Chelsie Preston Crayford ^{Featured Popular}

FEATURE FILM

2008 Home by Christmas, 'Tui' (lead)
Doublehead Films Ltd / NZ Film Commission, Dir. Gaylene Preston
2008 Killing Time, 'Karen' (lead)
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dir. Aileen O'Sullivan
2007 Show of Hands, 'Betsy'
Endurance Film Productions Ltd, Dir. Anthony McCarten
2006 Eagle vs Shark, 'Jenny'
NZ Film Commission, Dir. Taika Waititi

TELEVISION

2012 The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (tele-feature), 'Sal' (in production)
ABC TV, Dir. Shawn Seet

2011 Underbelly: Razor, 'Tilly Devine' (core cast)
AFFC, Various directors
2010 Bliss (tele-feature), 'Edie'
MF Films Ltd, Dir. Fiona Samuel
2009 The Cult, 'Hannah' (core cast)
Great Southern Television, Dir. Peter Burger
2007 My Story, 'Kat' (core cast)
Gibson Group, Dir. Peter Salmon
2003 Shortland Street, 'Missy' (recurring)
South Pacific Pictures, Various directors
2002 Revelations, 'April' (recurring)
Cloud 9, Various directors
2001 The Tribe, 'Red Number One' (recurring)
Cloud 9, Various directors
1999 A Twist in the Tale, 'Kate' (recurring)
Cloud 9, Various directors

THEATRE

2011 Live Live Cinema: Carnival of Souls, 'Mary Henry' (lead)
Mercury Theatre / Civic Theatre, Dir. Oliver Driver

2011 Broken China, 'Joyce' (lead)
BATS, Dir. Nina Nawalowalo
2010 Toys, 'Snake Eyes'
Basement Theatre, Dirs. Cameron Rhodes & Toby Leach
2010 The Idea of America, 'Maureen'
TAPAC, Dir. Sam Shore
2010 Dog sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, 'Tricia'
Basement Theatre, Dir. Sophie Roberts
2010 Broken China, 'Joyce' (lead)
Basement Theatre, Dir. Willem Wassenaar
2010 That Face, 'Mia' (lead)
Silo Theatre, Dir. Shane Bosher
2010 The Vagina Monologues, 'Chelsie' (monologue)
Basement Theatre, Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth
2009 Ruben Guthrie, 'Zoya'
Silo Theatre, Dir. Shane Bosher
2010 The Idea of America, 'Maureen'
TAPAC, Dir. Sam Shore
2008 AoTERRORoa, 'Elizabeth Manapanatawhai'
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dir. Geoff Pinfield
2008 Something Blue, 'Valerie' (solo show)
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dirs. Sophie Roberts, Jade Ericksen & Annie Ruth
2007 A History of the American Film, 'Eve'
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dir. Jeff Szusterman
2007 Toi Cabaret, 'Smokey Dupree'
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dir. Jane Keller
2007 Twelfth Night, 'Olivia'
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dir. Vanessa Byrnes
2007 White Lie, 'Dancer'
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dir. Megan Adams
2005 Eating the Wolf, 'Various'
Toi Whakaari Productions
2000 The Unforgiven Harvest, 'Kate'
Downstage Theatre, Dir. Jonathan Hendry

SHORT FILM

2009 The Girl from Sweden & a Maori from Dunedin, 'Girl'
Know Idea Productions, Dir. Jonathan Crayford
2008 The Chairs, 'Orator'
Toi Whakaari Productions, Dir. Alyx Duncan
2007 The Big Happiness - Two Cats & a Griffin, 'Caroline' (lead)
Automatic Films / Robbers Dog, Dir. Michael Humphrey
2007 White Lie, 'Dancer'
Sticky Pictures, Dir. Warren Green
2006 Fog, 'Telly'
Dir. Peter Salmon
1993 Olives, 'Child' (lead)
Di Oliver Productions, Dir. Lala Rolls

AWARDS

2012 Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent
Logie Awards

2010 Best Supporting Actress Nomination for 'The Cult'
Qantas Film & Television Awards
2007 Best Performance in a Short Film
Air NZ Screen Awards
2004 Drama Scholarship Winner
NCEA

TRAINING

06-08 Bachelor of Performing Arts, Acting Major
Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School

 

FEATURE FILM

2008 Home by Christmas, 'Tui' (lead)
Doublehead Films Ltd / NZ Film Commission, Dir. Gaylene Preston
2007 Show of Hands, 'Betsy'
Endurance Film Productions Ltd, Dir. Anthony McCarten

TELEVISION

2012 The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (tele-feature), 'Sal' (in production)
ABC TV, Dir. Shawn Seet

2011 Underbelly: Razor, 'Tilly Devine' (core cast)
AFFC, Various directors
2010 Bliss (tele-feature), 'Edie'
MF Films Ltd, Dir. Fiona Samuel
2009 The Cult, 'Hannah' (core cast)
Great Southern Television, Dir. Peter Burger
2007 My Story, 'Kat' (core cast)
Gibson Group, Dir. Peter Salmon
2003 Shortland Street, 'Missy' (recurring)
South Pacific Pictures, Various directors
2002 Revelations, 'April' (recurring)
Cloud 9, Various directors
2001 The Tribe, 'Red Number One' (recurring)
Cloud 9, Various directors

THEATRE

2011 Live Live Cinema: Carnival of Souls, 'Mary Henry' (lead)
Mercury Theatre / Civic Theatre, Dir. Oliver Driver
2010 The Idea of America, 'Maureen'
TAPAC, Dir. Sam Shore
2010 That Face, 'Mia' (lead)
Silo Theatre, Dir. Shane Bosher

2010 The Vagina Monologues, 'Chelsie' (monologue)
Basement Theatre, Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth
2009 Ruben Guthrie, 'Zoya'
Silo Theatre, Dir. Shane Bosher

AWARDS

2012 Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent
Logie Awards

2010 Best Supporting Actress Nomination for 'The Cult'
Qantas Film & Television Awards

Voice

Skills

• Artist
• Restricted Licence
• Kapahaka
• MC
• Drums
• Piano Accordion
• Singer
• Alto
• Soprano
• Theatre Sports
• Voice Artist
• Yoga

 

Vocal Skills

• Languages:
• Te Reo Maori
•  
• Accents:
• American (standard)
• Boston
• Bronx
• Mid-Western
• New York
• Southern American
• Indian
• Australian
• Canadian
• Birmingham
• Cockney
• Liverpool
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• RP
• Scottish
• Yorkshire
• Welsh
• Dutch
• French
• German
• Greek
• Italian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish
• Irish
• Jamaican
• Indian
• Maori
• Middle Eastern
• Polynesian
• Samoan
• South African

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• Notes:
• Additional accents include African-American & Czech