Chase Crawford
Chase Crawford | |
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 Chase Crawford at Breakaway Music Festival (2016) | |
| Born | Chase Alexander Crawford March 11, 1996 New Bern, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse | Alexandra Crawford |
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| Website | chsecrwfrd |
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.[1]
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 (a Butler Tech school) in 2014.[2] He landed his first commercial role in August 2013 and graduated high school early to focus on his acting career.[3] Crawford also played soccer, baseball and ran track during high school.[2]
Career
2015-2019
After appearing in the 2016 Sundance Film Festival selection Goat alongside James Franco and Nick Jonas,[4][5] he appeared in 2016 Toronto International Film Festival selection In the Radiant City.[6]
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.[7]
In 2018, Crawford went on to produce Cooper Flannigan's musical comedy Moondance in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[8] He also appeared in a handful of films including Johnny Chechitelli's Worst. Christmas. Ever[9] 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.[10] 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 [11]. In August 2019, Crawford was cast as the lead opposite Dean Cain in the faith-based drama Dispatched. [12] The actor and producer also ventured into directing working on music videos with Cal Scruby [13] and "Rhythm + Flow" alum Caleb Colossus. [14]
2020-present
Crawford kicked off 2020 by executive producing Joe Chrest's dark comedy The Cran.[15] The film was shot in and around Bowling Green, Ohio.[16] 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 worst box office week in 20 years… A Recap". The article went viral and was a top post on Reddit and several other message boards. [17]
Other Work
Crawford pursued modeling for a brief period of time, landing a Times Square billboard for H&M in November, 2014.[18][19] He has also appeared in ad campaigns for Uber, Taco Bell, Acura and Samsung.[20]
Personal life
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.[20] The couple lives in Cincinnati and they have two daughters, Cambrie and Carter.[20] [21]
References
- ^ Franks, Sarah. "Actor from Miami Valley lands major role in new film". Dayton.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "SWBL: Chase Crawford". Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "Chase Crawford Receives Shabooms Scholarship". Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "11 Films To Look Out For From Sundance Film Festival 2016". Junkee. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "14 Movies That Could Stir Up Buzz At The 2016 Sundance Film Festival". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "2 Butler County natives film movie in Monroe, Middletown and Hamilton". Journal-News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Cincinnati Natives Bring Film To Butler County". WKRC. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Feature-length movie Moondance being filmed in Maple City". The Goshen News. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Shooting wraps on local filmmaker's dark comedy". The Vindicator. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "According to the Internet". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Looking Back". YouTube. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Dispatched Cast". JC Films. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Dead End". YouTube. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Renaissance Man". YouTube. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Absurd comedy 'The Cran' filming in northwest Ohio". NBC News. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "BG becomes set for filming dark comedy, 'The Cran'". Sentinel Times. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "I produced the lowest-earning new release film in the worst box office week in 20 years… A Recap". Medium. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Margiela for H&M already on sale on eBay". NY Daily News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Bergman, Randi. "Chase Crawford and Kanye West, Maison Martin Margiela H&M New York Launch". FASHION Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Chowdhury, Rafi (7 January 2017). "Chase Crawford Is Not Your Average 20-Year-Old". Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Crawford, Chase (19 August 2019). "Chase Crawford tweet Aug. 18, 2019". Twitter. Retrieved 19 August 2019.