Emjay Anthony

Emjay Anthony
Born
Emjay Anthony Salazar

(2003-06-01) June 1, 2003 (age 22)
Occupations
  • 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.

Early life

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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

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2009-2016: Early Work

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] He is also joins in Krampus as Max angel in 2015.[5]

2017-Present: Hiatus, and Continuing Roles

After a Break, He plays Zeke Breem as a Recurring role in Physical from Season 2 to 3. In 2024 He played Dylan Campbell in Hysteria![6]

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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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 [7]
Incarnate Jake Ember
Krampus Max Engel [5]
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[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 [6]

References

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