Jay Anstey

Actor · Born February 13, 1991 (35) · South Africa

Jay Anstey was born on 13 February 1991 in South Africa. She is an actress, known for Friend Request (2016), Inescapable (2012) and The Last Days of American Crime (2020). She has been married to Sean-Marco Vorster since 2021.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: February 13, 1991 (35)
From: South Africa
Works as: Actor
Titles: 9 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Jay Anstey's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

34%

Power

27%

Bonds

19%

Morality

12%

Self

4%

Society

4%

Survival3 Parenthood2 Power2 Trauma2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

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

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Shapeshifteras Jackie Venter in Sleeper's Wake (2012)
Heroas Emily Larson in Hell Trip (2018)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Dread

3

Melancholic

3

Thrilling

2

Joyful

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 Thought-provoking3 Fun2 Feel-good2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous2

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 Jay Anstey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Gaia1 title, show their title on Gaia
Sundance Now1 title, show their title on Sundance Now

Subscription and free streaming for Jay Anstey'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

14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

Mr. Bones 3: Son of Bones(2022)
as Gabriella
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Oats Studios: Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Woman Bomber
Legacy(2020)
Show 208 episodes · as Lexi Price
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Inconceivable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 13 episodes · as Tamsin Watts
The Last Days of American Crime(2020)
as Female Terrified Officer
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
The Girl from St. Agnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 2 episodes · as Debbie
Hell Trip(2018)
as Emily Larson
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Farewell Ella Bella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Ella
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell(2018)
as Dr. D
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Rakka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Woman Bomber
Leading Lady(2014)
as Model
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Sleeper's Wake(2012)
as Jackie Venter
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Inescapable(2012)
as Muna Abdul-Kareem
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Catch a Fire(2006)
as Katie Vos
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 80^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2006 to 2022; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Catch a Fire (2006)

$5.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Catch a Fire (2006)

Midcredits 68^th

Film career

20062022

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

2006Screen debut· Catch a Fire

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting13 of 13 · 37^th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Jay Anstey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

39^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

59^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

75^th and up1
50^th to 74^th1
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

Universally Panned1
Loved with Detractors1
Divisive1
Crowd Pleaser1
Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Mr. Bones 3: Son of Bones (2022)

96^th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Catch a Fire (2006)

Midcredits 68^th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 30. 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 Jay Anstey's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jay Anstey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jay Anstey's MovieCove titles; Genevieve Hofmeyr shares the most, 2.

Genevieve Hofmeyr2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Genevieve Hofmeyr