{{short description|British actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Hammersmith, London, England | citizenship = {{hlist|Ireland|United Kingdom|United States}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php/option=com_content/task=view/id=26188/Itemid=34 |title=From Osterville to Dublin, via Transylvania |last=Chahey |first=Ellen |date=2011-09-09 |publisher=The Barnstable Patriot |access-date=2021-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604025126/http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php/option=com_content/task=view/id=26188/Itemid=34 |archive-date=2018-06-04 |quote=}}</ref> | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2014–present }}
'''Cameron Cuffe''' (born 5 April 1993)<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Cuffe |first=Cameron |user=thecameroncuffe |number=1379062189168857090 |date=2021-04-05 |title=Wish this brooding bastard a happy birthday, will ya? |access-date=2021-05-17}}</ref> is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Gino in the film ''Florence Foster Jenkins'' (2016), William Shannon in the ITV series ''The Halcyon'' (2017), and Seg-El in the Syfy series ''Krypton'' (2018–2019).
==Early life== Cuffe was born in West London to an English mother and an American father of Irish and Italian descent. His Irish paternal family are from Waterford and Tramore.<ref name="irishtimes">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/cameron-cuffe-i-d-pretend-to-be-superman-1.3602121 |title=Cameron Cuffe: 'I'd pretend to be Superman' |last=Ganatra |first=Shilpa |date=2018-08-25 |website= |publisher=The Irish Times |access-date=2021-12-29 |quote= |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922123542/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/cameron-cuffe-i-d-pretend-to-be-superman-1.3602121 |url-status=live }}</ref> He spent some of his teen years in Boston. At 18 he moved to Ireland and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelir.ie/students/cameron-cuffe|title=Acting Profiles / Alumni 2014: Cameron Cuffe|website=The Lir|accessdate=3 October 2019|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815100912/https://thelir.ie/students/cameron-cuffe|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career== Cuffe began his professional career in London, appearing in the Park Theatre production of ''The Vertical Hour''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-vertical-hour/cast|title=The Vertical Hour - Cast|website=Park Theatre|accessdate=16 September 2022|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204201909/https://parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-vertical-hour/cast|url-status=live}}</ref> as Dennis Dutton and the Donmar Warehouse production of ''City of Angels'' as Peter Kingsley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishtheatre.com/review-city-of-angels-donmar-warehouse-4stars/ |title=Review: '''City Of Angels''', Donmar Warehouse |last=Collins |first=Stephen |date=2014-12-22 |website=britishtheatre.com |access-date=2018-03-28 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402103301/https://britishtheatre.com/review-city-of-angels-donmar-warehouse-4stars/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/city-of-angels-starring-samantha-barks-hadley-fraser-opens-at-londons-donmar-warehouse-com-337446 |title=''City of Angels'', Starring Samantha Barks, Hadley Fraser, Opens at London's Donmar Warehouse |last=Shenton |first=Mark |date=2014-12-16 |website=Playbill |access-date=2018-03-28 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101619/http://www.playbill.com/article/city-of-angels-starring-samantha-barks-hadley-fraser-opens-at-londons-donmar-warehouse-com-337446 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Cuffe appeared in the 2016 biographical film ''Florence Foster Jenkins'' and had a recurring role in the 2017 ITV drama series ''The Halcyon''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fh4qt2/the-halcyon--series-1-episode-4/ |title=Episode 4: The Halcyon |last= |first= |date= |website=Radio Times |access-date=2018-03-28 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101640/http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fh4qt2/the-halcyon--series-1-episode-4/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite news |date=2016-10-03 |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/krypton-cast-cameron-cuffe-syfy-1201876410/ |title=Syfy Casts Lead in Superman Prequel Pilot 'Krypton' |work=Variety |access-date=2018-03-24 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101941/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/krypton-cast-cameron-cuffe-syfy-1201876410/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="THR">{{cite news |date=2016-10-03 |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/krypton-casts-supermans-grandfather-934658 |title=Syfy's 'Krypton' Casts Superman's Grandfather |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=2018-03-24 