Chelsie Preston Crayford

Career overview

Subject: Chelsie Preston Crayford (Acting career).
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Name: Chelsie Preston Crayford (also Chelsie Florence Preston Crayford or Chelsie Florence).
Birth: 1987, Wellington, New Zealand.
Parents: Gaylene Preston (filmmaker) and Jonathan Crayford (musician).
Early Career: Water safety commercial at age four. Acting debut at age 13 in the New Zealand-made TV series A Twist in the Tale starring William Shatner.
Education: Graduated from Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School in 2008.
Notable Works (TV): Underbelly (specifically Underbelly: Razor as Tilly Devine), The Code, The Luminaries, What We Do in the Shadows.
Notable Works (Film): M3GAN, The Royal Treatment, Eagle vs Shark, A Remarkable Place to Die, Dark City: The Cleaner, Savage, Home By Christmas (directed by Gaylene Preston), Killing Time, Anthony McCarten's S [Note: source 6 cuts off at "S"].
Awards: Logie for portraying Tilly Devine in Underbelly: Razor; AACTA for The Code.
Other credits: Actor, Director, Writer, Additional Writing.
Paragraph 1: Early Life and Education.
Chelsie Preston Crayford is a New Zealand actress born in Wellington in 1987. She is the daughter of filmmaker Gaylene Preston and musician Jonathan Crayford. Her early screen work included a water safety commercial at age four, followed by an acting debut at age 13 in the New Zealand-made television series A Twist in the Tale, which starred William Shatner. She later graduated from the Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School in 2008.
Paragraph 2: Career Highlights and Awards.
Throughout her career, Preston Crayford has appeared in various television and film productions. Her television credits include Underbelly, The Code, The Luminaries, and What We Do in the Shadows. For her portrayal of Tilly Devine in Underbelly: Razor, she won a Logie award. She also received an AACTA for her work in The Code. Her film work includes titles such as M3GAN, The Royal Treatment, Eagle vs Shark, A Remarkable Place to Die, Dark City: The Cleaner, Savage, Home By Christmas, and Killing Time.
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Chelsie Florence Preston Crayford, sometimes credited as Chelsie Florence, is a New Zealand actress born in Wellington in 1987. She is the daughter of musician Jonathan Crayford and filmmaker Gaylene Preston. Her professional history includes appearing in a water safety commercial at age four, and she made her acting debut at age 13 in the New Zealand-made television series A Twist in the Tale, starring William Shatner. She is a 2008 graduate of the Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School.

Preston Crayford has worked as an actor, director, writer, and in additional writing roles. Her television career includes appearances in Underbelly, The Code, The Luminaries, and What We Do in the Shadows