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'''Cameron Britton''' (born June 6, 1986)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/12/20/mindhunter-cameron-britton-2017-breakout/|title='Mindhunter' star (and 2017 breakout) Cameron Britton bought a car in-character as the Co-Ed Killer|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref> is an American actor known for his role as [[Ed Kemper]] in the [[Netflix]] [[crime drama]] television series [[Mindhunter (TV series)|''Mindhunter'']], for which he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/arts/television/emmy-nominations-list.html |title=Full List of 2018 Emmy Nominations |work=The New York Times |first=Andrew R. |last=Chow |date=July 12, 2018 |accessdate=July 12, 2018}}</ref> and Hazel in the Netflix television series ''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)|The Umbrella Academy]]''.
'''Cameron Britton''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|31|2017|12|20|noage=yes}})<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/12/20/mindhunter-cameron-britton-2017-breakout/|title='Mindhunter' star (and 2017 breakout) Cameron Britton bought a car in-character as the Co-Ed Killer|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref> is an American actor known for his role as [[Ed Kemper]] in the [[Netflix]] [[crime drama]] television series [[Mindhunter (TV series)|''Mindhunter'']], for which he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/arts/television/emmy-nominations-list.html |title=Full List of 2018 Emmy Nominations |work=The New York Times |first=Andrew R. |last=Chow |date=July 12, 2018 |accessdate=July 12, 2018}}</ref> and Hazel in the Netflix television series ''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)|The Umbrella Academy]]''.


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 03:45, 25 May 2022

Cameron Britton
Born1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Cameron Britton (born 1985 or 1986)[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.

Career

Britton previously worked as a preschool teacher for eight years, where he taught special needs children ranging from 18 months to 3 years old.[3]

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.[1] In the Netflix TV show The Umbrella Academy, he played the role of Hazel, a time-travelling assassin.[4]

He stars as the falsely-suspected 1996 Olympic Games bomber Richard Jewell in the second season of the Manhunt drama anthology series.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2014 Camp Takota Chet
Redeemed Alex
Vice Versa Tony Short film
2015 Day Out Of Days Mick
2018 The Girl in the Spider's Web Plague
2022 A Man Called Otto Filming
TBA All Earthly Constraints Cyrus Completed

Television

Year Show Role Notes
2014 Unusual Suspects Jeffrey Boyd Episode: "Brute Force"
Lab Rats Security Guard Episode: "Alien Gladiators"
Vox Influx Casper Simmons Episode: "Vox"
2015 Battle Creek Oliver Nathan Episode: "Sympathy for the devil"
2015–2017 Stitchers Tim/Engineering Manager Main (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 Patrick Episode: "Imposters"
Barry Detective Charlie Simmer Recurring (2 episodes)
2019–2020 The Umbrella Academy Hazel Main role (season 1); Guest (season 2)
2020 Manhunt: Deadly Games Richard Jewell Main
2021 Shrill Will Recurring (4 episodes)
2022 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Buell Recurring

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result
2017 Mindhunter IGN Summer Movie Awards Best Dramatic TV Performance Nominated
2018 Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series Won
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Gold Derby Awards Drama Guest Actor Won
N/A Breakthrough Performer of the Year Nominated
2019 Mindhunter Drama Guest Actor of the Decade Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "'Mindhunter' star (and 2017 breakout) Cameron Britton bought a car in-character as the Co-Ed Killer". EW.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Chow, Andrew R. (July 12, 2018). "Full List of 2018 Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ The Cast of Mindhunter In Conversation, retrieved August 19, 2019
  4. ^ "The Umbrella Academy: Hazel and Agnes in danger next season? Cameron Britton reveals all". Express. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Chavez, Danette (February 18, 2020). "Cameron Britton gets inside the heads of men good and bad for Mindhunter and Deadly Games". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 26, 2020.