Cameron Palatas (born February 23, 1994), is an American actor. He is best known for playing a younger Gideon Malick in '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and Kane in ''

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''.

Early life

Cameron Palatas was born in

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, on February 23, 1994. He is the younger brother of fellow actors

Nick Palatas Nicholas Edward Palatas (born January 22, 1988) is an American actor. Palatas has appeared in short films including ''The Erogenous Zone'', ''Love'', and ''Air We Breathe'' and has been in several ads. In 2009, he played Norville "Shaggy" Rogers ...

and Philip Palatas. His first acting job was with his family, including his brother Nick, as extras in a

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commercial.

Career

Palatas had a recurring role in the 2013 mockumentary series ''

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''. He has since had minor roles in several Disney shows such as '' iCarly'', ''

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'', and '' I Didn't Do It''. In 2015, he starred in the

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film '' Pass the Light'', in which he played a high school senior who runs for

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. That same year, he starred in the Lifetime film ''Double Daddy''. In 2016, he starred in the third season of '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' as a younger version of

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, reprising the role in the seventh season of the show in 2020. He starred in the 2017 comedy film ''

'' by Benny Fine.

Personal life

Palatas dated actress Ariel Winter around 2012, which attracted some controversy as he was 18 years old and she was 14 years old. Winter's mother filed

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charges against Palatas in 2012, but the charges were soon dropped when Winter's sister Shanelle Workman became Winter's legal guardian and alleged that their mother had been physically and emotionally abusive, culminating in Winter receiving

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in 2015.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palatas, Cameron 1994 births 21st-century American male actors Living people American male television actors American male video game actors