Cameron Nugent

Cameron Nugent (born 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer and producer.

Early life Nugent began his acting career at the age of 12, when an uncle approached him to appear in a commercial for National Nine News in 1986. Soon afterwards, he was approached by an acting agency.

Career In 1989, Nugent scored the lead role as Tiger Gleeson in children's television series Round the Twist. He also starred as C.W. in a 1990 episode of More Winners, for which he was nominated at the age of 14, for the 1991 AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama for the episode, "The Big Wish". He had further lead roles as Mick in the 1991 children's miniseries Ratbag Hero, Craig Jelly in SeaChange from 1998 to 2000, Max Hammer in Noah and Saskia in 2004, and Paul Winston in City Homicide from 2007 to 2010.

He has had guest roles in The Flying Doctors, A Country Practice, Neighbours, Law of the Land, State Coroner, The Genie from Down Under 2, Halifax f.p., Stingers, Blue Heelers, Rush and Winners & Losers.

Nugent has also had main roles in the comedy films Boronia Boys (2011) and Boronia Backpackers (2022). His other film credits include 1996 romantic comedy Hotel de Love with Aden Young and Saffron Burrows, 1997 teen drama thriller Blackrock alongside Heath Ledger, 2007 drama The Jammed and 2010 drama Matching Jack opposite Jacinta Barrett and Yvonne Strahovski.

At the age of 22, Nugent was studying his final year of law, with the aim of working in copywriting and publishing and to only continue acting as a hobby.

His first feature was about animal cruelty in India, ATAAC: A Documentary. He then wrote, produced and directed the short films Smoking Will Kill You (selected for Cannes Film Festival), Magic and Spider Walk, among others. starring Jake Busey and J. K. Simmons. It was nominated for Best Indie Film at the 10th AACTA Awards, as well as winning a slew of awards at overseas film festivals including the Prescott Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Boston Film Festival and the International Youth Film Festival.

Personal life Nugent met wife Skye during his mid-thirties in Prahran, Melbourne. Not long after they were married, Skye’s cancer resurfaced, spreading to her liver and she died five years later, in 2015. Nugent embarked on the “To Lorne with Love” charity run in 2023, running 153km from Prahran to Lorne in honour of his late wife and raised over $200,000 for actor friend Samuel Johnson's charity Love Your Sister.

Acting credits

Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Hotel de Love Young Man she Kisses 1997 Blackrock Jason 2002 The Merchant of Fairness Aiden 2003 Prisoner Queen – Mindless Music & Mirrorballs Warren 2007 The Jammed Steve 2010 Matching Jack Constable 2011 Boronia Boys Kane Daniels 2012 151 Kent Ave Cam 2013 The House Cleaner Terry 2022 Boronia Backpackers Kane Daniels The Honeysuckle Sisters Budgie Bugeja In post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 The Gerry Connolly Show Various characters 3 episodes 1989 The Flying Doctors Buster Malarvy 1 episode 1989 Round the Twist Tiger Gleeson 10 episodes 1990 More Winners C.W. Episode: "The Big Wish" 1991 Ratbag Hero Mick Miniseries 1991 A Country Practice Mark Young 1 episode 1981–1992 Kelly Richard Langers / Race Announcer 4 episodes 1994 Neighbours Kid #1 1 episode 1994 Law of the Land Todd Rankin 1 episode 1997–1998 State Coroner Shane Hopkins / Tim Roe 2 episodes 1998 The Genie from Down Under 2 Surfer #1 1 episode 1998–2000 SeaChange Craig Jelly 28 episodes 1999 Halifax f.p. Kevin Witherspoon 1 episode 2001 Stingers Ricky Knox 1 episode 2002 The Angel Files Jonathon Crane 1996; 1999; 2003 Blue Heelers Derrick Hobson / Jordan Mackenzie / Liam Conroy 4 episodes 2004 Noah and Saskia Max Hammer 9 episodes 2005 Life Steven Lyness TV movie 2009 Rush Tony Ellis 1 episode 2007–2010 City Homicide Paul Winston 8 episodes 2016 Winners & Losers Steve Ford 1 episode 2019 Hotelevision Auditioning Actor 2020 Perfect Chaos Cam 2 episodes The Wonderful World of Nancy Nancy Phillip Soden Miniseries

Directing / writing / producing

Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Smoking Will Kill You Co-producer Short film 2011 Magic Director / Writer / Editor Short film 2011 Spider Walk Co-producer / Editor Short film 2012 Salty Black Sugar Editor Short film 2012 151 Kent Ave Writer / Editor 2014 Love Notes Producer / Editor Short film 2017 Into the Black Water Producer Short film 2018 A Boy Called Sailboat Director / Writer / Producer / Editor 2019 Robert the Bruce Producer 2025 Flo's Special Day Writer / Producer Short film The Honeysuckle Sisters Producer In post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 Hotelevision Director 2020 Perfect Chaos Director / Writer 1 episode

Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result 1991 More Winners (episode, "The Big Wish") Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama 2018 A Boy Called Sailboat Prescott Film Festival Director's Choice Award (Indie Spirit Award) 2018 A Boy Called Sailboat Newport Beach Film Festival Audience Award for Best Family Film 2018 A Boy Called Sailboat Boston Film Festival Best Director 2018 A Boy Called Sailboat Boston Film Festival Beat Screenplay 2019 A Boy Called Sailboat Adelaide International Youth Film Festival Jury Award for Best Overall Film 2020 A Boy Called Sailboat 10th AACTA Awards Best Indie Film