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101651/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/krypton-casts-supermans-grandfather-934658 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Star">{{cite news |date=2018-03-16 |last=Wong |first=Tony |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/opinion/2018/03/16/whats-it-like-to-play-supermans-grandfather-surreal-says-cameron-cuffe.html |title=What's it like to play Superman's grandfather? Surreal, says Cameron Cuffe |work=Toronto Star |access-date=2018-03-24 |archive-date=30 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330170347/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/opinion/2018/03/16/whats-it-like-to-play-supermans-grandfather-surreal-says-cameron-cuffe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After filming an episode of the 2017 ABC drama series ''Time After Time'', Cuffe landed the lead role of Superman's grandfather Seg-El in the Syfy series ''Krypton'', which premiered in March 2018.<ref name="ShowPatrol">{{cite web |url=https://tvshowpatrol.com/interviews/cameron-cuffe-krypton-syfy/ |title=Patience Lands Cameron Cuffe on 'Krypton' After Long Journey |last=Wagner |first=Curt |date=2018-03-21 |website=tvshowpatrol.com |access-date=2018-03-24 |quote= |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101332/https://tvshowpatrol.com/interviews/cameron-cuffe-krypton-syfy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022 Cuffe portrayed Patrick in Dolly Alderton's ''Everything I Know About Love'' for the BBC and Working Title as well as filming the 2024 adventure TV series ''Nautilus.'' In 2023 he returned to the stage in Dublin to play Brett in Nancy Harris's new play ''Somewhere Out There You'' at the Abbey Theatre.
==Acting credits== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+Film and television |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | ''Home Made'' | Charity Man | Short film | style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="tv overmind"/> |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | ''Florence Foster Jenkins'' | Gino | | style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="tv overmind"/> |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''The Halcyon'' | William Shannon | TV series (4 episodes) | style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="tv overmind">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/five-things-didnt-know-cameron-cuffe |title=Five Things You Didn't Know about Cameron Cuffe |last=Berman |first=Nat |date=2018-01-01 |website=tvovermind.com |access-date=2021-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101185424/https://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/five-things-didnt-know-cameron-cuffe |archive-date=2018-01-01 |quote=}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''Time After Time'' | Henry Ayers | TV series (Episode: "Picture Fades") | style="text-align: center;" | |- ! scope="row" | 2018–2019 | ''Krypton'' | Seg-El | TV series (Main role); Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series <small>(2019)</small> | style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="ShowPatrol"/> |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''Everything I Know About Love'' | Patrick | TV series (Episode: 7) | style="text-align: center;" | |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | ''Nautilus'' | Pitt | TV series | style="text-align: center;" | |- ! scope="row" | 2025 | ''Hope Street'' | Donal Gallagher | TV series | style="text-align: center;" | |- |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Video games ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | {{dts|2016|12|2|format=y}} | ''Steep'' | Zack | | style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="tv overmind"/><ref>{{cite video game |title=Steep |developer=Ubisoft Annecy |publisher=Ubisoft |scene=Closing credits, 2m46s in, Actors/Characters |date=2016-12-02}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | {{dts|2017|11|10|format=y}} | ''Need for Speed Payback'' | Voice Talent | | style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="tv overmind"/><ref>{{cite video game | title=Need for Speed Payback |developer=Ghost Games |publisher=Electronic Arts |scene=Closing credits, 4m55s in, Voice Production, Voice Talent |date=2017-11-10}}</ref> |- |}
===Stage=== {| class="wikitable" |+Stage ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Location |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ''The Vertical Hour'' | | Park Theatre, London |- | ''City of Angels'' | Peter Kingsley | Donmar Warehouse, London |- |2023 |Somewhere Out There You |Male Lead - Brett |Abbey Theatre, Dublin |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * [https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/cameron-cuffe/ Cameron Cuffe] at the Artists Partnership
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