Cameron Crighton Explained

Cameron Crighton
Birth Date:9 September 1992
Birth Place:Greenock, Scotland, UK
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:2004–2010

Cameron Crighton (born 9 September 1992) is a British actor, he has had small guest parts on various television shows and portrayed Kevin Smith on Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

Career

Crighton had small television and film roles in his early career, mainly on an episodic basis. In 2005 he appeared in an episode of Broken News as Calley Quin.[1] In 2010 Crighton revealed he had done some work on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He was later cast in soap opera Hollyoaks as Kevin. Before Crighton's first scenes aired, his storyline was publicised by the media, who described it as an odd alien storyline.[2] Crighton expressed his delight to be joining a show that was widely known and stated he it took ages to sink in. In 2024, Crighton launched a campaign to bring back traditional school games with view of a national 2025 Conkers championship.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004Shadow PlayNathan4 episodes[3]
2005Broken NewsCalley Quinn1 episode: "Missing Island" (1.02)
The New Worst WitchWishbone1 episode: "Trick or Treat" (1.05)
2006Sixty SixCaptainFilm
2007Constructing AustraliaMr. Head1 episode: "Wire Through the Heart" (1.03)
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsUnknownFilm (post-production)[4]
2010HollyoaksKevin SmithRegular role
July–November 2010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Full TV Credits. BBC. 2010-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227122834/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/brokennews/credits.shtml. live. 27 February 2010.
  2. Web site: Love. Ryan. Hollyoaks character 'to befriend alien'. Digital Spy. 21 July 2010. 6 June 2009. 4 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101104102505/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a223753/hollyoaks-character-to-befriend-alien.html. live.
  3. Web site: Cameron Crighton. IMDb. 21 July 2010. 23 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110823114349/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2387670/. live.
  4. Web site: Watch video – Interview: Cameron Crighton. E4. (Channel 4 Television Corporation). 21 July 2010. July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100721124450/http://www.e4.com/video/goUQqfADq2dKCwWiVxSDQ/play.e4. 21 July 2010. dead.