Cameron Britton

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Cameron Britton
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Born1986or1987(age 36–37)
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Cameron Britton (born 1986or1987) [1] is an American actor known for his role as Ed Kemper in the Netflix crime drama television series Mindhunter, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series [2] and Hazel in the Netflix television series The Umbrella Academy .

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Early life

Britton grew up in Sonoma County, California, graduating from Analy High School in Sebastopol in 2004. [1] He worked as a preschool teacher for eight years, where he taught special needs children ranging from 18 months to 3 years old. [3]

Career

Britton had his breakout role as Ed Kemper in the 2017 Netflix crime drama Mindhunter . He played hacker Plague in the 2018 crime thriller film The Girl in the Spider's Web. [4] In the Netflix TV show The Umbrella Academy, he played the role of Hazel, a time-travelling assassin. [5]

He stars as the falsely suspected 1996 Olympic Games bomber Richard Jewell in the second season of the Manhunt drama anthology series. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014 Camp Takota Chet
RedeemedAlex
Vice VersaTonyShort film
2015 Day Out Of Days Mick
2018 The Girl in the Spider's Web Plague
2022 A Man Called Otto Jimmy
TBAAll Earthly ConstraintsCyrusCompleted
HopeKorean Film [7]

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2014 Unusual Suspects Jeffrey BoydEpisode: "Brute Force"
Lab Rats Security GuardEpisode: "Alien Gladiators"
Vox InfluxCasper SimmonsEpisode: "Vox"
2015 Battle Creek Oliver NathanEpisode: "Sympathy for the devil"
2015–2017 Stitchers Tim/Engineering ManagerMain (22 episodes)
2017–2019 Mindhunter Ed Kemper Recurring (4 episodes)
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2017 S.W.A.T PatrickEpisode: "Imposters"
Barry Detective Charlie SimmerRecurring (2 episodes)
2019–2020 The Umbrella Academy HazelMain role (season 1); Guest (season 2)
2020 Manhunt: Deadly Games Richard Jewell Main
2021 Shrill WillRecurring (4 episodes)
2022 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window BuellRecurring

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2017 Mindhunter IGN Summer Movie Awards Best Dramatic TV PerformanceNominated
2018Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesWon
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Gold Derby Awards Drama Guest ActorWon
N/ABreakthrough Performer of the YearNominated
2019 Mindhunter Drama Guest Actor of the DecadeNominated

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