Cam Joslin Gigandet was born on August 16, 1982. He is an
American actor who has appeared Twilight,
The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque, and Priest.
Cam Gigandet was born in Tacoma, Washington. After graduating from
Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington, he moved to California, where
he attended Santa Monica College, a community college, and took an acting
class.
Cam made his acting debut making a guest appearance in the crime
television series CSI. He continued
his television career making noticeable recurring roles in television shows
such as The Young and The Restless and Jack and Bobby.
Cam Gigandet successfully auditioned for the role of Kevin
Volchok, on the Fox teen drama television series The O.C. He portrayed the role of Kevin, a bad boy and rebellious
competitive surfer who develops a causal relationship with the rich socialite
Marissa Cooper portrayed by Mischa Barton.
Cam became a major recurring character throughout the series'
third season and his performance was complimented by critics. Gigandet returned
at the start of the series' fourth and final season. Gigandet guest starred in
15 episodes.
In December 2007, Summit Entertainment cast Gigandet in the
planned film adaptation of the best-selling vampire book series Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. He signed
on to portray the role of the film's "tracker" vampire James and
its antagonist.
Cam Gigandet did not reprise his role as his character is
destroyed at the end of the first film. He received his second "Best
Fight" award win at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards with Robert Pattinson.
In 2010, Gigandet portrayed a supporting role in the Screen Gems
comedy film Easy A: a 22-year-old
Christian high school student named Micah. The film was a box office success
earning $76,639,272 worldwide and unanimous critical praise from critics
worldwide.
That same year Screen Gems cast Gigandet in the film Burlesque. The film was written
and directed by first-time Director Steve Antin and starred Cher, Christina
Aguilera and Stanley Tucci. The film is a musical which follows Christina
Aguilera's character who moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of singing
and ends up in a burlesque bar. Gigandet portrays Christina's love interest,
Jack, a bartender who works at the club.
In 2009, Gigandet was cast alongside Leighton Meester and Minka
Kelly in the thriller film The Roommate.The
film followed a college freshman who is randomly assigned to the roommate from
hell who soon becomes obsessed. He played Stephen, a university student and
love interest of Kelly's character. The film received numerous pushbacks and
was released on February 4, 2011.
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