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Encyclopedia > Cameron Bright
Cameron Bright

Bright in a promotional picture, January 2004
Birth name Cameron Douglas Crigger
Born January 26, 1993 (1993-01-26) (age 14)
Flag of Canada Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Years active 2004-
Notable roles Young Sean in Birth
Jimmy/Leech in X-Men: The Last Stand
Oleg Yugorsky in Running Scared

Cameron Douglas Bright (born January 26, 1993[1]) is a Canadian child actor. He has appeared in numerous high profile roles in the films Godsend, Birth, Running Scared, Ultraviolet, X-Men: The Last Stand and Thank You for Smoking. uploaded without grey border Cameron Bright in January 2004. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Nanaimo redirects here. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Birth is a 2004 film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright. ... Leech is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Running Scared is a 1961 American song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... Promotional poster for Godsend Godsend is a 2004 horror/drama movie, and is directed by Nick Hamm. ... Birth is a 2004 film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright. ... Running Scared is a 2006 crime film written and directed by Wayne Kramer and released by New Line Cinema. ... “UV” redirects here. ... Thank You for Smoking is a 2006, Golden Globe nominated film satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks. ...

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Biography

Personal life

Bright was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; he was given his middle name, "Douglas", after his maternal grandfather. Bright has a scar on his eyebrow which he got as a toddler, after his brother chased him around a rose bush. Since 1998 he lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia with his mother, Anne, his older brother, Bryce (a commercial actor), his two dogs and his cat. His parents divorced in 1995. Location of Victoria within the Capital Regional District in British Columbia, Canada Country Canada Province British Columbia Regional District Capital Incorporated 1862[1] Government  - Mayor Alan Lowe (past mayors)  - Governing body Victoria City Council  - MP Denise Savoie  - MLAs Carole James, Rob Fleming Area [2]  - City 19. ... Nanaimo redirects here. ...


Career

Bright's first acting job was in a commercial for Telus, which was soon followed by a guest appearance on the television series, Higher Ground.[1] He subsequently appeared in several minor roles in made-for-television films, and was credited as "Cameron Crigger" for his early roles (from the 2000 television movie, The Christmas Secret, to an episode of Night Visions). TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... Higher Ground is a Canadian television show, aired in 2000, whose main theme is a treatment of adolescents at a reform camp in the mountains and woods of Pacific Northwest. ... A television movie (also known as a TV film, TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2000. ... Night Visions was an American television show created in the syle of The Twilight Zone. ...


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 movie 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 flesh colored swimsuits in the bath scenes and were never really naked.[1] He was involved in a similar controversy in 2006 on the television program Stargate SG-1 when he played the character Orlin in a younger body in the episode The Fourth Horseman that had previously been romantically involved with Amanda Tapping's character. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Promotional poster for Godsend Godsend is a 2004 horror/drama movie, and is directed by Nick Hamm. ... Robert Mario De Niro Jr. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli... Birth is a 2004 film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Academy Award-winning Australian[1] actress. ... For the Wikipedia policy regarding controversial issues in articles, see Wikipedia:Guidelines for controversial articles. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Orlin, played By Sean Patrick Flanery is a considerably powerful being in the Stargate Universe. ... Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is an English-born Canadian actress. ...


Bright was the second choice to play Klaus Baudelaire in the film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.[1] He was instead cast in several Hollywood films, all of which were released in 2006, including Thank You for Smoking, Ultraviolet, the action-thriller named Running Scared (starring Paul Walker) and X-Men: The Last Stand, where he played the mutant Leech that has the anti-mutant antibody around which the film focuses. [2] Information Gender Male Age 12 at beginning of series, 14 at end of series Spouse(s) Fiona(crush) Relatives Mr. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... ... Thank You for Smoking is a 2006, Golden Globe nominated film satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks. ... UltraViolet is a 2006 science fiction/action film. ... Running Scared is a 2006 crime film written and directed by Wayne Kramer and released by New Line Cinema. ... Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model. ... Leech is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...


Most recently he appeared in "The 4400" on the episode "The Wrath Of Graham" as a high school student named Graham Holt who develops an ability after injecting himself with Promicin. The 4400 is a science fiction television program produced by the USA Network and Sky One. ... The Wrath of Graham is the first episode of season four of the science fiction television series The 4400. ...


Selected filmography

External links

Year Title Role Notes
2007 "The 4400" Season Premiere Graham Holt television series
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Leech
Thank You for Smoking Joey Naylor
Ultraviolet Six
Running Scared Oleg Yugorsky
2005 Stargate SG-1 Orlin television series
2004 Birth Young Sean
Godsend Adam Duncan

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Teen Stars Online:Cameron Bright (218 words)
Cameron Bright was born in Nanaimo, BC, Canada and plays "Adam Duncan" in the thriller Godsend as a young boy tragically killed, and then with disturbing overtones, reborn.
Cameron's recently appeared in Ultraviolet, set in a world where humans battle vampires, an able-bodied woman comes to the aid of a young boy - one who possesses something quite threatening to the human race.
Cameron took some time from the big screen also to play 'Orlin" on Stargate SG-1 episodes The Fourth Horseman parts one and two.
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