After graduating, he worked as an assistant director on films and shows such as Downton Abbey, Little Dorrit, Sense and Sensibility, Wimbledon, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Magicians, Brick Lane and 28 Weeks Later.
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.
Croucher produced 'The Halcyon' in 2016, an eight-part TV period drama for Sony & Left Bank Pictures.
Chris Croucher pleaded guilty to an offence of sexual assault that occurred in December 2019 after he inappropriately touched a woman during an office Christmas party.