Cameron Bright (born Cameron Douglas Crigger; January 26, 1993) 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.
Life and career Bright was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Anne Bright and James Crigger. 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. 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 film 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.
Bright was cast in several Hollywood films released from 2004–2006, including Thank You for Smoking, Ultraviolet, and the action-thriller Running Scared.
He starred in X-Men: The Last Stand, where he played the mutant Leech, who has the mutant antibody. 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 film.
Bright plays the Volturi vampire Alec, twin brother to Jane who is played by Dakota Fanning, in the Twilight films New Moon (2009), Eclipse (2010), and Breaking Dawn, Part II (2012).
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2004 The Butterfly Effect Tommy (7-years-old) Godsend Adam Duncan Birth Young Sean 2005 Thank You for Smoking Joey Naylor2006 Running Scared Oleg Yugorsky Ultraviolet Six X-Men: The Last Stand Jimmy / Leech2007 Juno RPG Nerd Normal Brady Christmas in Wonderland Danny Saunders 2008 The Talisman Jack Sawyer Short film2009 An American Affair Adam Stafford Walled In Jimmy The Twilight Saga: New MoonAlec 2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2011 Little Glory Shawn 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Alec 2013 Floodplain Duncan Short film2015 Final Girl Shane Outside the Lines DJ Short film 2016 Counter Act 2017 Pretty Outrageous Cameron 2018 Beautiful Gun Jesse Short film TBA Suicide Disco Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes2000Higher GroundYoung PeterEpisode: "Innocence"Credited as Cameron Crigger The Christmas SecretYoung JerryTelevision filmCredited as Cameron Crigger2002Brother's Keeper Young EllisLone HeroKidDark AngelJohnnyEpisode: "She Ain't Heavy"Credited as Cameron CriggerShadow RealmTimTelevision filmCredited as Cameron CriggerNight VisionsYoung Tim MaloneEpisode: "Voices"Credited as Cameron Crigger2005–06Stargate SG-1OrlinEpisodes: "The Fourth Horseman: Parts 1 & 2"2007 The 4400Graham HoltEpisode: "The Wrath of Graham"2011Earth's Final HoursAndy StreichTelevision film2012Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a ManWill2013–14, 2016MotiveManny Flynn9 episodes
Music videos +YearTitleArtist2013Beach DreamJets Overhead
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryWorkResultCritics' Choice Movie Award2005Best Young ActorBirth2007Thank You for SmokingLeo Awards2008Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length DramaNormal2019Best Performance by a Male in a Short DramaBeautiful GunYoung Artist Award2005Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature FilmBirth2007X-Men: The Last StandBest Leading Young Actor in a Feature FilmRunning Scared2008Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young ActorThe 4400
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