Chelsie Preston Crayford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education | Wellington East Girls' College Wellington High School Toi Whakaari |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Parent(s) | Gaylene Preston and Jonathan Crayford |
| Awards | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer (2012) |
Chelsie Florence Preston Crayford (born 1987) is a New Zealand actress.
Early life
Preston Crayford was born in Wellington to film maker Gaylene Preston and musician Jonathan Crayford. Apart from appearing in a water safety commercial at the age of four, her acting debut was at the age of 13 in the New Zealand-made TV series A Twist in the Tale starring William Shatner. Several years later, her performance in a stage production was praised by Ian McKellen, encouraging her to pursue an acting career and enrol in the Toi Whakaari national drama school from 2006 to 2008.[1] She graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts.[2]
Career
Preston Crayford played a guest role in the soap opera Shortland Street in 2003, and made her feature film debut in the comedy Eagle vs Shark in 2007. In 2009, she played a major role in the TV series The Cult. In 2011, she played brothel madam Tilly Devine in the Australian crime drama Underbelly: Razor, a role for which she won the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer at the 2012 Logie Awards.[3]
Since then she has appeared in an ABC TV adaptation of The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, in Hope and Wire (a mini-series produced by her mother about the 2010 Canterbury earthquake), government communications advisor Sophie Walsh in the Australian techno-thriller The Code,[4] and as the Sorceress Kaya in the third season of Ash vs Evil Dead.
Preston Crayford also starred as Melissa Flowers in Dark City: The Cleaner, a television adaptation of crime fiction writer Paul Cleave's novel The Cleaner.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Rising star prepares for disaster". The Dominion Post. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Chelsie Preston Crayford wins Logie Award". 3 News. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Dixon, Greg (15 March 2014). "Chelsie Preston Crayford: Act natural". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Secrets and tragedy lurk in Christchurch crime thriller Dark City: The Cleaner". Newstalk ZB. 3 March 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Greive, Duncan (1 March 2024). "Review: Dark City is an eerie, pitch black and totally original Christchurch crime drama". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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