Cameron Britton
American actor (born 1986)
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Cameron Britton (born 1986 or 1987)[1] is an American actor known for his role as Ed Kemper in the Netflix crime drama television series Mindhunter, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,[2] and Hazel in the Netflix television series The Umbrella Academy.
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| Born | 1986 or 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Early life
Britton grew up in Sonoma County, California, graduating from Analy High School in Sebastopol in 2004.[1] He worked as a preschool teacher for eight years, where he taught special needs children ranging from 18 months to 3 years old.[3]
Career
Britton had his breakout role as Ed Kemper in the 2017 Netflix crime drama Mindhunter. He played hacker Plague in the 2018 crime thriller film The Girl in the Spider's Web.[4] In the Netflix TV show The Umbrella Academy, he played the role of Hazel, a time-travelling assassin.[5]
He stars as the falsely suspected 1996 Olympic Games bomber Richard Jewell in the second season of the Manhunt drama anthology series.[6]
In September 2024, he was cast in a recurring role on the upcoming superhero series Spider-Noir.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Camp Takota | Chet | |
| Redeemed | Alex | ||
| Vice Versa | Tony | Short film | |
| 2015 | Day Out Of Days | Mick | |
| 2018 | The Girl in the Spider's Web | Plague | |
| 2022 | A Man Called Otto | Jimmy | |
| 2025 | Mickey 17 | Arkady | |
| 2026 | Hope | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unusual Suspects | Jeffrey Boyd | Episode: "Brute Force" |
| Lab Rats | Security Guard | Episode: "Alien Gladiators" | |
| Vox Influx | Casper Simmons | Episode: "Vox" | |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Oliver Nathan | Episode: "Sympathy for the devil" |
| 2015–2017 | Stitchers | Tim/Engineering Manager | Main (22 episodes) |
| 2017–2019 | Mindhunter | Ed Kemper | Recurring (4 episodes) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | Patrick | Episode: "Imposters" |
| 2018 | Barry | Detective Charlie Simmer | Recurring (2 episodes) |
| 2019–2020; 2024 | The Umbrella Academy | Hazel | Main role (season 1); Guest (seasons 2, 4) |
| 2020 | Manhunt: Deadly Games | Richard Jewell | Main |
| 2021 | Shrill | Will | Recurring (4 episodes) |
| 2022 | The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window | Buell | Recurring |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man | John | Episode: "Saucy" |
| 2026 | Spider-Noir | Recurring[7] | |
| 2026 | Paradise | Gary | Recurring |
| TBA | Wild Things | David Neal | Upcoming miniseries |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mindhunter | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best Dramatic TV Performance | Nominated |
| 2018 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Gold Derby Awards | Drama Guest Actor | Won | ||
| N/A | Breakthrough Performer of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Mindhunter | Drama Guest Actor of the Decade | Nominated |