He graduated from Forest Lake Academy high school, obtained a BBA from Newbold College, Andrews University in 1987, an MBA from Rollins College in 1990, a DipM in 1992 and a FCIM Fellowship in 1998 from The Chartered Institute of Marketing and in 2020 a PhD in Media Arts Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London.

[2] JC Crissey's filmmaking career is lengthy and eclectic in terms of genre, but is confined to low-budget British films.

He was admitted into the British Academy of Film and Television Arts as a Life Member in 2003 for his services to UK independent movie production.

[4] JC Crissey was also an Adjunct Lecturer at the Screen Academy Scotland from 2008 to 2014 and at the Media Arts Department, Royal Holloway University of London from 2010 to 2014.

His PhD thesis is titled The UK low-budget film sector during the ‘digital revolution’ between 2000 and 2012: a quantitative assessment of its technological, economic and cultural characteristics.