Emjay Anthony

Emjay Anthony
Born
Emjay Anthony Salazar

(2003-06-01) June 1, 2003 (age 23)
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2009–present

Emjay Anthony Salazar (born June 1, 2003) is an American actor and model. His major films include It's Complicated, Chef, Krampus, Replicas, and Bad Moms.

Early life

Emjay Anthony Salazar was born on June 1, 2003, in Clearwater Beach, Florida, to parents Michael and Trisha Salazar. He has an older sister named Sage. He modeled as a young child and made his acting debut in a Werther's candy commercial at the age of four. When he was 5, he and his family relocated to California.

Career

In 2009 Anthony made his film debut in It's Complicated starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. He returned to his school studies for a year and a half and then resumed auditioning for commercials and television films.

His breakout role was in the 2014 film Chef, as Percy, the son of the protagonist, chef Carl Casper.

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!

As of 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
2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent Hector
Incarnate Jake Ember
Krampus Max Engel
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
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Applebaum Leo TV movie
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

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.
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  4. 1 2 Maltin, Leonard (2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 419. ISBN 9780698183612.
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 9781476602493.