Cameron Bright (born Cameron Douglas Crigger; January 26, 1993) is a

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actor. He has appeared in the films ''

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'', '' Godsend'', ''

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'', '' Running Scared'', ''

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'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''

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'' and three installments of '' The Twilight Saga''.

Life and career

Bright was born in

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the son of Anne Bright and Jake Crigger. He was given his middle name "Douglas" after his maternal grandfather. His first acting job was in a commercial for

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, which was soon followed by a guest appearance on the

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series, '' Higher Ground''. He subsequently appeared in several minor roles in

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films, and was credited as "Cameron Crigger" for his roles (from the 2000 television movie, ''The Christmas Secret'', to an episode of ''

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''). After a supporting part in ''

'', 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, ''

'', he played a ten-year-old boy who claims to be the reincarnation of a woman's (

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) 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 pale beige-coloured swimsuits in the bath scenes and were never naked or filmed together in the same room at the same time of the bathtub scene, although this was not public knowledge at first. Bright was cast in several Hollywood films released in 2006, including ''

'', ''

'', and the action-thriller named '' Running Scared''. He starred in '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', where he played the mutant Leech, who has the mutant antibody. He also appeared on an episode of ''

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'' (episode: " The Wrath Of Graham") as a high school student named Graham Holt who develops an ability after injecting himself with

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. He has also played a host carrier for a cure for humanity in more than one movie. Bright plays the

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vampire Alec, twin brother to Jane who is played by

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, in the Twilight films '' New Moon'' (2009), '' Eclipse'' (2010), and '' Breaking Dawn, Part II'' (2012).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bright, Cameron 1993 births Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Victoria, British Columbia 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors