Cameron Nugent
Cameron Nugent | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51)[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Cameron Nugent (born 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer and producer.
Early life
[edit]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.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1989, Nugent scored the lead role as Tiger Gleeson in children's television series Round the Twist.[3] 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".[4][5] He had further lead roles as Mick in the 1991 children's miniseries Ratbag Hero,[6] Craig Jelly in SeaChange from 1998 to 2000,[7] Max Hammer in Noah and Saskia in 2004,[8] 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).[9] 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.[2]
Years later, he studied at Deakin University, turning his focus towards television and film production, as the university's Varsity Week director, and writer and director of a number of short films. He founded the production company iCandy Productions, directing videos for Australian bands Kisschasy and Angelas Dish, receiving a YouTube Commendation for an Australian view record.[10]
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.[10] He also directed an anti-racism commercial, for which he received an advertising nomination at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France.
In 2018, he notably wrote, directed and produced the Australian-American comedy drama film A Boy Called Sailboat[11] starring Jake Busey and J. K. Simmons. It was nominated for Best Indie Film at the 10th AACTA Awards,[12] 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
[edit]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 passed away 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[13] and raised over $200,000 for actor friend Samuel Johnson's charity Love Your Sister.[14]
Acting credits
[edit]Film
[edit]| 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 | |
| TBA | The Honeysuckle Sisters | Budgie Bugeja | In post-production |
Television
[edit]| 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 |
| TBA | The Wonderful World of Nancy Nancy | Phillip Soden | Miniseries |
Directing / writing / producing
[edit]Film
[edit]| 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 |
| TBA | The Honeysuckle Sisters | Producer | In post-production |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hotelevision | Director | |
| 2020 | Perfect Chaos | Director / Writer | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| 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 | Nominated[15][16] |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboat | Prescott Film Festival | Director's Choice Award (Indie Spirit Award) | Won |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboat | Newport Beach Film Festival | Audience Award for Best Family Film | Won |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboat | Boston Film Festival | Best Director | Won |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboat | Boston Film Festival | Beat Screenplay | Won |
| 2019 | A Boy Called Sailboat | Adelaide International Youth Film Festival | Jury Award for Best Overall Film | Won |
| 2020 | A Boy Called Sailboat | 10th AACTA Awards | Best Indie Film | Nominated[17] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cameron Nugent". AustLit. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Cameron Nugent as Craig Jelly". Australian Television Information Archive.
- ^ Sadlier, Kevin (26 August 1990). "Moir winners". Herald Sun. Melbourne.
- ^ "Film awards". The Sun-Herald. Sydney. 29 September 1991.
- ^ "AFI Past Winners – 1991 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Stewart, Alison (4 March 1991). "Guide preview - Ratbag Hero on Seven at 6:30pm". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Dennis, Anthony (14 June 1999). "Return to Pearl Bay". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Shmith, Michael (4 May 2004). "Teens typecast for magic and mayhem". The Age.
- ^ McKenzie, Parker (29 November 2022). "How a cult suburban love film put Boronia on the map". Ranges Trader Star Mail. Star News Group.
- ^ a b "Interview with Cameron Nugent for Sailboat (2018) at Berlinale". www.filmfestivals.com.
- ^ Yates, Rod (13 November 2018). "A Boy Called Sailboat attracts big name with bold approach to JK Simmons". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Keast, Jackie (2 November 2020). "'Babyteeth', 'Mystery Road', 'Stateless' score early AACTA nods". IF Magazine.
- ^ "To Lorne with Love". melbournemystyle.com. 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Cam conquers Lorne with Love". Surf Coast Times. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Film awards". The Sun-Herald. Sydney. 29 September 1991.
- ^ "AFI Past Winners – 1991 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Keast, Jackie (2 November 2020). "'Babyteeth', 'Mystery Road', 'Stateless' score early AACTA nods". IF Magazine.