Cameron Douglas
American actor
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Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978)[1] is an American actor.
December 13, 1978
- 1997–2009
- 2016–present
Cameron Douglas | |
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Douglas at the 2019 Santa Barbara International Film Festival | |
| Born | Cameron Morrell Douglas December 13, 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
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| Partner | Viviane Thibes (2016–2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Michael Douglas |
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Early life and family
Douglas was born on December 13, 1978, the first and only child of actor Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell (née Luker). He is the grandson of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudian actress Diana Dill. On December 14, 1978, the day after his birth, his grandfather registered The Bryna Company subsidiary Cameron Productions, Incorporated, named after his first grandson.[2] His parents divorced in 2000.[3]
Through his father's second marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas has two paternal half-siblings.
Career
He has appeared in several films, among them Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice Guy (1997), It Runs in the Family (2003), National Lampoon's Adam & Eve (2005) and Loaded (2008). It Runs in the Family featured three generations of the Douglas family, as it also starred his father, Michael, and paternal grandparents, Kirk and Diana.
Legal issues
Drug dealing and conviction
In 2007, he was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after police officers found a syringe with liquid cocaine in a car he was in. On July 28, 2009, Douglas was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration for possession of 8 ounces of methamphetamine. Due to the large amount of the drug seized, Douglas was charged with intent to distribute. The charge carries a minimum prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life.[4]
On January 27, 2010, Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs and heroin possession after his girlfriend had smuggled heroin hidden inside an electric toothbrush and passed it on to him while he was under house arrest.[5] On April 20, 2010, Douglas was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing heroin and dealing large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine out of a New York hotel room.[6][7] Michael Douglas publicly assumed blame for "being a bad father" but said that without prison intervention, Cameron "was going to be dead or somebody was gonna kill him. I think he has a chance to start a new life, and he knows that."[8]
In October 2011, Douglas pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in prison.[9] In December 2012, his leg was broken by another inmate.[10] On April 15, 2013, his extended prison sentence was affirmed by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.[11][12][13] The Supreme Court denied his final appeal on January 13, 2014.[14]
Release from prison
On August 1, 2016, Douglas was released early from prison and transferred to a halfway house in New York City[15][16] after seven years behind bars,[17] with two of the seven years in segregated housing.[18]
Personal life
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Mr. Nice Guy | Giancarlo's Man | [22] |
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family | Asher Gromberg | [23] |
| 2005 | National Lampoon's Adam & Eve | Adam | |
| 2008 | Loaded | Rick | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Beat | DJ Mojo | Short |
| 2019 | Dead Layer | Danny Engel | |
| 2021 | The Runner | Detective Wall | |
| 2022 | Wire Room | Mike Axum | [24] |
| 2025 | Looking Through Water | Cole McKay |
