He has had small guest parts on various television shows and portrayed Kevin Smith on Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
Crighton had small television and film roles in his early career, mainly on an episodic basis.
[2] In 2010 Crighton revealed he had done some work on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
[4] Crighton expressed his delight to be joining a show that was widely known and stated he it took ages to sink in.
[3] In 2024, Crighton launched a campaign to bring back traditional school games with view of a national 2025 Conkers championship.