Chris Croucher

Chris Croucher (born 1 August 1981) is an English screenwriter and producer.

Croucher earned a BA in Film Production, graduating in 2003.

After graduating, he worked as an assistant director on films and TV shows including Downton Abbey, Little Dorrit, Sense and Sensibility, Wimbledon, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Magicians, Brick Lane and 28 Weeks Later.

In 2008, he directed the short film The Beachcombers, which was funded by Film London via The Lewisham Film Initiative and co-written with Mark Beynon. The romantic short starred Charity Wakefield and Rasmus Hardiker. The film went on to win the Film London & ITV "Best of Borough Award 2008" presented at BAFTA.

His second short film, In Passing, was a 1940s drama starring Lesley Sharp, Russell Tovey and Sean Pertwee. In 2011, he wrote and produced the short film Friend Request Pending, a comedy-drama starring Judi Dench, Penny Ryder, Philip Jackson, John Macmillan and Tom Hiddleston. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2011. It was later included in the anthology film Stars in Shorts.

In 2014, Croucher was series producer for seasons 5 and 6 of Downton Abbey. He received two Emmy nominations and won the NTA award for Best Drama twice. He produced The Halcyon in 2016, an eight-part TV period drama for Sony & Left Bank Pictures.

For Netflix he produced the series The Innocents in 2017, followed by White Lines in 2019, the latter written by Money Heist creator Alex Pina.

Chris Croucher pleaded guilty to an offence of sexual assault that occurred in December 2019. Later, in June 2021, The Guardian published an in-depth report of the timeline of events relating to the assault, which took place at an office Christmas party, and his production company's subsequent investigation. Two freelance colleagues waived their right to anonymity as victims of sexual assault.