{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1993)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = Cameron Bright.jpg | caption = Bright in 2011 | name = Cameron Bright | other_names = Cameron Crigger | birth_name = Cameron Douglas Crigger | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|1|26|mf=y}} | birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1999–present }}

'''Cameron Bright''' (born '''Cameron Douglas Crigger'''; January 26, 1993)<ref name="toronto-star">{{cite news |last=Ouzounian |first=Richard |date=October 24, 2004 |title=Bright future |work=Toronto Star |page=D01}}</ref> is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in the films ''The Butterfly Effect'', ''Godsend'', ''Birth'', ''Running Scared'', ''Ultraviolet'', ''X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''Thank You for Smoking'' and three installments of ''The Twilight Saga''.

==Life and career== Bright was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Anne Bright and James Crigger.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cameron Bright Biography |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/cameron-bright/bio/143209 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054918/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/cameron-bright/bio/143209/ |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |publisher=Tvguide.com}}</ref> He was given his middle name "Douglas" after his maternal grandfather. His first acting job was in a commercial for Telus, which was soon followed by a guest appearance on the television series ''Higher Ground''.<ref name="toronto-star"/> He subsequently appeared in several minor roles in made-for-television films (credited as "Cameron Crigger"), such as the 2000 television movie ''The Christmas Secret'' and an episode of ''Night Visions''.

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 film 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.<ref name="toronto-star"/>

Bright was cast in several Hollywood films released from 2004–2006, including ''Thank You for Smoking'', ''Ultraviolet'', and the action-thriller ''Running Scared''.

He starred in ''X-Men: The Last Stand'', where he played the mutant Leech, who has the mutant antibody.<ref name="new-DVD">{{cite news |last=Houlihan |first=Mary |date=September 29, 2006 |title=New on DVD |work=Chicago Sun Times |page=NC52}}</ref> He also appeared on an episode of ''The 4400'' (episode: "The Wrath of Graham") as a high school student named Graham Holt who develops an ability after injecting himself with Promicin. He has also played a host carrier for a cure for humanity in more than one film.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Welsh |first=Greg |date=February 24, 2010 |title=7 Actors Typecast in Bizarrely Specific Roles |url=http://www.cracked.com/article_18436_7-actors-typecast-in-bizarrely-specific-roles.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021152934/http://www.cracked.com/article_18436_7-actors-typecast-in-bizarrely-specific-roles.html |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |access-date=August 14, 2013 |publisher=Cracked.com}}</ref>

Bright plays the Volturi vampire Alec, twin brother to Jane who is played by Dakota Fanning, in the ''Twilight'' films ''New Moon''<ref>{{cite press release |title=Summit Entertainment Starts Production on The Twilight Saga: New Moon |date=April 15, 2009 |publisher=Summit Entertainment |url=http://www.summit-ent.com/news.php?news_id=110 |access-date=April 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610131000/http://www.summit-ent.com/news.php?news_id=110 |archive-date=June 10, 2015}}</ref> (2009), ''Eclipse'' (2010), and ''Breaking Dawn, Part II'' (2012).

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan=3|2004 | data-sort-value="Butterfly Effect, The" | ''The Butterfly Effect'' | Tommy (7-years-old) | |- | ''Godsend'' | Adam Duncan | |- | ''Birth'' | Young Sean | |- | 2005 | ''Thank You for Smoking'' | Joey Naylor | |- | rowspan=3|2006 | ''Running Scared'' | Oleg Yugorsky | |- | ''Ultraviolet'' | Six | |- | ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' | Jimmy / Leech | |- | rowspan=3|2007 | ''Juno'' | RPG Nerd | |- | ''Normal'' | Brady | |- | ''Christmas in Wonderland'' | Danny Saunders | |- | 2008 | data-sort-value="Talisman, The" | ''The Talisman'' | Jack Sawyer | Short film |- | rowspan=3|2009 | ''An American Affair'' | Adam Stafford | |- | ''Walled In'' | Jimmy | |- | data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: New Moon, The" | ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' | rowspan=2|Alec | |- | 2010 | data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The" | ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' | |- | 2011 | ''Little Glory'' | Shawn | |- | 2012 | data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, The" | ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2'' | Alec | |- | 2013 | ''Floodplain'' | Duncan | Short film |- | rowspan=2|2015 | ''Final Girl'' | Shane | |- | ''Outside the Lines'' | DJ | rowspan="2" | Short film |- | 2016 | ''Counter Act'' | |- | 2017 | ''Pretty Outrageous'' | Cameron | |- | 2018 | ''Beautiful Gun'' | Jesse | Short film |- | TBA | ''Suicide Disco'' | {{TBA}} | ''Post-production'' |- |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan=2|2000 |''Higher Ground'' |Young Peter |Episode: "Innocence"<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger |- |data-sort-value="Christmas Secret, The" | ''The Christmas Secret'' |Young Jerry |rowspan=3|Television film<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger |- |rowspan=5|2002 |''Brother's Keeper'' | Young Ellis |- |''Lone Hero'' |Kid |- |''Dark Angel'' |Johnny |Episode: "She Ain't Heavy"<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger |- |''Shadow Realm'' |Tim |Television film<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger |- |''Night Visions'' |Young Tim Malone |Episode: "Voices"<br>Credited as Cameron Crigger |- |2005&ndash;06 |''Stargate SG-1'' |Orlin |Episodes: "The Fourth Horseman: Parts 1 & 2" |- |2007 |data-sort-value="4400, The" | ''The 4400'' |Graham Holt |Episode: "The Wrath of Graham" |- |2011 |''Earth's Final Hours'' |Andy Streich | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |2012 |''Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man'' |Will |- |2013&ndash;14, 2016 |''Motive'' |Manny Flynn |9 episodes |}

=== Music videos === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Artist |- |2013 |Beach Dream |Jets Overhead |}

== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" !Award !Year !Category !Work !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="2" |Critics' Choice Movie Award |2005 | rowspan="2" |Best Young Actor |''Birth'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Sideways'' tops Critics' Choice Awards|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/01/11/sideways-tops-critics-choice-awards/|website=EW.com|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en}}</ref> |- |2007 |''Thank You for Smoking'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|title='Departed' wows b'cast critics|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/departed-wows-bcast-critics-128029/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2007-01-16|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en-US|first=Borys Kit, The Associated|last=Press}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Leo Awards |2008 |Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama |''Normal'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-10 |title=2008 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2008.pdf |website=Leo Awards |page=12}}</ref> |- |2019 |Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama |''Beautiful Gun'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 LEO AWARDS, Nominees and Winners|url=https://www.leoawards.com/past_nominees_and_winners/2019.php|website=www.leoawards.com|access-date=2026-01-30}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |Young Artist Award |2005 | rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film |''Birth'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|title=26YAA|url=https://youngartistacademy.org/history/26YAA.html#afeatures1-20|website=youngartistacademy.org|access-date=2026-01-30}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |''X-Men: The Last Stand'' |{{nom}} |<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=28YAA|url=https://youngartistacademy.org/history/28YAA.html#afeatures1-24|website=youngartistacademy.org|access-date=2026-01-30}}</ref> |- |Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film |''Running Scared'' |{{nom}} |<ref name="auto"/> |- |2008 |Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor |''The 4400'' {{small|("Wrath of Graham")}} |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|title=29YAA|url=https://youngartistacademy.org/history/29YAA.html#afeatures1-26|website=youngartistacademy.org|access-date=2026-01-30}}</ref> |}

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