Chelsie Preston Crayford
Biography
Chelsie Preston Crayford is a New Zealand actress who was born in Wellington to the filmmaker Gaylene Preston and the musician Jonathan Crayford. After a childhood appearance in a water safety commercial, she had her acting debut at 13 in A Twist in the Tale, and she later trained at the Toi Whakaari national drama school, graduating with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in 2008. A guest part in Shortland Street in 2003 came before her feature debut in Eagle vs Shark (2007). Playing the brothel madam Tilly Devine in the crime drama Underbelly: Razor won her the Graham Kennedy Award as an outstanding newcomer at the 2012 Logie Awards. She has since played the government advisor Sophie Walsh in The Code and the sorceress Kaya in Ash vs Evil Dead. She also wrote and directed the short film Falling Up (2018), taking a role in it, and appeared in M3GAN (2022).
39years old
Turns 40 on January 1in 80 days
- Born Wellington
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Chelsie Florence Preston Crayford and Chelsie Florence
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 15 years2007 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022M3GANIMDb rating 6.3
- 2022The Royal TreatmentIMDb rating 5.3
- 2020Baby DoneIMDb rating 6.0
- 2014What We Do in the ShadowsIMDb rating 7.6
- 2007Eagle vs SharkIMDb rating 6.7
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Early training
Preston Crayford's performance in a stage production drew praise from Ian McKellen, which encouraged her to pursue acting and enroll at the Toi Whakaari national drama school.
First role
Preston Crayford's acting debut came at 13 in the New Zealand-made TV series A Twist in the Tale, which starred William Shatner.
Chelsie Preston Crayford movies on Netflix
Most often with
Taika Waititi directed two of these films. Madeleine Sami appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Madeleine Sami's page
Jemaine Clement's page
Rachel House's page
Taika Waititi's page
Jen Van Epps's page
Loren Taylor's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Jackie van BeekWhat We Do in the Shadows (2014) and Eagle vs Shark (2007)
- Cori Gonzalez-MacuerBaby Done (2020) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2012 | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer | Underbelly: Razor | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.