Cameron Britton

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Cameron Britton (* 1986 ) is an American actor . He was best known for portraying serial killer Edmund Kemper on the Netflix series Mindhunter , for which he received an Emmy nomination in 2018 .

life and career

Britton grew up on a California winery and attended Analy High School in Sebastopol . After graduating from school, he moved to Los Angeles in 2004 , where he began training at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy , which he dropped out after a year and a half. Prior to his acting career, Britton worked for over eight years as a pre-school teacher for special needs children aged 18 months to three years. In the evenings he played theater with the Loft Ensemble .

Britton originally wanted to make a name for himself in the comedic field, but his engagements are mostly more serious roles. He made his television debut in 2014 in the crime documentary series Fatales trust - So close to the murderer . Britton made his first film appearance in the comedy Camp Takota (2014). From 2015 to 2017 he played a supporting role in the science fiction crime series Stitchers . He also had a guest appearance on the television series Battle Creek in 2015 .

The acting breakthrough came in 2017 with the role of imprisoned serial killer Edmund Kemper in the thriller drama series Mind Hunter by director David Fincher in which he in the first and second season in a total of four episodes on the side of, Jonathan Groff to see is. In addition to filming the first season of Mindhunter , Britton was a babysitter. For his performance in Mindhunter , he received numerous positive reviews and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for best guest actor in a drama series. The Paste Magazine wrote about Brittons acting performance: "[His] performance captures Kemper's charisma and intelligence, as well as his chilling bloodlust, stealing the show Netflix despite his limited screen time." ("[His] performance captures Kemp's charisma and intelligence, as well as his uncanny bloodthirstiness, stealing the Netflix show despite his limited screen time.") The Hollywood Reporter described his acting as "haunting" and the industry paper Variety said: "Taking on the role of Edmund Kemper [...] pushed Cameron Britton's career from occasional guest star status to captivating supporting player. " ("By taking on the role of Edmund Kemper [...] Cameron Britton has made the career leap from the occasional guest star to a captivating supporting actor.")

In Fede Alvarez 'Thriller conspiracy dating back to 2018 to see Britton in a supporting role as a computer specialist and in the television series Barry he played a detective. At the side of Mary J. Blige , he began filming the 2019 Netflix series The Umbrella Academy , an adaptation of the comic series of the same name. In the second season of the series Manhunt (2020) he plays Richard Jewell .

Britton is 1.96 m tall and is married and lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography (selection)

Series

Movies

  • 2014: Camp Takota
  • 2014: Redeemed
  • 2016: Day Out of Days
  • 2018: Conspiracy (The Girl in the Spider's Web)

Awards

  • 2018: Nomination for an Emmy for best guest actor in a drama series
  • 2018: Received the Gold Derby Award for best guest actor

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Amy Wilkinson: 2017's Biggest Breakouts: Meet Mindhunter's Cameron Britton. In: Entertainment Weekly . December 20, 2017, accessed January 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lori Carter: Analy grad Cameron Britton gives chilling performance on Netflix's 'Mindhunter'. In: The Press Democrat. June 22, 2018, accessed January 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Dan Taylor: Analy grad Cameron Britton of Netflix series 'Mindhunter' nominated for Emmy. In: The Press Democrat. July 12, 2018, accessed January 5, 2019.
  4. ^ A b Hugh Hart: Cameron Britton Breaks Through Playing Real Life Serial Killer Ed Kemper in Mindhunter. In: MPAA.org . June 14, 2018, accessed January 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b Devon Sherer: How Being a Preschool Teacher Helped Cameron Britton Play Ed Kemper on 'Mindhunter'. In: Vulture. May 20, 2018, accessed January 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ Stacy Lambe: 'Mindhunter' Breakout Cameron Britton on Getting Lost in the Mind of a Serial Killer (Exclusive). In: ETOnline. August 20, 2018, accessed January 6, 2019.
  7. ↑ Andrew R. Chow: 2018 Emmy Awards: Here Are the Nominees. In: The New York Times . July 12, 2018, accessed January 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ Scott Russell: Mindhunter's Cameron Britton Cast in The Girl in the Spider's Web. In: Paste Magazine. November 30, 2017, accessed February 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Daniel Fienberg: 'Mindhunter' Emmy Nominee Cameron Britton on Channeling the “Intellectual Creepiness” of a Real-Life Serial Killer. In: The Hollywood Reporter. August 17, 2018, accessed February 6, 2019.
  10. ↑ Danielle Turchiano: 'Mindhunter' Star Cameron Britton on Getting Inside the Mind of a Killer: 'It's Hard to Get Out of That Energy'. In: Variety. June 4, 2018, accessed February 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ Matt Grobar: 'Mindhunter' Breakout Cameron Britton Taps Into Psychology & Cold Intelligence Of Real-Life Serial Killer Edmund Kemper. In: Deadline. June 14, 2018, accessed January 5, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Britton, Cameron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1986