Cameron Bright

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Cameron Bright
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Bright in 2011
Born
Cameron Douglas Crigger

(1993-01-26) January 26, 1993 (age 31)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Cameron Bright (born Cameron Douglas Crigger; January 26, 1993) [1] is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in the films The Butterfly Effect , Godsend , Birth , Running Scared , Ultraviolet , X-Men: The Last Stand , Thank You for Smoking and three installments of The Twilight Saga .

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Life and career

Bright was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Anne Bright and James Crigger. [2] He was given his middle name "Douglas" after his maternal grandfather. His first acting job was in a commercial for Telus, which was soon followed by a guest appearance on the television series Higher Ground . [1] He subsequently appeared in several minor roles in made-for-television films (credited as "Cameron Crigger"), such as the 2000 television movie The Christmas Secret and 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 pale beige-coloured swimsuits in the bath scenes and were never naked or filmed together in the same room at the same time of the bathtub scene, although this was not public knowledge at first. [1]

Bright was cast in several Hollywood films released in 2004 2005, including Thank You for Smoking , Ultraviolet , and the action-thriller named Running Scared .

He starred in X-Men: The Last Stand , where he played the mutant Leech, who has the mutant antibody. [3] He also appeared on an episode of The 4400 (episode: "The Wrath of Graham") as a high school student named Graham Holt who develops an ability after injecting himself with Promicin. He has also played a host carrier for a cure for humanity in more than one movie. [4]

Bright plays the Volturi vampire Alec, twin brother to Jane who is played by Dakota Fanning, in the Twilight films New Moon [5] (2009), Eclipse (2010), and Breaking Dawn, Part II (2012).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 The Butterfly Effect 7-year-old Tommy
Godsend Adam Duncan
Birth Young SeanNominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
Nominated – Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
2005 Thank You for Smoking Joey NaylorNominated – Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor
2006 Running Scared Oleg YugorskyNominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
Ultraviolet Six
X-Men: The Last Stand Jimmy / Leech Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
2007 Juno RPG Nerd
Normal BradyNominated – Leo for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama
Christmas in Wonderland Danny Saunders
2008The TalismanJack SawyerShort film
2009 An American Affair Adam Stafford
Walled In Jimmy
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Alec
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2011Little GloryShawn
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Alec
2013FloodplainDuncanShort film
2015 Final Girl Shane
Outside the LinesDJShort film
2016Counter ActShort film
2017Pretty OutrageousCameron
2018Beautiful GunJesseShort film
TBA Suicide Disco TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Higher Ground Young PeterEpisode: "Innocence"
Credited as Cameron Crigger
The Christmas Secret Young Jerry Television film
Credited as Cameron Crigger
2002 Brother's Keeper Young Ellis
Lone Hero Kid
Dark Angel JohnnyEpisode: "She Ain't Heavy"
Credited as Cameron Crigger
Shadow RealmTimTelevision film
Credited as Cameron Crigger
Night Visions Young Tim MaloneEpisode: "Voices"
Credited as Cameron Crigger
20052006 Stargate SG-1 Orlin Episodes: "The Fourth Horseman: Part 1" and "The Fourth Horseman: Part 2"
2007 The 4400 Graham HoltEpisode: "The Wrath of Graham"
2011Earth's Final HoursAndy StreichTelevision film
2012Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a ManWillTelevision film
20102014Here Comes FearlessJustin Baker / Fearless
20132014, 2016 Motive Manny Flynn9 episodes

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