Dwayne Cameron

Dwayne Cameron
Born	28 October 1981 (1981-10-28) (age 30) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Film and television actor and artist
Years active	1997–present
Website
http://www.dwaynecameronart.com/

Dwayne Cameron (born 28 October 1981) is a New Zealand film actor. He is perhaps best known for his role of Bray on the teen drama series The Tribe and Tyzonn in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, although he has also had recurring roles in Street Legal and Mercy Peak and a guest role in Shortland Street.

Biography

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Cameron began painting and sculpting at the age of 6 years old. He began acting professionally at 12 when he appeared in a nationally syndicated commercial for Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing. Within three years, he had landed his first role in the American television movie Amazon High. Filmed in New Zealand and directed by Michael Hurst, Cameron played the boyfriend of Selma Blair. Two years later, he guest starred in William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale. The series was produced in Wellington by Cloud Nine, the same company who would cast him in the lead role for its next project The Tribe.

He remained on the show for the first three series and was one of several former stars scheduled to make a return for the show's sixth series, however the show was canceled before it could go into production. During his time on the series, he went on several publicity tours to Europe to promote both the show and the spin-off album Abe Messiah. He also represented The Tribe when it was a nominated for best international television drama at the 2000 GAIT Awards in Los Angeles.

After he and a number of other Tribe co-stars were written out of the show during the fourth series, Cameron made guest appearances in numerous television dramas including Love Bites^{[disambiguation needed ]}and Dark Knight. He also had a recurring roles in Street Legal and the award-winning Mercy Peak during the next two years. He also had starring roles in The Possum Hunter (2000), The Locals (2003) and Cockle^{[disambiguation needed ]} (2005). Former Tribe co-star Laura Wilson (May) appeared in the latter film in a supporting role.^[1]

In 2004, he moved to Los Angeles where he trained at the Stella Adler Academy and the Ivana Chubbuck Acting Studio. He also bought art studios in Los Angeles and Auckland. Signing a contract with Scott Karp and the Insomnia Media Group based in Universal Studios, Cameron appeared in the 2007 film No Destination with Brianna Brown and John Savage. He returned to New Zealand where he starred in both Power Rangers Operation Overdrive and Shortland Street.^[2]

In 2009 Dwayne launched an official website highlighting his acting career as well as his artistic skills.^[3] Dwayne is currently playing the lead role of Detective Joshua King in the New Zealand Feature film Arresting Love (2011).^[4]

Filmography

Film

• Arresting Love (2010)....Detective Joshua King.
• Bruised (2010) (Short Film)....Josh.
• The Puzzle (2010) (Short Film)....
• No Destination (2006) (Short Film)....Chris              
• Cockle (2003) (Short Film).... Cockle
• The Locals (2003) .... Paul
• Possum Hunter (2000) (TV) .... Rob
• One of Them (1998) .... Rusty

TV work

• "Legend of the Seeker (2009) ...Kur
• "Shortland Street (2008) ...Lindsay Renyolds
• "Power Rangers Operation Overdrive" (2007) TV Series .... Tyzonn
• "Power Rangers S.P.D." ... Dru Harrington
• "Power Rangers Dino Thunder" ... Derrick
• "Mercy Peak" .... Gus Van der Velter (2002–2003)
• "Street Legal" (2000) .... James Peabody (2002- )
• "Love Bites" ... Barman John
• "Dark Knight" ... Mordred
• "The Tribe" .... Bray (1999–2001)
• A Twist in the Tale ... Chris
• Amazon High (1997) (TV) .... Leon

References

1. ^ Watch the short movie Cockle online
2. ^ Video clip of Dwayne Cameron's appearance on Shortland Street
3. ^ Dwayne Cameron Art - Official website launched
4. ^ [1]

External links

• Dwayne Cameron Art - Official Website
• DwayneCameron.com
• DwayneCameron.net
• Dwayne Cameron at the Internet Movie Database
• Latest Dwayne Cameron News - from tribeHeaven.co.uk

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Name	Cameron, Dwayne
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Date of birth	28 October 1981
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
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