Cameron Britton (born 1986 or 1987) 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 special needs children 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 upcoming superhero series Spider-Noir.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014Camp TakotaChet
RedeemedAlex
Vice VersaTonyShort film
2015Day Out Of DaysMick
2018The Girl in the Spider's WebPlague
2022A Man Called OttoJimmy
2025Mickey 17Arkady
2026HopePost-production

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2014Unusual SuspectsJeffrey BoydEpisode: "Brute Force"
Lab RatsSecurity GuardEpisode: "Alien Gladiators"
Vox InfluxCasper SimmonsEpisode: "Vox"
2015Battle CreekOliver NathanEpisode: "Sympathy for the devil"
2015–2017StitchersTim/Engineering ManagerMain (22 episodes)
2017–2019MindhunterEd KemperRecurring (4 episodes) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2017S.W.A.T.PatrickEpisode: "Imposters"
2018BarryDetective Charlie SimmerRecurring (2 episodes)
2019–2020; 2024The Umbrella AcademyHazelMain role (season 1); Guest (seasons 2, 4)
2020Manhunt: Deadly GamesRichard JewellMain
2021ShrillWillRecurring (4 episodes)
2022The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowBuellRecurring
2024It's Florida, ManJohnEpisode: "Saucy"
2026Spider-NoirRecurring
2026ParadiseGaryRecurring
TBAWild ThingsDavid NealUpcoming miniseries

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2017MindhunterIGN Summer Movie AwardsBest Dramatic TV PerformanceNominated
2018Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesWon
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesNominated
Gold Derby AwardsDrama Guest ActorWon
N/ABreakthrough Performer of the YearNominated
2019MindhunterDrama Guest Actor of the DecadeNominated

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