Cam Gigandet

Cameron Joslin Gigandet (; born August 16, 1982) is an American actor whose credits include a recurring role on The O.C. and appearances in feature films Twilight, Pandorum, Never Back Down, Burlesque, Easy A, Priest, and The Magnificent Seven. He also starred in the CBS legal drama series Reckless. From 2016 to 2018, Gigandet starred in the Audience Network drama series Ice.

Early life Gigandet was born in Tacoma, Washington, to Kim and Jay Gigandet, a co-owner of The Rock pizza franchise. His sister Kelsie is a hair stylist. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington, in 2001, he moved to California, where he attended Santa Monica College. In August 2007, Gigandet was cast in the Summit Entertainment/Mandalay Pictures action drama film Never Back Down. He portrayed the role of villainous bad boy and fighting champion Ryan McCarthy, who sets out to take down the film's protagonist. Gigandet and co-star Sean Faris shared an award for "Best Fight" at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. In December 2007, Summit Entertainment cast Gigandet in the planned film adaptation of the best-selling vampire book series Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. He signed on to portray the role of the "tracker" vampire James. Gigandet received his second "Best Fight" award win at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards with Robert Pattinson. Also in 2009, Gigandet starred as Corporal Gallo in the sci-fi thriller Pandorum. In 2009, Gigandet was cast alongside Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly in the thriller film The Roommate. That same year, Gigandet starred as the villainous prison guard Chase in the psychological straight-to-DVD thriller The Experiment.

In 2011, Gigandet portrayed Jonah in the psychological thriller Trespass and had a supporting role in the vampire thriller Priest. Geisendorff filed for divorce in August 2022.

On October 16, 2024, Gigandet welcomed his fourth child, a boy named Dare Wylder James Gigandet, with actress Hannah James.

Filmography

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Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mark Young Episode: "Feeling the Heat" 2004 Daniel Romalotti 7 episodes 2005 Jack & Bobby Randy Bongard 5 episodes 2005–06 Kevin Volchok 15 episodes 2014 Reckless Roy Rayder Main role (13 episodes) 2015 Nanny Cam Mark Kessler TV movie 2016–2018 Ice Jake Green Main role (20 episodes)

Awards and nominations