Emjay Anthony
Emjay Anthony | |
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 Anthony in 2016 | |
| Born | Emjay Anthony Salazar June 1, 2003 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Emjay Anthony Salazar (born June 1, 2003)[1] is an American actor and model. His major films include It's Complicated, Chef, Krampus, Replicas, and Bad Moms.
Biography and Early Life
Emjay Anthony Salazar was born on June 1, 2003, in Clearwater Beach, Florida, to parents Michael and Trisha Salazar.[2] He has an older sister named Sage.[2] He modeled as a young child and made his acting debut in a Werther's candy commercial at the age of four.[2] When he was 5, he and his family relocated to California.[2]
Career
In 2009 Anthony made his film debut in It's Complicated starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin.[3] He returned to his school studies for a year and a half and then resumed auditioning for commercials and television films.[2]
His breakout role was in the 2014 film Chef, as Percy, the son of the protagonist, chef Carl Casper.[3][4]
As of 2024 to 2025, Anthony’s project Jilliahsmen Trinity: 2.9 - A.R.M is on development in a post-production.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | It's Complicated | Pedro Adler | |
| 2013 | No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie | Dean | |
| 2014 | Chef | Percy | [3][4] |
| 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Hector | [5] |
| Incarnate | Jake Ember | ||
| Krampus | Max Engel | [6] | |
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Kid 1 | |
| The Jungle Book | Wolf Pup (voice) | ||
| Bad Moms | Dylan Mitchell | ||
| 2017 | A Bad Moms Christmas | Dylan Mitchell | |
| 2018 | Replicas | Matt Foster | |
| TBA | Jilliahsmen Trinity: 2.9 - A.R.M † | TBA | Post-production |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Applebaum | Leo | TV movie[7] |
| 2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Oliver Lefkowitz | Episode: "Run, Baby, Run" |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Marvin Pettigrew | Episode: "Little Red Corvette" |
| 2014 | Rake | Adam Leon | 6 episodes |
| N/A | Members Only | Evan | Cancelled |
| 2020 | Council of Dads | Theo Perry | Main role |
| 2022-2023 | Physical | Zeke Breem | Recurring role; seasons 2 and 3 |
| 2024 | Hysteria! | Dylan Campbell | [8] |
References
- ^ Hanson-Firestone, Dana (2020-04-01). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Emjay Anthony - TVovermind". Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ a b c d e "About". Facebook. 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c Staff, Variety (2014-08-05). "Variety's Youth Impact Report". Variety. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ a b Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 419. ISBN 9780698183612.
- ^ McNary, Dave (June 11, 2014). "'Chef' Actor Emjay Anthony Joins 'Insurgent' Cast". Variety. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 9781476602493.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 28, 2024). "Garret Dillahunt, Nolan North, Elijah Richardson Among 6 Cast In Peacock's Satanic Panic Thriller Series 'Hysteria!'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.