Crispy Heaton

Crispy Heaton is the father of an American actor and musician named Charlie Heaton. His son, Charlie, is known for his wonderful performances in the entertainment industry. Charlie is also well-known for his roles in films like As You Are, Marrowbone, The New Mutants, No Future, and so on. 

Apart from his recognization as the father of a successful actor, Crispy himself is into music. But unfortunately, he never continued music as a profession. Anyway, what does Charlie Heaton’s dad do for a living? How is his married life and relationship with his wife?

In this article, we are going to talk in detail about his career, age, net worth, & much more.  

Crispy Heaton Is A British Citizen

Charlie Heaton’s father Crispy was born in 1971, in the United Kingdom. As of 2022, he is 51 years of age. However, he holds British citizenship and follows the Christian religion. 

Talking about his educational background, Crispy undoubtedly has good academics but unfortunately, he tends to keep all the details from his early days away from the media. 

Crispy Had Two Children With His Wife Including Actor And Musician Charlie Heaton

Charlie’s father, Crispy, was previously married to Shelly Lowe, Charlie’s mother. The former husband and wife married in a beautiful wedding ceremony. In fact, they were in a relationship for a while before they finally walked down the aisle.

From their marital relationship, the couple shares two children, Charlie Heaton and Lev Heaton. They gave birth to their first child, a son named Charlie on February 6, 1994, in Leeds, United Kingdom. 

Crispy Heaton’s son Charlie Is An Actor & Musician

His son Charlie is well-known as an actor and musician. He became extremely famous from the science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things where he played the role of Jonathan Byers, sharing the screen along with Noah Schnapp and Johnna Dias.

He frequently made his appearance in numerous movies like Life Needs Courage, The Schoolboy, As You Are, Rise Of The Footsoldier PartII, Urban & the Shed Crew, and many more.  

Jonatha Byers of the Stranger Things series, Charlie, was born on February 6, 1994, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, to Chrispy and Shelly Lowe. Additionally, he has a sister named Levi Heaton, who is also an actress. 

Charli’s Biological Sister Levi Heaton Is Also An Actress

Crispy also has a daughter Levi Heaton. She is the elder sister of Charli, and also an elder child of the Heaton family. She was born on September 25, 1989, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, to Crispy and his ex-wife Shelly Lowe. Like his brother, she is also active in the entertainment industry. She has played a role in Limehouse Golem, McMafia, and Vera. 

Besides being an actress, she also plays drums and guitar and dances hip-hop, jazz, and contemporary. 

Likewise, Levi married Akiko Matsuura, a Japanese drummer, and vocalist.  But her parents are no longer together.

Crispy Has Already Divorced His Wife Shelly 

Well, he is no more together with his girlfriend-turned-wife Shelly. But why did they divorce? As we already mentioned, Crispy is a very secretive person, so much information about his life is unavailable. He had successfully kept his life out of the public eye. Similarly, the reason behind his divorce from his former wife, Shelly Lowe, hasn’t been revealed yet. 

Since his divorce from Shelly, he has not been linked with any other woman. Moreover, it is also unclear if she married again after the split. 

Crispy Heaton Began His Career As A Musician

Crispy is a musician by profession. We don’t know how he started his career as a musician. But talking about his son Charlie, from the age of 16 he started his career as a musician. Before he became a member of the noise-rock band Comanechi as a drummer, he had played in some other bands. 

He used to work as a musician and bartender to supplement his income, but his first priority was acting. After that, on a string of British television dramas, he landed guest roles. He also starred in three major projects, including Stranger Things. He first made his appearance in the ITV crime drama series DCI Banks and Vera and then in BBC One’s medical drama series Casualty. 

Talking about Charlie’s journey in the film industry, he got his first film role in the 2016 thriller film Shut In, which was directed by Farren Blackburn. However, the film was produced before being cast in Stranger Things in early 2015 but was released following the show’s premiere. 

His role in the Netflix supernatural drama series Stranger Things was his breakthrough in the industry. The first season was released in July 2016 to critical acclaim, and in 2022, the fourth season was released. 

In addition to his career in the film industry, he had a main role in the 2017 psychological horror film Marrowbone. However, the film was released in 2020. 

Similarly, like Charlie, Crispy’s elder daughter, Levi Heaton, is also an actress. 

Crispy’s Son, Charlie’s Achievements       

An American actor named Charlie was nominated for four awards till now (2022), out of which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award. All of these nominations were for the sci-fi show Stranger Things.   

The Actor Faced The Problem While Traveling To the US

In 2017 charlie has to face the problem when he was traveling to the US while he was on the way for the premiere of the second season of Stranger Things.

And the reason for his trouble was that the police found cocaine in his luggage, and he wasn’t allowed to enter the United States. Instead, he was asked to return to the United Kingdom and due to this, he could not able to attend the premier event held in the US.     

Crispy Heaton’s Son Was Already Married

Crispy’s son Charlie is now dating Natalia Dyer. Charlie and Natalia have been dating since 2016 and they seem to be happy for having each other’s company.

However, Charlie was previously married to Akiko Matsuura, who is a Japanese drummer and vocalist. The former couple had a son together named Archie Heaton. Similarly, they aren’t together at present, and Akiko is looking after their son Archie. Well, Charlie often visits Archie whenever he misses him. 

Crispy Is Also A Grandfather

As we said, Crispy is already a grandfather to his son’s kid Archie. He was born in 2014 and is 8 years of age. As a child of musicians, they both are active in the film industry. 

What Is Cripsy Heaton’s Net Worth?

Crispy hasn’t explored any details about his profession, and he has not been famous like his son. However, his son Charlie has a total net worth of $4 million through his successful career as an actor. 

However, when it comes to business, he doesn’t have his own business and primarily earns from his career as an actor and musician. 

FAQs About Crispy Heaton                                         

Does he smoke?

Yeah, he smokes cigarettes.  

Does He Drink?

Yes, he drinks occasionally.

Does he have any health issues?

It hasn’t been revealed yet but he seems to be old enough which could be the reason that he may not be very healthy. 

Does He Have Phobia? 

No, he doubtlessly doesn’t have Phobia.