Cameron Britton
Birth datec. 1987
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Cameron Britton (born c. 1987)[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.

Early life

Britton grew up in Sonoma County, California, graduating from Analy High School in Sebastopol in 2004.[1] He worked as a preschool teacher for eight years, where he taught children with additional support needs ranging from 18 months to 3 years old.[3]

Career

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.[4] In the Netflix TV show The Umbrella Academy, he played the role of Hazel, a time-travelling assassin.[5]

He stars as the falsely suspected 1996 Olympic Games bomber Richard Jewell in the second season of the Manhunt drama anthology series.[6]

In September 2024, he was cast in a recurring role on the superhero series Spider-Noir.[7]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014Camp TakotaChet
RedeemedAlex
Vice VersaTonyShort film
2015Day Out Of DaysMick
2018The Girl in the Spider's WebPlague
2022A Man Called OttoJimmy
2025Mickey 17Arkady
2026HopeVa'migere

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2014Unusual SuspectsJeffrey BoydEpisode: "Brute Force"
Lab RatsSecurity GuardEpisode: "Alien Gladiators"
Vox InfluxCasper SimmonsEpisode: "Vox"
2015Battle CreekOliver NathanEpisode: "Sympathy for the devil"
2015–2017StitchersTim/Engineering ManagerMain (22 episodes)
2017–2019MindhunterEd KemperRecurring (4 episodes)
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2017S.W.A.T.PatrickEpisode: "Imposters"
2018BarryDetective Charlie SimmerRecurring (2 episodes)
2019–2020; 2024The Umbrella AcademyHazelMain role (season 1); Guest (seasons 2, 4)
2020Manhunt: Deadly GamesRichard JewellMain
2021ShrillWillRecurring (4 episodes)
2022The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowBuellRecurring
2024It's Florida, ManJohnEpisode: "Saucy"
2026Spider-NoirPatrick DonegalRecurring[7]
2026ParadiseGaryRecurring
TBAWild ThingsDavid NealUpcoming miniseries

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2017MindhunterIGN Summer Movie AwardsBest Dramatic TV Performance
2018Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Gold Derby AwardsDrama Guest Actor
N/ABreakthrough Performer of the Year
2019MindhunterDrama Guest Actor of the Decade

References

  1. ^ Carter, Lori (June 22, 2018). "Analy grad Cameron Britton gives chilling performance on Netflix's 'Mindhunter'". The Press Democrat. Archived January 1, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 1, 2023. His creepy, yet almost likable, portrayal has 'flung open' doors for the 31-year-old actor...
  2. ^ Chow, Andrew R. (July 12, 2018). "Full List of 2018 Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Archived October 11, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Cast of Mindhunter In Conversation", archived May 23, 2019 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved August 19, 2019
  4. ^ "'Mindhunter' star (and 2017 breakout) Cameron Britton bought a car in-character as the Co-Ed Killer". EW.com. Archived July 12, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Umbrella Academy: Hazel and Agnes in danger next season? Cameron Britton reveals all". Express. February 16, 2019. Archived February 20, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  6. ^ 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. Archived September 27, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 18, 2024). "Lukas Haas Joins Nicolas Cage in Spider-Man Noir Series for Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived September 18, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 30, 2024.