Cameron Bright
| Cameron Bright |
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Bright in a promotional picture, January 2004
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| Born |
| January 26, 1993 Victoria, BC, Canada |
| Occupation |
| Child actor |
| Career milestones |
| Godsend (2004) Birth (2004) |
Cameron Douglas Bright (born January 26, 1993) is a Canadian child actor. He has appeared in numerous high profile performances in the films Godsend, Birth, Running Scared, Ultraviolet, X-Men: The Last Stand and Thank You For Smoking.
Biography
Personal life
Bright was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; he was given his middle name, "Douglas", after his maternal grandfather. Bright has a scar on his eyebrow which he got as a toddler, after his brother chased him around a rose bush.
He currently lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia with his mother, Anne, his older brother, Bryce (a commercial actor), his two dogs and his cat.
Career
Bright's first acting job was in a commercial for Telus, which was soon followed by a guest appearance on the television series, Higher Ground. He subsequently appeared in several minor roles in made-for-television films, and was credited as "Cameron Crigger" for his early roles (from the 2000 television movie, The Christmas Secret, to an episode of Night Visions).
After a supporting part in The Butterfly Effect, Bright's first major role was in Godsend, a horror film co-starring Robert De Niro; the film was released in April 2004 to mixed reviews. In his next film, Birth, he played a ten-year old boy who claims to be the reincarnation of a woman's (Nicole Kidman) deceased husband. Two scenes within the movie sparked controversy and drew media attention to Bright. In one scene, Bright and Kidman's characters kiss; in the other, the two share a bathtub. The actors wore flesh colored swimsuits in the bath scenes and were never really naked. He was involved in a similar controversy in 2006 on the television program Stargate SG-1 when he played the character Orlin in a younger body that had previously been romantically involved with Amanda Tapping's character.
Bright was the second choice to play Klaus Baudelaire in the film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. He was instead cast in several Hollywood films, all of which were released in 2006, including Thank You for Smoking, Ultraviolet, the action-thriller named Running Scared (starring Paul Walker) and most recently in X-Men: The Last Stand, where he played the mutant Leech. Bright also played Orlin in The Fourth Horseman episode of the television series Stargate SG-1.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Leech | |
| Thank You for Smoking | Joey Naylor | ||
| Ultraviolet | Six | ||
| Running Scared | Oleg Yugorsky | ||
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Orlin | television series |
| 2004 | Birth | Young Sean | |
| Godsend | Adam Duncan | ||
| The Butterfly Effect | Tommy Miller at 7 years |