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.
Career In 2003, Gigandet made his acting debut with a guest appearance in the crime television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2004 and 2005 Gigandet continued his television career with recurring roles in television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Jack and Bobby.
In 2005–06, Gigandet was cast as Kevin Volchok on the Fox teen drama television series The O.C., appearing in 15 episodes. Gigandet portrayed the role of Kevin, a bad boy and rebellious competitive surfer who develops a casual relationship with rich socialite Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton). 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.
In 2008, Gigandet won the award for "One to Watch" at the 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards. In August 2008, Gigandet signed on to the Screen Gems supernatural horror film The Unborn, portraying the role of the protagonist's love interest. 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.
In 2010, Gigandet portrayed Micah, a Christian high school student, in Easy A. That same year, Gigandet starred as the villainous prison guard Chase in the psychological straight-to-DVD thriller The Experiment. In 2010, Gigandet was cast in the film Burlesque. The film was written and directed by first-time director Steve Antin and starred Cher, Christina Aguilera, and Stanley Tucci.
In 2011, Gigandet portrayed Jonah in the psychological thriller Trespass and had a supporting role in the vampire thriller Priest.
Personal life Gigandet married Dominique Geisendorff in 2008. They have two daughters, Everleigh and Armie, and a son named Rekker. 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
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Mistaken Joe Short film 2007 Who's Your Caddy? Mick 2008 Never Back Down Ryan McCarthy MTV Movie Award for Best Fight American Crude Kip Adams Twilight James Witherdale MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated – Best Villain Award – 2009 Scream Awards2009 Mark Hardigan Pandorum Gallo 2010 Easy A Micah Burlesque Jack Miller Chase 2011 Five Star Day Jake Gibson Stephen Morterelli Priest Hicks Trespass Jonah Collins 2012 Jake Flynn Making Change Bishop Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden Stunner 2013 Turbo Snail 1 Plush Carter Free Ride Ray 2014 Red Sky Butch Masters In the Blood Derek Grant 4 Minute Mile Wes Jacobs Bad Johnson Rich Johnson Nanny Cam Mark 2016 Broken Vows Michael The Magnificent Seven McCann 2017 Black Site Delta Jake The Shadow Effect Gabriel Howarth 2019 Assimilate Josh Haywood 2020 Dangerous Lies Mickey Hayden 2021 Without Remorse Keith Webb Last Shoot Out Sid 2022 9 Bullets Tommy Blowback Nick Violent Night Morgan Steele Black Warrant Anthony 2023Righteous Thieves BrunoTwo Sinners and a Mule Elden GallupShrapnelMax VohdenTil Death Do Us PartBest Man2024Outlaw Posse Caprice Mafia WarsGriff 2025Love Hurts RennyPost-production TBA The Tower Desert Dawn 72 Hours Complex, Texas Post-productionFinal Invasion Navy Seal Sam Sheppard Pre-productionViolence of Action Jonah Dekker In development +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
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 Year Award Category Result Work2008 Young Hollywood Awards One to watch MTV Movie Awards Best Fight Never Back Down2009 Best Fight TwilightTeen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Villain Choice Movie: Rumble 2011 Choice Movie Actor: Drama The Roommate
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