In 2018, Cruttwell co-devised football based TV Quiz show, Football Genius, a Hat Trick production, which was shown on ITV, with Tim Vine as host and Sam Quek and Paul Sinha as team captains.

2019

In 2019 he founded production company Park the Bus, which has a remit to make sports-related drama and documentaries.

To date, he has written, directed and produced two films for the company, The Football Monologues and Animals.

He's also produced and directed two documentaries, King Of Clubs and In The Middle, which won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2022 Paladino d'Oro Sports Film Festival.

Cruttwell, who lives in Suffolk with his wife Rachel Hart, has four children, two grandchildren and is a lifelong supporter of Fulham FC.