Emjay Anthony
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| Born | Emjay Anthony Salazar June 1, 2003 |
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| 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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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]
After a break from acting, Anthony played a recurring role as Zeke Breem in Seasons 2 & 3 of Physical. In 2024, he played Dylan Campbell in the series Hysteria![5]
As of 2025, Anthony’s project Jilliahsmen Trinity: 2.9 - A.R.M is on development in a post-production.
Filmography
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| 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 | [6] |
| Incarnate | Jake Ember | ||
| Krampus | Max Engel | [7] | |
| 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 | |
| 2023 | The Kiss List | Liam | |
| TBA | Jilliahsmen Trinity: 2.9 - A.R.M † | TBA | Post-production |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Applebaum | Leo | TV movie[8] |
| 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 | [5] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Hanson-Firestone, Dana (2020-04-01). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Emjay Anthony - TVovermind". Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "About". Facebook. 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- 1 2 3 Staff, Variety (2014-08-05). "Variety's Youth Impact Report". Variety. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- 1 2 Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 419. ISBN 9780698183612.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Crump, William D. (2017-03-29). How the Movies Saved Christmas: 228 Rescues from Clausnappers, Sleigh Crashes, Lost Presents and Holiday Disasters. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2770-0.
- ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 9781476602493.
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