Cameron Britton (born ) 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, and Hazel in the Netflix television series The Umbrella Academy.
Early life Britton grew up in Sonoma County, California, graduating from Analy High School in Sebastopol in 2004. He worked as a preschool teacher for eight years, where he taught children with additional support needs ranging from 18 months to 3 years old.
Career 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. In the Netflix TV show The Umbrella Academy, he played the role of Hazel, a time-travelling assassin.
He stars as the falsely suspected 1996 Olympic Games bomber Richard Jewell in the second season of the Manhunt drama anthology series.
In September 2024, he was cast in a recurring role on the superhero series Spider-Noir.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes2014Camp TakotaChetRedeemedAlexVice VersaTonyShort film2015 Day Out Of Days Mick2018 The Girl in the Spider's Web Plague2022A Man Called Otto Jimmy2025Mickey 17Arkady 2026Hope Va'migere
Television 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" 2018 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 2024 It's Florida, Man John Episode: "Saucy" 2026 Spider-Noir Patrick Donegal RecurringParadiseGary JonesRecurring TBA Wild Things David Neal Upcoming miniseries
Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result 2017Mindhunter IGN Summer Movie Awards Best Dramatic TV Performance 2018 Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Gold Derby Awards Drama Guest Actor N/A Breakthrough Performer of the Year 2019 Mindhunter Drama Guest Actor of the Decade
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