He created his new first name by taking the name of his hometown (Clay, Alabama) and combining it with the word "clan" in honor of an ancestor.

Crawford played the role of Ted "Teddy" Talbot Jr. in the first SundanceTV original series, Rectify, which was aired for four seasons from 2013 to 2016.

The series, exploring a man who is released from prison after 19 years on death row after DNA evidence appears to support his innocence, also looks at the effects on his family and town.

[6] Beginning in 2016, Crawford portrayed Martin Riggs in the Fox television reboot Lethal Weapon.

[7][8][9] In May 2018, during reports of bad behavior and hostility between cast and crew on the show's set, Crawford was fired after two seasons and replaced with a new character played by Seann William Scott.