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 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
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| rowspan=3|2004
| data-sort-value="Butterfly Effect, The" | The Butterfly Effect
| Tommy (7-years-old)
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| Godsend
| Adam Duncan
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| Birth
| Young Sean
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| 2005
| Thank You for Smoking
| Joey Naylor
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| rowspan=3|2006
| Running Scared
| Oleg Yugorsky
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| Ultraviolet
| Six
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| X-Men: The Last Stand
| Jimmy / Leech
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| rowspan=3|2007
| Juno
| RPG Nerd
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| Normal
| Brady
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| Christmas in Wonderland
| Danny Saunders
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| 2008
| data-sort-value="Talisman, The" | The Talisman
| Jack Sawyer
| Short film
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| rowspan=3|2009
| An American Affair
| Adam Stafford
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| Walled In
| Jimmy
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| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: New Moon, The" | The Twilight Saga: New Moon
| rowspan=2|Alec
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| 2010
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The" | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
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| 2011
| Little Glory
| Shawn
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| 2012
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, The" | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
| Alec
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| 2013
| Floodplain
| Duncan
| Short film
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| rowspan=2|2015
| Final Girl
| Shane
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| Outside the Lines
| DJ
| rowspan="2" | Short film
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| 2016
| Counter Act
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| 2017
| Pretty Outrageous
| Cameron
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| 2018
| Beautiful Gun
| Jesse
| Short film
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| TBA
| Suicide Disco
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| Post-production
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|rowspan=2|2000
|Higher Ground
|Young Peter
|Episode: "Innocence"<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger
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|data-sort-value="Christmas Secret, The" | The Christmas Secret
|Young Jerry
|rowspan=3|Television film<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger
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|rowspan=5|2002
|Brother's Keeper
| Young Ellis
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|Lone Hero
|Kid
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|Dark Angel
|Johnny
|Episode: "She Ain't Heavy"<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger
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|Shadow Realm
|Tim
|Television film<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger
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|Night Visions
|Young Tim Malone
|Episode: "Voices"<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger
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|2005–06
|Stargate SG-1
|Orlin
|Episodes: "The Fourth Horseman: Parts 1 & 2"
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|2007
|data-sort-value="4400, The" | The 4400
|Graham Holt
|Episode: "The Wrath of Graham"
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|2011
|Earth's Final Hours
|Andy Streich
| rowspan="2" |Television film
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|2012
|Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man
|Will
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|2013–14, 2016
|Motive
|Manny Flynn
|9 episodes
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Music videos
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!Year
!Title
!Artist
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|2013
|Beach Dream
|Jets Overhead
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Awards and nominations
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!Year
!Category
!Work
!Result
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| rowspan="2" |Critics' Choice Movie Award
|2005
| rowspan="2" |Best Young Actor
|Birth
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|2007
|Thank You for Smoking
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| rowspan="2" |Leo Awards
|2008
|Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama
|Normal
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|2019
|Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama
|Beautiful Gun
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| rowspan="4" |Young Artist Award
|2005
| rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film
|Birth
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| rowspan="2" |2007
|X-Men: The Last Stand
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|Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film
|Running Scared
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