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.

Cameron Britton
Born1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Early life

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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

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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]

Filmography

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Film

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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 Hope[7] Post-production

Television

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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"
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

Awards and nominations

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b Carter, Lori (June 22, 2018). "Analy grad Cameron Britton gives chilling performance on Netflix's 'Mindhunter'". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023. His creepy, yet almost likable, portrayal has 'flung open' doors for the 31-year-old actor...
  2. ^ Chow, Andrew R. (July 12, 2018). "Full List of 2018 Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ The Cast of Mindhunter In Conversation, archived from the original on May 23, 2019, retrieved August 19, 2019
  4. ^ "'Mindhunter' star (and 2017 breakout) Cameron Britton bought a car in-character as the Co-Ed Killer". EW.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Umbrella Academy: Hazel and Agnes in danger next season? Cameron Britton reveals all". Express. February 16, 2019. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Chavez, Danette (February 18, 2020). "Cameron Britton gets inside the heads of men good and bad for Mindhunter and Deadly Games". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Alicia Vikander: 'You Have To Let Go'
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