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Chelsie Preston Crayford

Chelsie Preston Crayford

Actor and writer · Born January 1, 1987 (39) · Wellington, New Zealand

In her 30 years as an actress, Chelsie Preston Crayford has appeared in many productions and won numerous awards, including a Logie for her portrayal of Tilly Devine in UNDERBELLY: RAZOR, and an AACTA for The Code. Most recently she has appeared in THE LUMINARIES, SAVAGE, BABY DONE, PANTHERS, Netflix's global hit THE ROYAL TREATMENT and NUDE TUESDAY. As a filmmaker, her first short HERE NOW debuted in competition at the 2013 NZIFF, and her second short FALLING UP won Best NZ Short at NZIFF in 2018 and went to film festivals all over the world. Chelsie was a 2018 participant in Script-to-Screen's FilmUp programme under the mentorship of filmmaker So Yong Kim, and attended MIFF Accelerator where Falling Up screened in competition. Her third short IMPOSTER premiered at SF Shorts where she won the Emerging Director Award.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1987 (39)
From
Wellington, New Zealand
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Chelsie Preston Crayford's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Bonds
19%
Self
17%
Power
16%
Survival
16%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Dread
2
Joyful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chelsie Preston Crayford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chelsie Preston Crayford's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Caterpillar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Womb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as The Lady

  • Vince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Heidi

  • A Remarkable Place to Die(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer · as Anais Mallory

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Dark City: The Cleaner(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Melissa Flowers

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • A Mistake(2024)

    as Registrar

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • M3GAN(2022)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Nude Tuesday(2022)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Treatment(2022)

    as Destiny

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Panthers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Carolyn

  • Cousins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Older Jean

  • Baby Done(2020)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rūrangi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellie's Client

  • The Luminaries(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Crownmaid

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Imposter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Savage(2019)

    as Flo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Falling Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer · as Ra

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Bad Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Roza Hallwright

  • Salt Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Madhurima

  • The New Legends of Monkey(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gwen

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Known World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Astrid

  • Into the Rainbow(2017)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Inland Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Donna

  • American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story(2017)

    Show as Bobbie Arnstein

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Jean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Amy Johnson

  • Ash vs Evil Dead(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kaya

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Code(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sophie Walsh

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Hope and Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Monee

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2014)

    as Josephine

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Here Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · as Tess

  • The Mystery of a Hansom Cab(2012)

    as Sal Rawlins

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dripping in Chocolate(2012)

    as Rebecca Riley

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Edie Bendall

  • Home by Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tui

  • Show of Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Betsy

  • Underbelly(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Tilly Devine

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Eagle vs Shark(2007)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Telly

  • A Twist in the Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Savage (2019)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Code (2014)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 39: 34 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thDirecting5 of 39: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 39: 0 only writing, 4 with another role

39 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s20 · 18 acting · 4 crew2020s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Chelsie Preston Crayford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Into the Rainbow (2017)

98th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chelsie Preston Crayford's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles33–75 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chelsie Preston Crayford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chelsie Preston Crayford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rick Jacobson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers