Emjay Anthony

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Emjay Anthony
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Anthony in 2016
Born
Emjay Anthony Salazar

(2003-06-01) June 1, 2003 (age 22)
Occupation(s) Actor, model
Years active2009–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 .

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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
YearTitleRoleNotes
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
TBAJilliahsmen Trinity: 2.9 - A.R.MTBAPost-production
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012ApplebaumLeoTV movie [7]
2012 Grey's Anatomy Oliver LefkowitzEpisode: "Run, Baby, Run"
2013 The Mentalist Marvin PettigrewEpisode: "Little Red Corvette"
2014 Rake Adam Leon6 episodes
N/A Members Only EvanCancelled
2020 Council of Dads Theo PerryMain role
2022-2023 Physical Zeke BreemRecurring role; seasons 2 and 3
2024 Hysteria! Dylan Campbell [8]

References

  1. Hanson-Firestone, Dana (2020-04-01). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Emjay Anthony - TVovermind" . Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "About". Facebook. 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Staff, Variety (2014-08-05). "Variety's Youth Impact Report". Variety. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  4. 1 2 Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 419. ISBN   9780698183612.
  5. 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.
  6. Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN   9781476602493.
  7. 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.