Nathan John Owens (born March 9, 1984) is an American actor, model, and producer. Owens portrayed Cameron Davis on ''

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'' and was a regular as Jesse Morgan on the Lifetime comedic-drama series, ''

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''.

Career

Owens made his foray into world of fashion working as a model. He has appeared in several issues of GQ, as well as many commercial and print campaigns for the Gap,

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and

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. He also has the distinction of being the second African-American ever to be featured in a fragrance campaign for Polo Ralph Lauren Big Pony. Owens' on-camera career started when he appeared opposite

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in the music video to her song, ''

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'' and later, opposite

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. In October 2012, it was announced that Owens had joined the cast of ''

'' as a recast of Cameron Davis. Owens was released from his contract with ''Days of Our Lives'' in July 2013 and made his final appearance in November 2013. Owens was later accepted to

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's Diversity Showcase. Owens joined the cast of

for its third season in the role of Jesse Morgan, a character described as "a handsome military vet who returns stateside to settle back into civilian life." In 2016, Owens reprised the role of Jesse in the fourth and final season. In September 2020, Owens joined the cast ''

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'' in the recurring role of Ocean. He also starred in

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's television film, ''The Christmas Sitters''. In 2022, Owens joined the cast of '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'' in the recurring role of Julius Vega.

Filmography

Personal life

Nathan John Owens was born in

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. His family later relocated to

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where he finished school. Once he started modeling in 2007 he shot a campaign with photographer Bruce Weber in

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. That campaign inspired him to move to NYC. After living there for 6 months he booked a hosting job for an NBC subsidiary out in

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and relocated once again. He lives in

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but spends most of his time in

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and

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References

External links

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